Hermann house renovation

[catherine]

Wow! Those tiles are adorable!!

[iris lilies]

Wow! Those tiles are adorable!!

We see this kind of tile pattern everywhere, it is fairly common in old houses. But I never thought about how much time it takes to make a custom design like this. He has to cut these tiny tiles, sometimes in half, sometimes 3/4, to get it all to fit against walls and tub. And then, he has to clean off every bit of adhesive and tape on the blue tiles because they’re part of a roll of blue tile. It is labor-intensive.

Grout in both tiled bathrooms are a medium stone color. I learned from my decorating guru that grout should always be “a color of stone. “

[ToomuchStuff]

Here are images of our 3rd bathroom, tile work in progress. DH is punching out little blue octagon tiles from a hunk of blue tile, and inserting them into a pattern within white tile. This bathroom will be cute, small of course.

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Took me a minute on the second picture. Was trying to figure out the hole in the wall and thought that was a shelf with too low of ledge. Then realized it was the tub and the hole was probably a floor vent.

[Teacher Terry]

I also like the tile. Very cute!

[happystuff]

So much work, but definitely very nice tile!

[catherine]

We see this kind of tile pattern everywhere, it is fairly common in old houses. But I never thought about how much time it takes to make a custom design like this. He has to cut these tiny tiles, sometimes in half, sometimes 3/4, to get it all to fit against walls and tub. And then, he has to clean off every bit of adhesive and tape on the blue tiles because they’re part of a roll of blue tile. It is labor-intensive.

Grout in both tiled bathrooms are a medium stone color. I learned from my decorating guru that grout should always be “a color of stone. “

I believe that the customized tile is labor-intensive, but you guys will think about DH's handiwork every time you walk into that bathroom.

Thanks for the grout tip. That's good to know.

[iris lilies]

Finished with major things in this bathroom #3: tile,, wainscoting, paint, fixtures set in place. Needs several small things but basics are done.

This little bathroom looks like it was part of the original build from 1941, but it is in a dormer built 12 months ago.


I show the bathtub surround only to show how extremely plain it is. You can’t identify the tile in time, was it put in 1941? 1981? 2022?
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[rosarugosa]

I think it looks great, and a small bathroom doesn't need to be all that exciting in the basic infrastructure. After all, it will merely serve as the backdrop for the perfect toilet brush holder! Our toilet brush holder discussion reminded me of when we got our tiny one and only bathroom remodeled (can it really have been 20 years ago?) My grand obsession at the time was toothbrush holders and I came up with two new words:
Obsessorizing - obsessing about accessories
Excessorizing - when you can't decide which toothbrush holder, so you buy several
I suspect you can relate.

[iris lilies]

I think it looks great, and a small bathroom doesn't need to be all that exciting in the basic infrastructure. After all, it will merely serve as the backdrop for the perfect toilet brush holder! Our toilet brush holder discussion reminded me of when we got our tiny one and only bathroom remodeled (can it really have been 20 years ago?) My grand obsession at the time was toothbrush holders and I came up with two new words:
Obsessorizing - obsessing about accessories
Excessorizing - when you can't decide which toothbrush holder, so you buy several
I suspect you can relate.

Oh yes! But I am not a fan of toothbrush holders because I don’t want them sitting out on the counter with the toilet flushing sending aerosol sprays. I’d like them to be in a drawer. And boy are there tons of toothbrush holders! I mean there’s must be 1 million of them. There’s not nearly that many toilet brush holders.

I think I’m going to reject a mirrored medicine cabinet I bought for this bathroom months ago because it’s too big. I know better than to buy things before I absolutely have to.

I keep staring at Catherine’s toilet brush holder and it’s so solid and artsy, I really like it.

[Teacher Terry]

The bathroom is cute IL!