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Tub!

Here is the new tub for the garage, which is actually a galvanized trough we salvaged from Ethiel's grandfather's farm.  We went back and forth about whether or not we should actually use it, but the dimensions were too perfect - it had to happen.  Now I'm more excited than I should be about bathing in a vintage farm implement.

So, we'll use leftover slate tiles from the main house to cover the floor, and the wall surrounding the shower and tub will be skim-coated with concrete.  We've selected an inexpensive white ceramic vessel sink for the lavatory, which will sit on a salvaged piece of black granite.  This weekend we scored an old mirror that will fit perfectly above the sink, and at 48"H it will help to visually enlarge the tiny little niche that surrounds the lavatory.

Now we just need to acquire a door, preferably vintage with textured glass, that we'll use to separate the bathroom and bedroom.  If I knew I could schlep a door from Athens to Knoxville on my own, I'd start my shopping here at the local Habitat Thrift Store.  However, I can already picture that scene in my head and it's not pretty.

I'll just be patient.

Maybe.

 

I Heart Salvage.

 Remember these?  These adorable casement windows were recently removed from the bathroom of the main house, and because they were too nice to discard, we're going to incorporate them into the garage.  After we clean them up and frost the glass, they're going here:

I'm standing on the landing in the stairwell, looking into our very tiny, but hopefully super functional, future bathroom.  The casement windows will be reallocated to this space, which is directly over the toilet - which explains the frosted glass.  The goal is to increase the natural ventilation in the bathroom, and allow more natural light into this space - and just because it's AWESOME.

Because we like each other, we've promised not to stand in the stairwell while the other is, well, you know...