This is a small half bath off of a master bedroom in a 1960's house. The rear entrance which is rarely used had a bench, lino floor that was starting to sag. The owner of the house a single woman actually wanted more closet space than she had in the small walk-in closet in the master bedroom. In addition there was an exterior swing door- which we kept- a swing door into the bathroom from the rear entry, a swing door into the hallway in addition to the existing pocket door that went into the bedroom area.
To open up the space we installed pocket doors to the hallway and from the back entrance to the bathroom. She basically wanted a dressing area as well. We installed electrical inside the sliding mirrored closet doors to allow for a steamer.
We installed large 24 x 24 marble tile on a diangle with white grout to create a flow and the look of one large piece of marble. (I do not recommend white grout in commonly used areas as this is a true labour of love to keep clean).
We also included a wall hung sink and cabinet to extend the feel of the small space.
Our splurges were the tile and installation,(over $2000.00) save on the cabinet, sink, taps and mirror (total for all three was 600.00).
In addition, while we truly wanted a TOTO toilet-low flush (but actually works even with teenage boys- if you know what I mean?) our budget was getting out of hand so we re-purposed the relatively new existing toilet with the plans of down the road installing a TOTO- which has the same white finish as the sink.....aghhh budgets!
In an ongoing theme throughout the house in order to re-create the minimilist mid-century modern feel of the home all the moldings were removed from all the interior doors... creating a simple smooth look that highlights the architecture and simple lines. All the door frames were matched to be the same height further eliminating visual clutter and allowing the eye to follow the lines of the home.
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