Guest Bath Room Complete!

One room down, nine to go! It all started when I found a consignment shop Lillian August side board and decided that it would make a more interesting base than a built-in countertop. That set the exotic tone for the room.

Next I met with Tom, who did our other cement countertops, and we decided on the color and size of the countertops. We decided on a width of 14 inches, to extend the top of this narrow piece, without compromising on looks. Next, I searched for 14 inch wide sinks - not easy! I looked for an oval shape to make use of the long length of the countertop, and found these recycled hammered copper bowl sinks on the web (www.coppersinksonline.com).

There was a pipe showing in the ceiling above the sinks, which was a problem that created a lighting opportunity. I stained extra pine barn wood we had, and bought some thin molding at Home Depot. The electrician (Ray from Hantsche) added two overhead recessed lights, and Strid Brothers Carpentry cut and installed the piece.

The carpenters also made a seat for the chair in the picture, that Wayne’s Mom picked up seatless at a church sale. I bought a yard of material and some stuffing, and stapled the material to the underside of the seat., and finding an excellent tutorial on youtube.com

We bought the Capiz shell mirrors and toilette light from lampsplus.com. All the other things in the room came from different rooms of our previous home. Any thing that seemed exotic was evaluated, and lots of things, from baskets to artwork fit well. I’m hoping it will be a nice treat for guests.