The Demolition

Yay! It's demolition time! Although it normally takes 2 to 3 weeks to order and receive a shower kit from http://www.americanbathfactory.com/, they just happened to have the one we wanted on hand (we knew it was meant to be). We have a guest bathroom so we're just going to take EVERYTHING out of the master bathroom at one time. They say we can install the shower in a weekend so we'll see if we can do it!  Time to grab the sledgehammer and don't forget to turn off the water!

This is where our vanity and wall mirror were.  Lesson number one...when removing the large bathroom mirror, be aware that they use mirror glue which leaves that lovely black residue you see in the picture.  It will need to be scraped off the wall and the wall will need to be retextured.  Lesson number two...when taking out a vanity that covers the floor and replacing it with a vanity that has legs, there WILL be bare floor!

Missing tiles after removing original vanity

Since we didn't have extra tiles from when the floor was originally put in (lesson number three...keep extra tiles) we had to find something close in color and texture. The up side is that they really won't show once the new vanity is put in so it doesn't have to be perfect. (Whew!)

The Shower

We had to run an electrical line for the steam shower (right side, behind the framework).  We ran it up into the attic (very small space since we have a two-story house but it was manageable) and over to the electrical box.  We used a 25' pvc pipe to pass it through the really tight areas which worked great!

Well, that's about it for the demolition, stay tuned!



The Chateau Collection

The Chateau Collection is SO beautiful...I want one of each! ☺

For the shower, we decided on the 36" x 60" Single Grand Package Shower System (#P20-2435E-SN) which bought us a few more inches in width since our previous shower was 34".  We also ordered the Recessed Shampoo Shelf (#P20-3312E) which beats setting our "stuff" on the floor or the window shelf.  We decided against the Shower Bench because I'm handicapped and I often need a shower chair with handles.  We didn't need both.  We chose the Exposed Shower System with Pan Shower Head and Hand Shower in brushed nickle (#F746E-PI-H-SN) because my husband likes the shower over his head while I prefer using a Hand Shower. This is an amazing shower system since we can use BOTH units at the same time (water conservation! ha!) and my favorite feature is that we set the temperature once and then just turn the shower and/or hand shower on and off individually.  We never have to mess with the temperature unless we change our mind on how hot or cold we want our water...very cool!

Now for the vanity...instead of getting a wall-to-wall vanity, we chose the Mahagony 63" vanity (#P12-1402E-H-SN) with the Sistine Stone and Back Splash in medium stone with a dark stone accent.  We preferred the Metal Raised Bowls (looks like Old World Bronze) and the Gooseneck Back Splash mounted faucets.

We both liked the look of the Apothecary (#P12-1612E) which will add some diminsion to the room since it's 76" tall. With the shorter vanity and the apothecary, it will make our sinks closer and more intimate and will give us more storage space.  Since we plan to place the apothecary on MY side, we chose the Medicine Cabinet (#P12-1608E) for my husband's side. In the toilet area we decided to get the Wall Cabinet (#P12-1606E) to hang above the toilet.

With everything on order our next step will be the demolition.