Starting in the Bathroom

The goal is to move in, so we need a bathroom and bedroom completed.

Bathroom Blues.  How about some carpet in the bathroom?  The prior owners thought that it would be a good idea to cover up the original art deco style bathroom tile with glue down carpet.  The bathroom needs updating and cleaning along with some upgrades.  The goal is to restore the bathroom in an authentic late 1920's early 1930's style, which entails some bold colors.

Mechanical:  The project will involve new GFI electrical, installation of a vent and new PEX plumbing. 

Makeup Desk:  The bathroom is large for an old house and includes a built in makeup table.  The original cabinets were filthy and were unremarkable.  The original cabinets were built into the wall and were surrounded by the original base tile.  I carefully removed the base tile and the cabinets and am researching a replacement strategy.

Light fixtures:  Some of the light fixtures and vanities are original.  The mirror is decaying.  The mirror includes beveled edges, curved top and patterns beveled into the glass, so I decided to repair it. It was difficult to find someone to  do the resilvering but I finally settled on Frank Wright Glass in Detroit.  We will see how that process goes.  The original light fixtures are chrome with a beveled glass with swans carved into the glass.  They are interesting, but the chrome is pitted.  I am looking for someone to refinish the Chrome accents in the bathroom.  I will provide more information and photos on that later.

P.S.  The tile is blue, but looks green in these photos.

Tile hiding under that nice clean carpet.

Floor: The tile underneath the carpet was covered with glue.  I took hot water and poured it on the glue.  It softened the glue, then I carefully scraped away the glue with attention to the tile as not to damage it.  In the removal process some of the tiles came up.  They will have to be repaired and reinstalled.  Overall, the floor is in excellent condition and is a bright gold, black and white mosaic.

Walls:  The original wall tile was teal and black.   This was common in this era bathroom.  The tile is in excellent condition and simply requires some cleaning and minor grout repair.

Sink:  The sink is an original pedestal sink.  I have another antique sink with Chrome legs and chrome towel bars, and eventually I want to replace this sink. 

Painting:  There is minor plaster repair and paint needed.  We decided to paint the trim black to match the accents.

This process is just starting, but here are some photos of the process.

 We got the carpet and glue gone.  It still needs a couple more cleaning sessions.

Here is a photo of the original sink.  That PVC drainpipe needs to go.

 We painted the door and window trim black.