From the first inspiration , through design challenges, back orders, missed deadlines and days of despair, the moment came at last - just b...

Today is phase one of frameless glass shower door fitting. (Try saying that that three times fast). One panel is fixed to the wall and has t...

Because Why S asked for it , the straight on shot of the Atlas Centinel pulls. You can see the Porcelanosa Eidos Grafito porcelain mosaic t...

Atlas Centinel 3" pulls on the bathroom vanity. I had no idea the carpenter had put thses on Friday afternoon because when I went upst...

Right angles, triangles and rectangles in the dressing room courtesy of Andrew Geller and Ron Rezek for Artemide . I love Pythagoras !

The painter called at 8:00 AM to ask if he could come and touch up his not-so-handiwork. He surveyed, sighed and said "I didn't kno...

So... Day 62 of the master bath renovation. Sixty-two days spanning 4 months and two decades. Seems like an awfully long time, doesn't i...

The cabinets went in yesterday. They will come out again tomorrow and be slid down the wall so the filler can go on the right (left) side; t...

Damn you again snow gods! We called a snow day - it's snowed at the rate of an inch an hour overnight and it's still going so there ...

Tomorrow there will be a big push to get this project finished - cabinets, lights, mirrors, hardware, touch-ups and the hunt for the locatio...

The painting is done except for some trim touch-ups, the painter wants to come in after everyone else has finished in case there are any nic...

Before I left for Palm Springs we had a few house issues - tree in pool, missing tile and snow up to my armpits but as of today we have re...

Shower walls: 8 x 13 porcelain tiles I think the hiatus on the master bathroom renovation while I went to Palm Springs Modernism Week reinvi...

After leaving the carpenter an amusing passive/aggressive note on the shower wall and mulling over the options to make the recessed shelf lo...

From a little more than three years ago "My prediction is that by Sunday evening there won't be any tiles, grubby or otherwise in ...

Plumbing : Ceiling : : Carpentry : _ Oops! The joy of a completely internal bath is never knowing which room will be affected. These leaks (...

Wallpaper, fabric, decor accessories are all delightful - great at diverting me from real work - but is there anything more sexy than rough ...

I was going to entitle the post " Plumbers Gone Awol " but as I still have a home, and a functioning bathroom I'm going look o...

It's getting exciting at The Cool House. The demolition of the master bath is done, the renovation is underway; fixtures are here - mos...

We have temporarily lost a bathroom (although that tub still has to be hauled out) Gained a "media room" Refurnished the spare bed...