Master Bath Progress

Hello again my friends! 
A very warm welcome to all of you!  For those of you who may not have been here from the beginning, I am converting a "Lawbre" structure called "The Chessington Plaza" into a "French Inspired" Townhouse. A miniaturist friend of mine "Gifted" me this structure many years ago and I ignored it for about five years before deciding to tackle it.  Fortunately for me it was an empty shell and I could arrange rooms as I wanted.
By no means am I trying to replicate a  French period structure.  I love French design and have borrowed ideas and architecture infusing them with my American style.  I will not be furnishing the rooms until all construction is done.  I am trying to make as many things myself as possible and show everyone what can be done with a little imagination and not a ton of money.

So here is progress as of today........

I never dreamed when I started  the conversion of this structure that the top most floor would consume as much time to build as it has. I have only completed the construction of the Master Bedroom, Master Bath, and Rear Hall.  The Master Bath is a narrow space with a raised alcove for the tub and a separate WC room. 

This is early stage construction. The chest is an old Bespaq piece that I have sanded and you will see finished later.  The mirror is a "Kupjack" piece that I have had for many years.  You can see my faux marble floor here with a "Versailles" pattern inlay    



I took the top off the chest and so that I could drill a hole for the sink. I am using a "Bespaq"  Blue and white

Chinese design bowl for the sink.  Just above the black top you can see the "Forsner" drill bit I used in my drill press for the hole to accept the sink.

Finished top with taps

I faux painted the marble top in a warm cream to match my floor. The taps are from "Falcon" miniatures with my paint finish.



Tub, Vanity, and Tub Taps





Alright.................I wanted a free standing modern/traditional tub and could not afford 200+ dollars for an amazing one I saw on-line, so I made my own from.................wait for it................an oval cooking ramekin!  It was the perfect size and shape and  I lucked out finding this in a big box bath/cooking store here.   OK, no, it was not red and did not have a gold border, or jets.  I added those myself.  I started by masking off the interior and rim with painters tape.  I sprayed the exterior with a "Hammered Bronze" paint and hated it..........   I sponged on some gold metallic paint and...........hated it more!.  As a last resort I remembered seeing a red tub in the blog of my friend "Irene" of  "The Tenement" and "Hambleton Hall", and "Small and Stately". I loved it  in her bathroom, so I ran to the paint department of Rayland and grabbed a can of matte red spray.  Voila!  Happiness at last.  The gold border is am embossed foil trim from a company called "D Blumchen & Co", a great source for these foil/paper trims.  The jets are some findings.



Tub Taps

For my tub I wanted a vintage "Telephone" style "Tap/Spray" so this is what I came up with.  I cut and combined  door handles, brass tubing, handles from another "Falcon" miniatures tap set and copper twisted ground wire for the flex hose of the body spray.   OK who is that laughing at all this?  It worked!



Close up of Tub Taps before painting

 This picture will give you a better look at the taps.  Since most of these parts were plated,  I sanded the areas that I wanted to join and then glued them together.  At the end I painted the entire thing with "Classic Gold"  Treasure paint.




Long View of Sink Cabinet and Mirror

Sorry for the quality of this picture.......this room is impossible to photograph well.  I decided to do frames on the walls and only wallpaper inside the frames.  I made the sconces from..............findings...

 







Tub and Taps Installed





This is the view into the Bath from the front of the structure.  The doorway beyond the tub is the "Private WC" room.  The door slides into a pocket in the wall.  To accomplish this sliding door, I attached a piece of 3/32" brass tubing horizontally across the top edge of the door.  I then installed a piece of 1/8" brass rodding behind the wall and slid the door and tube onto the rodding.  I installed some hidden pieces of wood  as guides to keep the door plumb and also to prevent binding.

 So my friends, that is the end of this episode of  "Life in Ray's House"!   I hope you found something interesting to see here and will keep coming back to spend time with me.

 Ciao for now!

 Ray