Thanks to Victorian Crapper for this great, historical image.
As we continue to work out a way to keep our brownstone historically accurate, but also accommodate some contemporary touches, this flash back to what luxury bathrooms once were was a terrific find.
We have decided to take over one of the bedrooms for a big bathroom. To keep our renovation as "green" as possible - reuse, recycle, reinvent - we will use one of the existing claw foot tubs in the house instead of buying a new one. Not sure if we will recreate this historically accurate version of bathroom, but it indeed is a great inspiration.
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[where: 10032]
3 comments:
I love the tub/shower combo. Seems hard to clean though. I'm looking forward to seeing what you go with.
Agreed on the practicality of the old victorian fixtures!
I think we've given up on cramming the master bath into the existing bathroom space... Check out the latest post on the Bathroom Suite!
From someone who has lived 20 years with "refurbished" period stuff, I say it's only for the brave (and those who don't mind the sound of dripping always coming from somewhere). I love my old tub and sinks, but the hardware...aaarrrghhh! I also wanted to say thanks for listing my blog in your blogroll. Very kind.
Margaret
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