Comments on: Bathroom Inspiration from The Boundary Hotel http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/08/bathroom-inspiration-from-the-boundary-hotel.html A daily design journal about new england life, home decorating resources, and renovating a 257-year-old house in Marblehead, MA. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:54:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marty http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/08/bathroom-inspiration-from-the-boundary-hotel.html#comment-8972 Marty Sat, 10 Jul 2010 01:33:28 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/beta/2009/08/bathroom-inspiration-from-the-boundary-hotel.html#comment-8972 The supply pipes are still in the wall. you are only seeing half the pipes. The others are behind the tile and durarock and can still freeze. The supply pipes are still in the wall. you are only seeing half the pipes. The others are behind the tile and durarock and can still freeze.

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]]> By: Pink Wallaper http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/08/bathroom-inspiration-from-the-boundary-hotel.html#comment-4650 Pink Wallaper Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:56:25 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/beta/2009/08/bathroom-inspiration-from-the-boundary-hotel.html#comment-4650 LOVE that first picture...saving it in hopes of recreating it in a client's house! LOVE that first picture…saving it in hopes of recreating it in a client’s house!

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]]> By: Paco+Lupe http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/08/bathroom-inspiration-from-the-boundary-hotel.html#comment-4639 Paco+Lupe Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:38:39 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/beta/2009/08/bathroom-inspiration-from-the-boundary-hotel.html#comment-4639 Hard to choose things for your OWN bathroom when you see soooo many nice things in different bathroom. To us, pinning down our own personal style will be the challenge. But WOW to the pictures and inspiration.<br />GOOD LUCK & have fun shopping around! Hard to choose things for your OWN bathroom when you see soooo many nice things in different bathroom. To us, pinning down our own personal style will be the challenge. But WOW to the pictures and inspiration.
GOOD LUCK & have fun shopping around!

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]]> By: Earlene http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/08/bathroom-inspiration-from-the-boundary-hotel.html#comment-4638 Earlene Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:44:01 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/beta/2009/08/bathroom-inspiration-from-the-boundary-hotel.html#comment-4638 I love Japanese bathrooms as well, and am putting in a modified asian/rural look: wood soaking tub, electronic Japanese bidet (washes you AND dries you), custom made double sink console with two tin basins and columnar faucets in my 1832 home. There is to be a separate all glass shower stall with external fixtures (similar to your photo above, but small) and the original wide plank wood floors will get a marine varnish. I love Japanese bathrooms as well, and am putting in a modified asian/rural look: wood soaking tub, electronic Japanese bidet (washes you AND dries you), custom made double sink console with two tin basins and columnar faucets in my 1832 home. There is to be a separate all glass shower stall with external fixtures (similar to your photo above, but small) and the original wide plank wood floors will get a marine varnish.

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]]> By: erika @ urban grace http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/08/bathroom-inspiration-from-the-boundary-hotel.html#comment-4636 erika @ urban grace Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:25:45 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/beta/2009/08/bathroom-inspiration-from-the-boundary-hotel.html#comment-4636 i love the exposed pipes... the technical term is 'exposed thermostatic valve'... and they are usually a little more pricey. (worth it in my opinion!) i have a couple cheaper resources if you are interested email me... hate to fill your comment section with a bunch of links. ;) erikampowell(at)gmail(dot)com i love the exposed pipes… the technical term is 'exposed thermostatic valve'… and they are usually a little more pricey. (worth it in my opinion!) i have a couple cheaper resources if you are interested email me… hate to fill your comment section with a bunch of links. ;) erikampowell(at)gmail(dot)com

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]]> By: Anonymous http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/08/bathroom-inspiration-from-the-boundary-hotel.html#comment-4633 Anonymous Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:42:20 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/beta/2009/08/bathroom-inspiration-from-the-boundary-hotel.html#comment-4633 Just read on Brownstoner you cannot use putty on marble. It will stain it. I don't even know what a plumber would be doing with putty instead of grout, but apparently lots of plumbers use it. Don't let them.<br /><br />mopar Just read on Brownstoner you cannot use putty on marble. It will stain it. I don't even know what a plumber would be doing with putty instead of grout, but apparently lots of plumbers use it. Don't let them.

mopar

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]]> By: katy elliott http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/08/bathroom-inspiration-from-the-boundary-hotel.html#comment-4632 katy elliott Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:37:02 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/beta/2009/08/bathroom-inspiration-from-the-boundary-hotel.html#comment-4632 Lots of great ideas ladies! Thanks for your help. Lots of great ideas ladies! Thanks for your help.

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]]> By: veronica http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/08/bathroom-inspiration-from-the-boundary-hotel.html#comment-4631 veronica Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:33:17 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/beta/2009/08/bathroom-inspiration-from-the-boundary-hotel.html#comment-4631 Beautiful inspiration baths.<br /><br />Jessica's suggestion to fur out the wall is an excellent one. To take it a step further, if you're not crazy about the idea of furring out the entire depth of the shower, you may also consider furring out only a portion to house the plumbing and add tiled shelves for shampoo, etc. on one or both sides. Beautiful inspiration baths.

Jessica's suggestion to fur out the wall is an excellent one. To take it a step further, if you're not crazy about the idea of furring out the entire depth of the shower, you may also consider furring out only a portion to house the plumbing and add tiled shelves for shampoo, etc. on one or both sides.

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]]> By: Emily http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/08/bathroom-inspiration-from-the-boundary-hotel.html#comment-4630 Emily Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:14:35 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/beta/2009/08/bathroom-inspiration-from-the-boundary-hotel.html#comment-4630 I like it! And your post made total sense. I love that you blog about practical issues (like freezing pipes) along with design - I feel like sometimes people forget that a bathroom has to be practical in addition to being gorgeous! I like it! And your post made total sense. I love that you blog about practical issues (like freezing pipes) along with design – I feel like sometimes people forget that a bathroom has to be practical in addition to being gorgeous!

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]]> By: Jessica http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/08/bathroom-inspiration-from-the-boundary-hotel.html#comment-4629 Jessica Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:42:36 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/beta/2009/08/bathroom-inspiration-from-the-boundary-hotel.html#comment-4629 Definitely something to watch for; in the past when I found myself with a shower fixture on an exterior wall, the advice I was given was, where it can't be avoided, to fur it in, or apply extra insulation to buffer the pipe from the cold.<br /><br />The uppermost image still has supply water buried in the wall until it gets to the mixing chamber, so leaving the surface where it is may not do what you need it to.<br /><br />I'm partial to clawfoot tubs where problems like this are handled so easily: http://www.plumbingworld.com/images/sotc-royalaqueduct-shower.jpg but I love where you're going with the shower stall. Especially if you use the little tiles. Definitely something to watch for; in the past when I found myself with a shower fixture on an exterior wall, the advice I was given was, where it can't be avoided, to fur it in, or apply extra insulation to buffer the pipe from the cold.

The uppermost image still has supply water buried in the wall until it gets to the mixing chamber, so leaving the surface where it is may not do what you need it to.

I'm partial to clawfoot tubs where problems like this are handled so easily: http://www.plumbingworld.com/images/sotc-royalaqueduct-shower.jpg but I love where you're going with the shower stall. Especially if you use the little tiles.

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