Sunday 7 March 2010

.The new house - BATHROOM!.

So my plans yesterday to clean the whole house and take some decent pics didn't work. I think children are programmed to make mess faster than a mother can clean!

Not to worry, I think I need to focus on a one-room-at-a-time goal!! I did get some pics of the bathroom though. My indoor photos are DODGY. I don't really know what I am doing with my camera indoors, the bathroom is especially tricky for me. To flash or not to flash? (I'm talking about my camera here, people!)

Whatever, these will have to do! I played around with colours and exposure and am not sure I did them much good!

The tiled floor areas throughout the whole house are tiled using big 600mm x 600mm polished porcelain tiles. Out of the whole house the tiles were the hardest thing for me to get my head around. We spent 5 Saturdays in a row tile shopping! I am very happy with our choices though. The polished porcelain tiles are pretty swish-looking and I love the light-reflection they give off.

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Due to budget constraints we had to choose between one bathroom and a studio or two bathrooms and no studio. The studio won! Another bathroom would be handy, but not really necessary with such a young family. Plus it means less for me to clean! And we are all REALLY loving the combined sewing/playroom.


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These mosaic tiles are the same as in the kitchen splash back - really glad we decided to use them because they are bright and funky and give the house a bit of a modern-retro feel!

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18 comments:

The Jacks said...

Looks great Toni! I especially love the bath

The Kings said...

hahahah - I'm wetting myself laughing about your 'flash or not to flash'. I think with bathroom pics you have to fiddle with the 'white balance' in the menu to choose the type of lighting.
Your bathroom is VERY funky. Love the colours. I REALLY want to come for a drive one day and see the whole place.

Nettie's Blog said...

NICE...very nice.... i like ...i really like....
cant wait to see the rest of the house now...
i think i had better make a trip and see it in person...

elethea said...

Nice Toni! Love the hand held shower rose. We have them in the house we are renting. Can't wait to see the rest of the house.

marnie said...

oooohhhh so cool...I am really glad you used those green tiles too! I was wondering- how do you turn the bath taps on? I cant see any? It all looks so great and must FEEL amazing to be in the new place!

Unknown said...

I love the green tiles. Your bathroom is gorgeous.

Minka said...

Love what you did with the tile in the bathroom. I've enjoyed watching the evolution of your new home. One room at a time is nice way to do it!

Miss Amy said...

I love the green tiles, they are gorgeous!!

Simone Triffitt said...

What we need is a bath party. I wonder how many kids you could fit in that awesome black tiled bath. Just as I thought, the green mosaic is my standout favourite. It must be soi nice to clean new stuff.

Naomi said...

Oh I'm in love! It is gorgeous! My daughter (who is 12) LOVES green and tells me this is her dream bathroom!

Anonymous said...

Cleaned three basins, three mirrors and three toilets last night! ONE bathroom looking very attractive right now! Hehe! Love those little green tiles :-)
Linda x

Melissa said...

Well Toni, you know I loooove it! In true Toni style you've also colour co-ordinated your shampoo! xx

Delightful Domestic Science said...

Polished floor tiles are so gorgeous!

Penny B. said...

LOVE the bathroom. Very cool. Very fun. I think my kids would love to come to your house for a bath!

Elli Davis said...

An excellent job! Honestly, you have done a good work! (with the rest of your family, of course..) The proportion of all pieces is very smart and the colors gives the dynamism to it. PS: do not worry about your flash of your camera, the pics have the right shine!
Wish you all the best! Elli

Elli Davis said...

An excellent job! Honestly, you have done a good work! (with the rest of your family, of course..) The proportion of all pieces is very smart and the colors gives the dynamism to it. PS: do not worry about your flash of your camera, the pics have the right shine!
Wish you all the best! Elli

bec richardson said...

you realise you are always going to have to buy the fructis shampoo now to match the bathroom!!! :)

Linda said...

Oh Toni, that looks fantastic....love the choice of green....very nice.

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