Framing of a 1927 Bedroom into a Master Bath
Rebuilding a Beautiful, Vacant Historic Detroit Home (Episode 15)
We’ve Been Framed
This week involved making even more choices! With the new bathroom space fully demo’d, Cal and Christian began framing in our new walls and openings. They added two walls that will form our shower and walk-in closet, opened up the doorway between the old bathroom and the adjacent bedroom we are taking over, and expanded the landing closet doorway to double-width in order to form our laundry doorway.
Creating the Mood
While Cal and Christian worked on framing, Brandon and I began making decisions on fixtures and materials. Plumbing was due to start within a couple days, so we researched and ordered a new clawfoot cast iron tub, tub filler and supply lines, and our shower fixtures and valves so that the plumber could rough in our items correctly. We then proceeded to focus on materials and colors we wanted in our bathroom.
With a few inspirational images we found and agreed to on Houzz, I decided to draw up a quick sketch of one bathroom wall to better communicate our plan for the bathroom.
We will be making a custom cabinet for our bathroom with the Amish builders in Ohio, so I measured the walls and designed our double sink vanity using Photoshop while drawing on a grid to control proper scale. We plan on using a darker wall color and pairing it with Marble flooring, subway style tile in the shower with dark grout, and mixed metal fixtures (brass and silver).
Spraying The 3rd Floor Tub
In order to put the color coat of paint on our 3rd floor cast iron tub, I decided to try buying a latex paint sprayer and give it a shot. I used Floetrol, Sherwin-Williams Latex Paint, and my new Wagner Paint Sprayer and put a nice, even coat of our color onto the tub. Once the paint dries, we’ll be able to peel off my masking tape and flip the tub over to see how it looks! Overall I liked using the paint sprayer. Spraying latex paint was an odd experience, but if the tub dries correctly, I think it will look much better than I’d have been able to achieve with a brush and roller!
Our Journey isn’t over! We’ve been working hard since we purchased the home in November 2016 and are writing updates on our progress roughly every week. Make sure to check out our latest updates on our homepage!
