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After the show house ended, several designers took their temporary bathroom
sinks out. So we had to install new ones. But rather than buy something
either very expensive or not very attractive, we decided to convert existing furniture...
here's what we did.
| This is the "mezzanine" bathroom off
the back stair landing (in the wing). We took an old chest of
drawers that had seen better days, and retrofitted it with a standard sink
and fixtures.
Note below how we had to run the plumbing, and how I cut the drawers to
fit around the sink and pipes. I'll close in the drawers, which will
hold less than they did, but they will still work.
(I did this to one in Randall House years ago...
So this one isn't quite finished yet, but it works well enough as a
guest bath until I get back to it.
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| This is the 2nd Floor bath, and the trickier of
the two. It's also to be the primary guest bath.
The chest is maple stained a cherry-like color. But it had a
plywood top!? Seems that this piece was supposed to have a marble
top. We wanted to use a raised bowl sink since the cast iron would
look good in that room.
So, I had to make a new top. I used a sheet of birch plywood,
edged it with 3/4" solid maple, then routed the edges. Next
I'll mix up a matching finish.
You can see the plumbing is not straight, and I have to tie into a
vent. So this is going to be interesting to fit. |
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| Above I finally worked out a way to run the
drain and vents. I'll reroute the copper supplies inside soon.
Finally got lucky and found a faucet that should work well and looks
great. |
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| Above I start working the glaze. Burnt
Sienna mixed with a little raw umber seemed about right. I kept
mixing oil colors until I got what I was looking for. Next I'll mix
the oil color with turpentine, then with varnish as a binder. That
should blend the top with the base.
Above you can see the shellac wash coat mix which goes down first to
seal the pores and raise the hair. Sand down. Then apply the
glaze.
To the right you can see the test fitting of the sink with the hole now
cut.
This is where I stopped December 11, 2001. Hope it gets done
before Christmas! Got lots of family coming.
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