This is a recipe for happiness:
1. A Towel Warmer
I’ve always wanted one of these towel warmers. That just sounds like a really luxurious thing to hop out of the shower or tub and have a nice warm fluffy towel. (please don’t let my use of the word fluffy mislead you in any way, I limit such usage to very unique situations)
2. A Big, Old, Clawfoot Tub
An authentic clawfoot tub from way back when they made them solid and to last forever would be so cool. If I could have one of the rare versions more than 6′ long I’d be even happier. It drives me nuts when there is no way to get my body and water both in the same tub. I’m no size 5. (This post is just going downhill fast)
3. Make it All French
I’m from Florida, so the native language here is Spanish. Here, the sign would say “El Bano” (… or is it La Bana) But I think the whole thing situated in a nice Chateau on the French Countryside sounds nice. Then the sign that says “Le Bain” would fit right in. Wii? (That is le joke about le video game, in case you didn’t le get it)
Bonne journée ! – RG
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First off, yes, that bathroom is awesome. Second of all, towel warmers should not be considered luxuries. After having seen them in every residential bathroom I went into when I lived in New Zealand, a towel warmer was at the top of my list for our new bathroom. We put in a lot of nice little extras in our bathroom: heated floor, teak shower floor grate, slow close drawer slides on the vanity, etc., but of everything in that bathroom I love the towel warmer the most. And one could even argue that it’s an energy saver because it dries your towels as well so you can use them longer in between washes because they stay fresher. I’m not sure that argument holds water, but I’m sticking to it!
Oh, I would so LUV a towel warmer…alas, our bathroom is teeny-tiny and it just won’t work…or so I’ve been lead to believe
franki
The towel warmer, tub, and French theme are wonderful…but I am loving how the beadboard is painted the color and the walls are white. My bathroom is the exact opposite and I find myself staring at this picture and turning green with envy. What are the sizes and electrical requirements for a towel warmer?
@Erin – Sheesh… my brain must be totally dropping cells in order to make room for new information. We were in New Zealand a few years ago and I didn’t remember the towel warmers (lots of other stuff to remember I guess! NZ is awesome) but Kim says they were there, just like you said, in every bathroom! I do remember a teak shower floor grate. And I totally remember the overall influence of New Zealand architecture. Totally loved it.
@Franki – I guess you can’t have it all! But I know you’ve been doing a good job of getting as much of the house perfection as humanly possible. You should send me some pictures. Boathouse or dock house, you said?
@Sarah – You’re right! That is a great look with the soft blue against the white wall. The particular shade of white looks kind of special to me too. Could be the camera lighting. I’m going to check on the towel warmer electrical, but here is my initial thought: 110v hard-wired. You design it into the plan like a light fixture and run the electrical to the exact place in the wall. Then the connection is done inside the towel warmer and hidden when you install it.
Thanks for the comments!
We just finished a bathroom a restored 1920′s house located in Cleveland Park, Chevy Chase MD with a claw foot tub and a towel warmer. The old is new again. Love it!
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