Wednesday, September 19, 2018

BATHROOM

When Doug purchased this house it had been a rental.  He had a sick wife to care for and had a lot of renovation to do.  The bathroom was made to provide lots of storage for all the medicines and bandages etc. that were needed.  He also removed a wall into what had been the policeman's "cupboard"  as the house was originally built for the local constable.  In this space he had a second toilet installed.  It was practical for his situation at the time.

A while ago he removed the old door and built a new wall.  He has now gibbed it in and repainted the bathroom.  We also removed the old cupboards and installed a new slimline mirror cupboard and a chest of drawers.

A shelf now holds various shells and pieces of kauri gum and the carved seahorse has been moved in here.  

Doug has also made the toilet roll holder and new towel rails.  We also had a man in to install a showerdome to reduce the amount of steam in the bathroom, something we are very pleased with. One more room finished.









 





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    1. The main thing is it seems a lot larger and lighter.

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  2. Clever man, and his and hers rolls? A great design, Doug could patent that one.

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  3. Very versatile kiwi.
    I do like your shell shelf. My mother had something very similar on her house

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  4. Doug seems to be able to turn his hand to any jobs which need attention in the home. We usually have to call on a 'man who does' to do jobs in our house.

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    1. We get someone in for plumbing and electrical and, in this case to install the showerdome.

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