OK, a bit misleading since the pics below aren't actually of painted walls, but the bath is now primed. We're moving on to paint tomorrow. The first pic is where the toilet will be (on left) and sink, medicine cabinet, and light (right). The open sections of the wall will get cement board for the shower after the floor and shower base are in, after painting. The square above the window is the fan. We decided to go with the wall-install option so we could keep the full ceiling height (over 9').
The original clawfoot tub now has a new faucet and a shower!, which gives us a full working bath upstairs. We first thought the tub would require professional reglazing, but it turns out that some sanding/painting on the outside and a serious cleaning on the inside was all it needed. Shower conversion kit arrived last week and Bill set about the super-fun task of removing all the old parts and hooking everything up. Boy, does he love plumbing! Old faucet and previous "shower", a short length of garden hose with a plastic sprayer on the end: New faucet (which is so bright and shiny, pic doesn't do it justice, love it): Ready for shower curtains and final touches: It did take 5 trips to Lowes and 3 trips to Home Depot IN TWO DAYS (damn those old, non-standard plumbing sizes), but it works! In other news, I think the second color on the hallway is going to work (first one = too beige), so Bill will start on trim this week. Full final before and after pics are here .