Show X F st AM 0 0 to the renovating RENOVA TING A BATHROOM B BATHROOMS have been so greatly improved within the last few years that one of old style makes a whole house seem old fashioned the points that make a bathroom out of date are a bathtub on legs a high tank toilet a washbasin wash basin with a marble top or of old fashioned design plaster walls and a wood floor the door of a bathroom of that kind is usually kept closed at all times whereas a room of modern design is something to be proud of there is no great effort or expense in renovating renova ting an old bathroom and in giving it all of the beauty of modern design A new toilet is built in in a corner which completely obviates the collecting of dust beneath and behind it A built in tub also permits the fitting of a wall shower with the use of a curtain to confine the spray A separate shower stall is preferred to a wall shower and can often be built at the end of a tub which thus has only one side open of the new fixtures ix tures the tub is the most expensive when costs must be kept down an old style tub can be built in by removing the legs wedging it in a corner and surrounding it by a framework finished with tiles or other waterproof covering when this is done the wall surface must come well over the rounded rini rim of the tub so that water running down the walls will drain into the tub rather than behind the rim the most usual finish for bathroom walls is a five foot or six toot foot wainscot of tiles which are usually set on a concrete base laid on metal lath many substitutes for tiles are by roger 5 bo whitman ka AIM to be had in making a selection it must be borne in mind that the walls should be waterproof easily easil Y cleanable not affected by steam M and proof against scratching the walls above the tile wainscot and the ceiling should have a finish that will not be affected by steam for this the modern quick drying enamels are excellent for the floor the choice is between tile and linoleum rubber or similar material binole linoleum um is very usual because of its warmth and softness A sunshiny ba throop can well be finished in one of the cool colors green or blue for a north bathroom the color should be warmer armer rose or a warm yellow for example Q by roger boger B whitman service |