Bathroom Basins
Are Also Called Vessel Bowls
Several of our friends are in the
process of redoing their bathrooms. We all built our houses at
around the same time so it seems that we are updating at the
same time also. We are not planning any remodeling at this time.
Last year we took out the wall paper that had been in the
bathroom since we moved in and painted the walls a neutral
color. I like this because I can make the bathroom look
different by switching out the color of the towels and rugs. Our
vanity and sink are in good shape. We put a new coat of varnish
on the vanity and decided that we did not need to do anything
else for a few years.
Our friends that live in the house next to us did a complete
remodel job in their bathroom. They have new light fixtures;
they put in a new tub surround and also put in a new tile floor.
They took out their vanity and she wants to replace it with the
new bathroom basins called vessel bowls. She saw these bathroom
basins at several open houses and she loves the way they look.
Her husband does not like the idea because he feels they will go
out of style quickly and then they will have to replace it
again. I have seen a few of the vessel bowls and I have to agree
with him. I think they are a trend that will pass through
quickly.
Our other friends have decided to redo their bathroom because
they have twin daughters that are thirteen years old. The girls
are constantly fighting over time in the bathroom. They removed
the bath tub and put in a walk in shower. This gave them room to
put in a vanity with double bathroom basins. This will give the
girls more space for getting ready. Besides the extra bathroom
basins the double vanity provides additional storage space for
all the items that teenage girls need. They still have a bathtub
in the master bath so the girls can take a bubble bath when they
choose to. The walk in shower is glass, so the cleaning will be
easy. I told our friend to get a squeegee to have in the shower
and to get the girls in the habit of using it on the glass each
time they are done with a shower. We do this with ours and it
greatly reduces the chemical cleaners we have to use in it.
We laughed that we could do our own open houses to show off our
new bathrooms. It is amazing how much new bathroom basins, tile
and paint can change the look of a room. It is also amazing how
much time it takes to redo the smallest room of the house.