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 Lifestyle
changes necessitated a move to the inner city and Nadine was lucky
enough to find an entire top level in a heritage building circa
1900. It had excellent bones and vibes, exposed brick walls, high
stud, open fire, and sash windows intact and still working. The
original refit in 1992 was though, to be kind, tired!
Like most people in the real world there was a tight budget and
innovation was called for. The bathroom had a strictly limited
life with the shower mixer virtually blowing out two days before
the plumbers commenced work. Tight size wise with only a small
square window, all bathroom fittings were replaced with white
and chrome, keeping true to a theme of simple uncluttered lines.
To save the room from appearing too stark Resene Havelock Blue
was applied to the back wall injecting both depth and warmth.
Lino had been in the original plan however funds became dangerously
low so the existing cork tile floor was patched, filled and sanded
to within an inch of its life. After consulting Resene the floor
was undercoated with Resene Quick Dry Acrylic Primer Undercoat
and then painted with a tile effect with black and white Resene
Lustacryl semi-gloss waterborne enamel. These tiles were set on
point giving the room an optical illusion of width.
After waiting 7 days for the paint to cure and harden the entire
bathroom and adjoining laundry and kitchen floors were sealed
with a two pot Resene Uracryl clear semi-gloss sealer.
While labour intensive the new look bathroom was minimal in terms
of cost, complements the older building perfectly and was the
absolute icing on the cake to complete the renovation.
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