Finally, after about three and a half years, we're just about done with putting our bathroom together.
We had Kim and Ruth Longsworth's
Bessa Decor cabinet shop fabricate a custom medicine cabinet and shelving for us and they installed it yesterday.
Here's a part of the design drawing I came up with for the cabinets.
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Part of the Design |
The idea I had was that they would probably bring the cabinet in three pieces and install it, along with a spacer to give the cabinet a final close-fit look. Surprise, surprise. What they showed up with was a one-piece unit that they actually had to plane and sand down to fit. Always a different interpretation.
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Sanding The Cabinet |
After a bit of planing and sanding, it was ready for installation. It was still a tight fit. But it really looks nice now that it's in place.
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Checking the Cabinet Out |
Here you can see the interior of the medicine cabinet itself.
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Inside the Medicine Cabinet |
Here's a view of the final adjustment during the installation. It's all supported by screws into the wall studs, so it should be pretty bomb-proof.
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Adjusting the Fit |
During the installation, even after the planing and sanding, it was still necessary to temporarily remove some of the bathroom door molding and a light switch in order that the cabinet assembly could be passed alongside.
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Reinstalling Door Trim |
Then a bit of cleanup and touch-up some of the paint and it was done.
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Final Cleanup |
We let it sit overnight so all the paint had plenty of time to thoroughly dry. The next two shots show the completed medicine cabinet. In the mirror you can see a bit of the other cabinet we had them make. It has three drawers on the bottom. It is long and narrow and was hard to take a photo of it so that's all you see.
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Medicine Cabinet Showing Other Cabinet |
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Another View |
Today, we'll put the bathroom back together. I hope we have enough storage.
3 comments:
Wow, now that is bathroom storage! Good job...I have bathroom shelf envy. :)
hi- your blog is very helpful.. i am trying to reach Franz weib but the number on your blog is not in service- do you have ontact for him- we need our well completed
Hi Emily,
We don't get bathroom shelf envy any too often. Your comment gave us a chuckle. Thanks. Glad you like it.
Cheers,
Dave
Hi Caprice,
I only have the one number for Franz. You might try his business partner, Jose Camara, 501-661-4699. I'll check a couple friends in the morning and see if they have an updated number for Franz.
Glad you like the blog.
Cheers,
Dave
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