https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 00:04:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879561 Sat, 06 Apr 2019 06:21:25 +0000 brownepiano 2879561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we have white tile floors in our bathroom and I hate it. But it's not a master bath it's our one big bathroom for everyone and it is so hard to keep the floors clean. </p> <p>Our shower has cutout's for shower products built into one wall (and completely tiled). I do really like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879558 Sat, 06 Apr 2019 06:03:51 +0000 LCTBQE 2879558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: by this logic I need a sprayer in every room in my house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879500 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 12:42:20 +0000 periwinklebee 2879500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit7: @LCTBQE: Good call on the sprayer. For the first two months of his life, bathtub was the only place my son would poop (gross) and he still does sometime (double gross). Ease of cleaning is essential...and good call on the other suggestions as well, thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879493 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 11:12:33 +0000 LCTBQE 2879493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@karenbme: I don’t hate them at large, I just hate them for *me*—I can totally see the appeal. I’m 5’10” and have also run across annoyingly low traditional shower heads, especially in those 50s houses where the ceiling is super low—they’re like the shower version of using an extra low toilet in a grade school bathroom. </p> <p>@Littlebit7: yes second the sprayer for cleaning! And dog washing :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879489 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 10:57:30 +0000 Littlebit7 2879489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a rain shower, traditional shower head, and a handled shower sprayer. I like having all three. I typically have the rain head and shower head on at the same time. And the sprayer is used for cleaning the shower. Make sure there is a sprayer; cleaning a shower without one is annoying. In our new house, I didn’t want a rain head. </p> <p>Also, make sure there are logical places for a towel bar, hooks, hand towels. I like a separate toilet room if possible with a bit of built in storage for extra TP in there; our designer added a niche to stack rolls. </p> <p>Get the best and quietest can you can; I think Panasonic makes a great one</p> <p>The forums on a Houzz are also super helpful!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879467 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 09:02:54 +0000 karenbme 2879467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: @Foodnerd81: @snarkybiochemist: @LCTBQE: I never realized there were rain shower haters out there :silly: Yes, you should definitely find some time to stay at a nice hotel to test out a rain shower, and other elements, the more research the better. :grin: I find them so relaxing, like standing under a waterfall. I'm also 5'11" so with the non-rain showers a lot of the time I need to bend back to get the top of my head wet. Our shower head is high enough that I don't need to do that at home, but it's still not as nice as a rain shower. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879457 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 07:14:00 +0000 snarkybiochemist 2879457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: You need to make informed choices obviously </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879456 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 07:12:45 +0000 periwinklebee 2879456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snarkybiochemist: I like how you think! Of course, there's a lot of possibilities, so it may take quite a few child free hotel stays :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879455 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 07:11:46 +0000 snarkybiochemist 2879455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: I highly recommend this technique for determining bathroom fixtures and shower size and other important things like the need for more pillows and expensive down comforters. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879454 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 07:07:33 +0000 periwinklebee 2879454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@agold: Thank you!</p> <p>@KNS: Super good to know! </p> <p>@mrsbubbletea: I am so excited!!! Can't wait to have more space :silly: </p> <p>@LCTBQE: @karenbme: @Mommy Finger: @snarkybiochemist: @Foodnerd81: I need to go stay at a nice hotel that has one (child free naturally :silly: ) to resolve whether we need it; I'm just imagining how that would go over with my husband, lol :wink: </p> <p>Thanks everyone, this has been super helpful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879414 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 18:44:33 +0000 Mommy Finger 2879414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: @snarkybiochemist: @LCTBQE: My parents have a rain shower in their master but they also have a detachable shower head in the normal spot. You're able to switch between them easily. Win win :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879403 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 16:49:12 +0000 Foodnerd81 2879403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snarkybiochemist: @LCTBQE: I also dislike rainfall showers. I know they are fancy and people love them (including my husband) but I just feel like the water is in my face and it’s harder to wash my hair. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879402 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 16:42:37 +0000 snarkybiochemist 2879402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LCTBQE: it's such common sense advice but I think it gets overlooked a fair amount so I figured I would pass it along. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879401 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 16:24:49 +0000 LCTBQE 2879401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snarkybiochemist: oooh that is such good advice. And I dislike rainfall showers too, they trigger a weird sensory reaction for me that drives me crazy, plus what if you don’t want to get your hair or face wet?<br /> @KNS: never considered that before and all the inspo pictures I like have expensive tile on the wall 😬<br /> @periwinklebee: I’m learning so much from skimming off your thread ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879399 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 15:46:18 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2879399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: Congratulations! This sounds really exciting and the house sounds amazing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879397 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 15:04:08 +0000 KNS 2879397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@agold: One thing to consider around this though is that if you ever have an issue with something you will have to open up the whole wall. Same with the toilets with a tank in the wall. It will make any repairs way more expensive since you would have to deal with drywall patching and painting etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879396 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 14:53:58 +0000 karenbme 2879396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: Two words: Rain Shower. If I could go back in time and spend the extra $ when we were renovating our bathroom I would. It wasn't even all that much extra since the plumber was already there and moving pipes around. At the time it felt like a nice to have, but every time I take a shower I think about how nice it would be to have and it's been years. Also, crisp grays and whites with natural accents, think marble counters &amp; stained wood, really bridge the gap between farmhouse and contemporary. And if you are doing a separate tub and shower a standard soaker tub with clean lines (and no jets, which get gross anyways, as others have noted) fits both styles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879394 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 14:47:30 +0000 agold 2879394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: I don't have a lot of suggestions about bathroom remodels becuase I haven't done one yet and have just barely started to think about it. But I really love the faecets and handles that come out of the wall, rather than sit on the sink itself. I hate cleaning around the faucet and handles and having them up on the wall seems amazing. I would also really love a steam shower. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879393 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 14:28:39 +0000 periwinklebee 2879393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snarkybiochemist: Thank you! I really hope that we will be in the house for awhile! There's always a tension I think between thinking of it as a home versus an investment... and the home part is super important</p> <p>@psw27: Thank you, this is super helpful! Congrats on the new house! I would love to hear about local recommendations...and will start with thinking about layout, we are potentially willing to move plumbing for the master as it could solve some difficult layout challenges. The bathroom you shared is spectacular :grin: I feel like the bathroom is my oasis, if I can make time for it in the evening, it's my main break... So I want to make it a nice place to be, within reason... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879392 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 14:16:31 +0000 psw27 2879392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: Congrats on the house! I too am in MA and just closed our first suburbs house today. I've built 2 houses and renovated a few bathrooms so I am happy to share local resources with you if you want! Just wall me :happy: </p> <p>I would first think about layout - and what you want - do you want a tub? glass shower? to move anything? double vanity where there was only a single? Moving plumbing is expensive so that is something to consider. </p> <p>I use Houzz a lot for inspiration pictures! Your master can still be contemporary while also being classic and I think it's ok to have the master bath not be perfectly in line with the other locations since it is very, very private. But yes, modern farmhouse seems like a good place to start. When you mentioned your house, I thought of this bathroom as sort of encompassing a contemporary farmhouse feel:</p> <p><a href="https://www.houzz.com/photos/blessings-golf-course-home-craftsman-bathroom-phvw-vp~120315381" rel="nofollow">https://www.houzz.com/photos/blessings-golf-course-home-craftsman-bathroom-phvw-vp~120315381</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879381 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 13:14:26 +0000 snarkybiochemist 2879381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: Congrats on buying a house its a super exciting but also intense process<br /> No advice on a remodel the bathrooms in our house had been updated prior to us buying but some good advice I got about any home renovations from my dad, even small changes If you are planning on staying in the house for more then a few years make sure the renovations are things that you like and really want and not just something you are doing because it will help with resale or value. ie fixtures and shower heads, I really hate rainfall shower heads and when we replaced ours I made sure to get a different type even though they are considered to be high end, b/c I am going to be showering in the bathroom for many many years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879376 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:45:49 +0000 periwinklebee 2879376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit7: Thank you, this is super, super helpful! Lots of stuff I wouldn't have thought of... Re the stone/tile recs, I'm unfortunately in MA... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879375 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:43:46 +0000 periwinklebee 2879375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LCTBQE: Yes, thank goodness :silly: I was worried we wouldn't find anything until fall and bracing myself for the misery this summer.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879374 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:36:18 +0000 Littlebit7 2879374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats on finally taking the plunge!!</p> <p>We bought into a gut/reno of a townhouse in our town so I’m sorta in the midst of this too but we have a designer doing a lot of the heavy lifting. </p> <p>Visit the Kohler design center in nyc if you can, lots of ideas there. </p> <p>Are you in ny/ct/nj? I have some stone/tile reccs if in NJ</p> <p>Impt in master: tankless water heater if you have a tub. No jets in tub. (We are doing freestanding). Heated floors if you can swing it. Good lighting. Lots of good lighting. Drawer storage vs cab doors. If you do floating cabs try to make sure there is room to tuck a step stool underneath in the kids bath. Try to avoid moving plumbing unless you want to increase your budget. Likewise, spend the money to move plumbing if it going to get you close to your dream bathroom</p> <p>When choosing flooring make sure it’s not super slippery. </p> <p>I’d try to hire a designer if you can; it will make the process way more seamless and they might have contractor reccs as well</p> <p>Spend some time of a Houzz creating ideabooks </p> <p>Good luck and congrats!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879370 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:17:05 +0000 LCTBQE 2879370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: are you moving in in time for summer? Hoping you can have air conditioning now :) :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879369 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:08:04 +0000 periwinklebee 2879369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@misolee: Thank you! </p> <p>@LCTBQE: I am so excited to be following in your footsteps :grin: It's a little hard to leave our neighborhood, since we know it and know it works with our life, but I think we will really value the extra space, the yard, and just the atmosphere more generally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879368 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:05:47 +0000 periwinklebee 2879368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@KNS: Super helpful, thank you! </p> <p>@JJ2626: Yes! There's a commuter rail station that's a short walk from the house, then it's only 5 minutes on the train to connect to a subway stop near my office. So it's not too far, and it is much, much cheaper/sq ft than if you were walking distance to the subway. There's also a bus option for commuting. LO will stay in the same daycare (we really like it), so hopefully it's not too tedious to mange the extra commute with him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879364 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 11:48:31 +0000 LCTBQE 2879364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: omg you’re getting a house!!! I’m so happy for you! Going to walk you :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879362 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 11:35:36 +0000 JJ2626 2879362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@KNS: I live in SF too and seems like we have a similar design in our bathroom. Those heated are so key here! We also have the towel heater thing, I forgot to mention in my last post. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-start-in-planning-a-bathroom-remodel#post-2879361 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 11:31:53 +0000 misolee 2879361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Double shower heads and frameless shower doors </p>