Inching Along
I previously posted this image and Mary asked why did I drop the ceiling? In that post I mentioned that I wanted to create a sense of foyer. I also did not like the vertical 16-wide new wall just floating in the room. Note, too, how the shower tiles stop short. I sooooooo did not want to have skimpy tiles at top.
Today, I was able build the dropped ceiling over the shower. Now, the shower tiles are full size and height with nary a skimpy tile, and the vertical wall, center, looks like it belongs. This will all, of course, look much better when finished.
BEFORE.
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Ross, you could have made a tile layout before mortaring them in place and they would end in a full tile at the top of the shower wall. Inversely, you could have placed smaller sized but same/similar color tiles as a frieze. Art tiles with a scallop design or colonial revival frieze would have been amazing.
Michael,
You wrote: “Ross, you could have made a tile layout before mortaring them in place and they would end in a full tile at the top of the shower wall.”
No matter how I laid out the tiles they were always gonna be 7-inches short of the ceiling.
And: “Art tiles with a scallop design or colonial revival frieze would have been amazing.”
But I didn’t want art tiles with a scallop design or colonial revival frieze. I wanted a very clean, very simple modern look.
My solution offers that.
I like the lower ceiling over the shower…. If it were me (since you aren’t trying to make it look like a 1921 shower), I would put a shower rated recessed light over the shower so it doesn’t get shadowy. It could be tied in with a vent fan so they come on together. (I like to be well lit while performing ablutions)
I had the same thought!
So did I!
Lovely! I very much like the dropped ceiling in both the ‘foyer’ and shower – it creates a lovely visual delineation of space for the former, and (as was already said by other commenters) provides space for recessed lighting and venting above the shower.
Ive seen a few turn of the century homes with small dropped hallway or entry areas. It looks interesting, I’m excited to see your progress!