Help me choose a bathroom vanity light

The shower fixture is:

The sink faucet is:

The vanity fixture

clawfoot tub

The vanity:

the mirror for above the vanity:

what sort of cheap, but matching vanity lighting should I get?

a sidebar: how to avoid a silly clawfoot tubs shower

So I love clawfoot tubs to bathe in, but for a shower, I've found they often suck. Here's why:

oh look, no ability to shower at all!

1. the shower curtain wont' close all the way or it sticks to you
2. the shower spout is not high enough and/or wiggles
3. there is no where to put your stuff
4.  there is a stupid hand held shower thing that you're supposed to hold up while you are showering.
5. the clip that the hand held shower wand clips into is broken. 
6. the shower spray is narrow, doesn't hit you and just hits the curtain. 
7.  that shower ring that holds the curtain is flimsy and wobbles



So to address these deficits with my clawfoot tub, the following is happening:
1. I have laminated cotton yardage for the curtain. This means the length and width is completely adjustable. And non-flimsy.

2. The shower spout is located above the centre of the tub, minus the angled back, there is approx 10" on either side of you and the tub is 30" wide. The shower spout is mounted on the wall, 7ft in the air. Solid.

3. I have a bathtub caddy that will sit across the angled part of the tub, so you can use it while showering, but it's not in a space you stand.

4. there is no hand held shower thing. The shower is plumbed in separately from the bathtub taps. the shower is triggered by turning on a wall controller.

5. no plastic breaking bits.

6. The shower head will be a rain shower head that falls straight in the middle of the length and width of the tub. I may also put it on an elbow, so it can be raised and lowered.

7. I have not solved this problem yet or found a shower ring that is under $300. Any thoughts/help anyone?

The temptation

Sorry about the blogging hiatus. I am dealing with some health issues & work busy-ness.

Today, the renovation's incremental progress hit a milestone - all the plumbing rough ins are now done. Dad added extra special touches, such as:
- moved the plumbing between the joists in the basement, to raise the basement ceiling 6"
- routed the shower and sink water lines separately (so people can brush their teeth without scalding someone in the shower)
- the vent for the bath/shower drain was move from an interior wall into an exterior wall. this eliminates a wall in the bathroom.

But this "state of readiness" presents a problem to me...

the toilet water intake (the braided silver tube) and poo drain. 

vanity hot/cold inputs and drain.

See all those knobs and switches?
If I turn any of them, water will shoot out 20ft.

the bathtub faucet hot/cold and drain pipe.

this is the shower on switch.

I've been firmly instructed
NOT TO TOUCH
any of them.

ooooo, temptation!












Tomorrow we begin the floor heating system. The box came with a DVD, and instructions and a 1-800 number.
I'm taking the afternoon off work to help.

Here's a link to the installation steps.

A new closet

One of the flaws of this house is the lack of coat closets in both suites. Earlier coat hooks were installed outside the doors, but that just doesn't cut it.
So there's been a plan for a while to install the 50cm Pax with Birkland door behind the entrance door to the main floor apt.

Ta da! 

also, this means that the wireless internet unit is higher and more equi-distant between the two suites. So win/win.

More Progress

Since I last updated, the floors have made progress - they are now leveled with self-leveling skim coat

and backer board applied over top.  I have no pictures of that.

Next the wiring was fished through the ceiling/attic/walls to install a light in the hallway.
My mom found a set of pendants at the Restore over the summer, so the 2nd one is going into the hallway.

My dad is modeling the surprise at seeing matching lights when you look from the kitchen into the hall. also, he's covered in 100 year old dust from crawling between the joists.

I make dinner and clean up, that's my role.
Oh and pay for things. can't forget that.

The brick wall is where the extension butts up against the original house. Sure I would expose the brick in the bathroom and run conduit wiring and get fancy. But that's not in the cards for this house.




A light was also installed in the bathroom as well, above the bathtub/shower.
The only lighting left to install/choose is the vanity lighting.
___________

Today the fan was installed. I chose one that was 0.8SONE. It's quiet and awesome.
Dad installed it like a boss.

The attic also got insullated.

Normal houses have ceilings made of joists and dry wall. Mine has toungue and groove wood panels, covered by drywall, covered in plaster. Whoever built this house really, really, really liked their plaster.

The Work Continues: slowly but surely

Removing the rotted out floor

lookin' out my back door

the holes in the floor are being fixed. 

sealing the door sill with foam

the floor is now fixed!

the floor is almost ready for the skim coat.

the floor stuff called "skim coat" is what makes it level over all the previous floor gunk

the hallway needed extra skimcoat, it was bumpy!

Next up is floor cement board, re-screwing down the 6" apart screws and the floor is done except for radiant floor installation and tile. (planks on a diagonal)

now the final planning for plumbing and electrical can go in.
Should there be lights over the bathtub and the vanity? on separate switches?
Where should the radiant floor go? How much? into the hallway?

If the rain shower head is centred over the non-sloped area of the tub,  how far away would the light be if it is centred on the ceiling?

The bathroom configuration has been changed twice,  think we will have to move in the vanity at least to make a final decision. eeeps!!!

DIYode

It seems Guelph has a group called DIYode. http://www.diyode.com/

They may be able to solve the problem of a shower curtain ring for my new clawfoot tub.
The stores and online sources want >$300 for the ring. I think that's silly.
I'd rather pay membership fees to DIYode and bend my own ring with a pipebender.
Still their shop and education looks like super fun and helpful!