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The Remodeled Mudroom and Bathroom

Bob enters the Rowley Victorian through the new Pella French doors into the Mashers' remodeled mudroom. It has a new closet with solid-core, cherry-veneer Woodport doors, tile floors, and a taupe finish on the walls. The remodeled bath has hand-made Trikeenan field and decorative tiles that complement the monochromatic color theme throughout. Roman shades from Smith & Noble provide privacy and accent colors for the new space.

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The Remodeled Mudroom and Bathroom

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" And what was once are very. Tight mean space a very closed kind of mud room entrance. Without much in the way of amenities has now been transformed the space is still pretty much just barely five feet by about sixteen and it includes. Of course. Storage space agency we've. Built in a double wide. Storage closet with cubbies on one side hanging rod on this side. And the doors. From our the real neat achievement because they're solid cherry and cherry veneers and we've even put in some antique reproduction. Door knobs which give it the you know these the proper look for our little queen Anne Victorian and of course being a mudroom you want to have you want to have liked to would have. Something like a tile floor so that you don't have to worry about. Mud and snow being tracked in here not just a single French door but a French girl with a sidelight which gives you plenty of daylight. We've already got our Smith and no bushes look at those more closely later our homeowners chosen a color for the walls here that told. And it really works very well especially when you look at the kind of trim that we have and how are you picking on white and the contrast works great and she started. Accessorized and things including a little lot. I think it's pipe organ bench that she just found one of the local antiques dealers and then of course we've got a beautiful pocket door here. And it. Basically closes off a bathroom that is a complete bathroom again in six by four and a half foot area that's asking a lot but the key thing is we get these beautiful handcrafted Trikeenan tiles -- and -- New Hampshire. And they. Kind of really provide a design motif for the entire bathroom again working very well witness. Taupe color on the walls. And obviously in this tight a space you can't fit in a bathtub -- what we have is a nice. Corner tub arrangement with more of the decorative tile including this this beautiful plaque with the the fish arranged on it and still waiting for its glass enclosure but you can get -- sense of how it's going to war into the right of -- of course we've got a custom made small vanity that. Just fits in tightly but provides all that you need and it's complete down to -- beautiful Roman shade with these terrific contrasting --"

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