Green Fields and Cold Steel Rails

For continuity, we decided to use the same steel tubing from the goat fence railing in the bathrooms, where it supports the countertops. Sourced from Cincinnati.

Sleeve serving as a shim between the rail and limestone counter (image is upside down). Photos below show it and others in place.

Hall bath

A hotel towel rack and a niche provide storage.

The same steel we used for external siding lines the bathtub enclosure. The steel is backed with rubber and open at the bottom, so any water that gets under the steel can drain. One of Dave's clean-up people called it "a mildew factory," but we haven't had any problems yet.

Limestone counter. The sink wall is painted Hep Green.

Said Dave of the chrome plumbing we requested, "the pipes will rust through pretty quickly, but they look cool."

We used a traditional door on the hall bath, for privacy; it opens into the hall, since the bathroom is small.

Master bath

The accent wall is painted Mandarin Orange.

The galvanized tub and pail serve as storage and wastepaper basket, respectively.

We chose barn doors for the master and loft bathrooms; there is a second door for the closets in each room.

Loft bath

We used the same fixtures in all the bathrooms, at the foot of the stairs, and on the exterior of the house by the entries.

Opting for the speedrail system instead of a vanity meant that there wouldn't be much storage. The medicine chests and a cabinet in the bedroom hold all the bath supplies.

Demonstration painting by Laura's uncle, who was a professor.