Great makeover.

Beautiful new bath. I’m a bit confused about the faucet question - the floor and wall behind the tub look finished. Are they? Why wouldn’t the plumbing have gone in first? I feel like I must be missing something.

As for the light, it’s lovely but to me it doesn’t go with the aesthetic of the room. The room looks sleek and modern and the light looks traditional(ish). Also, your building code may prevent you from hanging a fixture directly over the tub, so I would check that before putting anything there.

Wow, that's quite the makeover! Don't add the light, it doesn't go. I don't know about the faucet, also wondering why the plumbing wasn't figured out before finishing the room.

A pretty beveled shapely mirror would look great above the tub.

The light is beach themed and not a fit for your new bath. I would install the easiest to clean item on the wall. For me that would be the one that requires fewer grout lines (a PITA to keep nice.) Hope you have a plan for cleaning behind that tub! I also question why the faucet is not already installed at this point. You may have missed your window for doing that correctly. You've made a pretty bath; hope it functions well for you.

Dear decoenthusiaste, Emily F & lwfromny,

The bathtub we had originally chosen had a lid (not sure that is the proper word in English?), that is a place on the rim to put a faucet. It has been back order because of COVID and we were told they could not guarantee it in the next few months. So we chose another model, the one that you see in the picture, that our local store could provide us. However, the border is too thin to put a faucet on it. We had the option of a floor model faucet but my husband pointed out that if it were placed in front, it would be in the way and I wasn't too keen of putting one at the back either because it would be hard to clean.

So, I asked him to deposit the bathtub sort of in its place so I could get a feel of it while trying to figure out what to do with a wall mounted faucet, whether it be mounted on half wall or a column that will be build between the exterior wall and the bathtub. For your info, the plumbing has been set up to go right under that floor, where we have already have the steam shower generator, the water tank and so forth.

Thank you so very much for your advices and comments. Now looking at the pendant light, you are right, it doesn't belong there.

Oh, I see! That makes sense. I don't have a standalone tub but I've heard the biggest complaint is nowhere to put stuff, like set down your book, maybe a glass of wine or hand towel. If you do a wall behind your tub, just slight taller than your tub (whatever the faucet requires) and make it the length of your tub and top it with your same countertop material then you would have more space to set stuff, maybe put some decorative candles. I see you already have a cubby on the one wall, smart thinking. I think the larger half wall with countertop will look intentional from the very beginning, not like an afterthought. With the wall being so close to the tub you probably need to waterproof and tile it? I lack experience in this area.

Indeed, it is always a good idea to waterproof around a bathtub.

I don't think you can have a light fixture hanging over a tub. Check with your city to see what the code will allow.

I have been told that it requires a special type. However I have sufficient lights in that room it was more to dress it up a bit. I do realize now that the beach fixture that I had in mind doesn't go at all.

Not a pro, but is that faucet long enough to be mounted on that wall? The spout looks short from here (photos can be deceiving). Are you thinking of using the pearly tiles on the entire back wall? I see that wall as a huge possibility for something interesting. You may want to wait until the entire tub-faucet thing is done and then rethink what to do with it.

The faucet is wall mounted designed for bathtub, it is about 8 inches long. It's supposedly long enough. We'll be sure to check it out before since it is a comment that has come up a few times on this discussions.

I am still unsure what to use on that wall, either the pearly tiles or the travertines tiles like the floor.... that question still remains.

Thank you .

Red Ryder I believe that they are talking about putting either a half wall or a simple column of wall in front of the existing wall on which to mount the faucet. Plumbing is still below, in the platform and they can place the faucet where they want. The tub is just temporarily setting in place, is not installed.

Heleb, I like the idea of a ledge on which to place things if you do a half wall, but I wonder if that will make cleaning behind the tub an issue? A column would mean that you can still get a mop or broom behind each half of the tub. Do you have any stone left from your counter? If yes, you could ask them to fabricate windowsill-like piece of stone that can be next to the column so that it makes a ledge for the tub. If you have brackets on the wall, the ledge can sit on that. Then you can simply remove the ledge to clean behind the tub.

I did the ledge idea once, using a piece of windowsill fake marble from a big box store. I had two cabinets in a tiny bath, one tall one next to the vanity and one over the toilet that had solid wood sides going down to the floor I had the marble cut to fit snugly between them and got simple pine brackets I painted to match the wall. It gave us a nice ledge to set the electric toothbrush on and to set things down temporarily when getting ready. We had a tiny vanity and the extra counter space was great. With two brackets and a heavy stone ledge, you will find it does not move.

Nancy in Mich,

Oh wow, I never thought of putting a ledge. Indeed, it seems more practical to clean at the back of the tub.

Thank you so much for your advices & Happy New Year.

Wow, what a makeover! Amazing work!!

Dear BeverlyFLADeziner,

I'm very impressed that you took time to actually project it on the original picture. Thank you so very much that truly helps me visualizing it.

I prefer the wall ledge with the honed travertine but seing your pictures with textured wall, I'm quite tempted.

You are right about my drum shade being a bad purchase for that location. I like a lot and I luckily found a suitable place for it in my studio.

Thank you kindly for your sound and visual advices.

WOW! That is a great transformation!

What an amazing makeover! Great job!