tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post2547402529060001646..comments2023-08-25T03:21:41.842-07:00Comments on The Petch House: More Vintage Bath PicsGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02807710209656158413noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-29026155959572546972013-10-24T07:45:17.128-07:002013-10-24T07:45:17.128-07:00This is a photo of the Kearns Mansion in Salt Lake...This is a photo of the Kearns Mansion in Salt Lake City, Utah. The marble is real.Western General Facilitieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02012616092103301027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-42730423586511530242008-07-05T14:41:00.000-07:002008-07-05T14:41:00.000-07:00Don Hooper at Vintage Plumbing - There would be no...Don Hooper at Vintage Plumbing - There would be nothing faux in a bathroom like this. No need for it with the money the owner obviously had to spend. Remember, in 1907 that shower alone cost around $300-400. An average house in America at the time probably cost around $1500 to buy. And the fixtures are decorated, an added expense only the wealthy could afford. So, this owner had ample money to buy dozens of slabs of Italian marble, and could easily pay the labor to install it. Definitely a gorgeous bathroom.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15607949580693139636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-56783543828361878972007-01-05T06:53:00.000-08:002007-01-05T06:53:00.000-08:00Might be just the angle but it looks like a long r...Might be just the angle but it looks like a long reach for the toilet paper dispenser. The marble IS just amazing but imagine the amount of support needed from underneath to hold it up. I had enough fears making my shower stall which came in around 1500lbs.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08774388222147346989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-32176221364725272742007-01-03T17:08:00.000-08:002007-01-03T17:08:00.000-08:00You make a good point about the faux finishes, but...You make a good point about the faux finishes, but I’m inclined to believe in this case, this is the real thing. Judging from the size of that bathroom, this is a very prominent mansion. It’s my understanding that the very rich of the time spent money freely on things like this. I could be wrong.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807710209656158413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-120269918670685592007-01-03T16:14:00.000-08:002007-01-03T16:14:00.000-08:00This is a rich person's bathroom; someone who was ...This is a rich person's bathroom; someone who was trying to live up to the high standard set by the catalog illustrations, whether they needed to soak their hemorrhoids or not. If it weren't for the seeming reflection of some towels on the wall in the first photo, I'd be surprised if all of that marble is real. Those Victorians were masterful faux finishers. Think of all the graining and painting techniques they developed to make cheaper woods look like hardwoods. Possibly the shower stall is real marble and the walls are painted to simulate marble. This could explain why they don't quite match. But then there is that apparent reflection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-86754635727476677382007-01-03T13:06:00.000-08:002007-01-03T13:06:00.000-08:00No, tiling all the way up is not in the budget. An...No, tiling all the way up is not in the budget. And the marble walls are really, really not in the budget. The plan is to do tile 36-inches up on most walls and a bit higher around the tub.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807710209656158413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-75586482622078090112007-01-03T12:57:00.000-08:002007-01-03T12:57:00.000-08:00I love the marble myself, but it has a bit more in...I love the marble myself, but it has a bit more institutional feel. Either choice it's win win in my opinion. Were you planning on tiling floor to ceiling?Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13570623978361702328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-23247972614876325472006-12-24T14:02:00.000-08:002006-12-24T14:02:00.000-08:00Love that floor - definitely theft-worthy. Thanks ...Love that floor - definitely theft-worthy. Thanks for all the inspiration!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-15838953058362187622006-12-24T13:01:00.000-08:002006-12-24T13:01:00.000-08:00Where's the guy wearing a suit and handing out lit...Where's the guy wearing a suit and handing out little towels and mints? That would really impress guests when they stepped in!Ben Biddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12752365858429564588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-32067229524622790232006-12-23T10:05:00.000-08:002006-12-23T10:05:00.000-08:00Thanks for the info. I know that people with hemo...Thanks for the info. I know that people with hemorrhoids often take sitz baths (using a basin that fits over the toilet) to ease the pain. But I would sure hate to have to lift myself out of that thing when I was done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-56816721181288473282006-12-22T19:17:00.000-08:002006-12-22T19:17:00.000-08:00The little tub is called a "Sitz Bath". Sitz is Ge...The little tub is called a "Sitz Bath". Sitz is German for 'sit', so you get the idea. Only the hips and butt would be submerged. I guess it was for when the tub was too much and the bidet wasn't enough. I think early on the idea of a daily bath was still foreign to many, and maybe not seen as hygienic. Even showers were not recommended for woman, when they first came out. A sitz bath would probably be used on those “in-between days”. I think there might be a bidet in the room as well, to the right of the sitz bath.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807710209656158413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-88969982842856176732006-12-22T18:43:00.000-08:002006-12-22T18:43:00.000-08:00Do you know what the small tub is in all the vinta...Do you know what the small tub is in all the vintage bathrooms? For washing feet? Dog bath? I've never seen anything like that before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-77638661789516120992006-12-22T17:34:00.000-08:002006-12-22T17:34:00.000-08:00All of the marble is incredible. The tub is espec...All of the marble is incredible. The tub is especially cute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com