Monday 30 September 2013

Bastle bathroom.....



Well the purple bathroom seems a distant memory now,

First the rotten ceiling boards were replaced and the old cracked plaster removed from the stone walls. In fact, the building has been taken back to its basic structure, removing the 1980's makeover and allowed to "breathe" once again.
Black treacle beams painstakingly cleaned and left au naturel.
The tiny attic room window now exposed to allow light into the once windowless bathroom...chimney breast and walls lime pointed....and a new cathedral style ceiling installed revealing the roof timbers.



Limestone tiles on the walls and tumbled mosaic on the floor....


A "Magic" mirror that illuminates when a hand is passed over the sensor,



A rain head shower...


And my favourite...
A rustic chandelier suspended from the ceiling.




Which at night creates shadows on the wall....


 and a new, intriguing light source in the village.




 To think, 400 years ago, when Northumberland was in conflict with Scotland, this little window would have been the look out post for marauding Reivers coming down the valley, intent on stealing their neighbour's property.
I have sat at that window many times during the renovation and often wondered who had sat there before me all those years ago....

Julie x


14 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness! What an awesome post. Thank you so much for sharing. Just beautiful!

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  2. Aw that brought a lump to my throat. Why anyone would destroy a room that beautiful is beyond me.....your hard work has paid certainly paid off, l love the tiny window best of all, xx PS I featured your lovely stall on my blog xx

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  3. Such a beautiful change, you must be so pleased. If you are anything like me, you will keep popping in to have a look and a ' gloat' that it has turned out so wonderfully! Jane xx

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  4. I saw the picure of the bathroom on my side bar and thought.... NOOoooooo! Not purple... I nearly had a fit with my leg in the air... well that is until I read on. What a super job you have done. But wait... you really do need a net for the window; you don't want any pervy people peeping at you in the shower now do you!?!

    LLX

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  5. Julie- its looking incredible, I just love the stone; I wish ours had been that nice- we wouldn't have covered it up! And 400 years ago, I might have 'marauded' over the border and tried to pinch that magic mirror!! xx

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  6. Awe, what a shame about the purple bathroom.......I can't think why you changed it!!
    Xx

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  7. Hello Julie, oh my what a transformation, so very posh! I love, love, love that little window!
    Many thanks for your kind comments. I am inspired now to get me some figs! Love Linda x

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  8. Hello Julie, oh my what a transformation, so very posh! I love, love, love that little window!
    Many thanks for your kind comments. I am inspired now to get me some figs! Love Linda x

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  9. just perfect... now is it to be baths with black sea salts and candle light, and small dishes of cherries dipped in chocolat......hope so xxx, I dread to think of the work involved getting it done Hugs lynn xxxxx

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  10. Absolutely gorgeous, impeccable taste as always! Love a teeny tiny window! x

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  11. I now hang my head in shame when I enter my own dated bathroom - it's more like your "before" photo!
    I hope Hartlepool went well - a minor mishap prevented our presence.

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  12. That room is exquisite Julie you should be very proud of it and the window is delightful.

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  13. What an amazing transformation. I hang my head in shame like Nilly ... we 'started' our bathroom 5 years ago, shortly came to a halt and have never started again. We have no flooring, walls bereft of tiles and embarrassingly tired fixtures and fittings ...

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