Greenlighted!

The City of Austin gave us the official GREEN LIGHT (literally, a green slip of paper) to proceed with the remodel. The first order of business is the guest bath. Built in 1951, this bath retains a hint or two of its original charm (read: floor tiles and bathtub). Here is the obligatory "before" photo in all its glory:


I'll do what I can to salvage this tub...I love the shape and lines on it. I need to see it from underneath before I decide what to do with it.

Here are the floor tiles. These tiles have served the house well...now it is time for them to go. We're looking for something a little less busy on the floor.


The toilet is not quite original. Judging by the stamp, this toilet replaced the original around 1967. Regardless, it too has also served the house well...for forty years.


Interestingly enough, 1967 marks the same year that American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corporation Standard Sanitary Corporation merged with American Radiator Company to form adopted the name "American-Standard". The stamp on the toilet in the master bathroom (see below) only reads "Standard".

Outside stamp on the toilet.

We'll pay homage to A-S by installing their Ravenna sinks in both bathrooms. We like the clean lines and the built-in towel rack which makes for a cleaner wall plane which is great for our limited space:

http://www.americanstandard-us.com/Products/productDetail.aspx?area=bath&cat=2&col=&prodID=1243

The stamp in the master bathroom toilet says '56. This coincides with the 1957 remodel where the original owners turned the garage into the master suite -- more on that later!

See, only "Standard":