O.K. I am the person with the very small bathroom..decorating/renovating. We would like to replace the 4 foot tub with something we saw in a magazine. It was a tub and shower combination that was built in out of tile. The tub was removed and they somehow built up sides with tile (about 24"-30" high), tiled the walls and the bottom "tub" surface, and installed both shower and tub fixtures as they would be seen with a normal tub/shower installation. Have you ever heard of this type of renovation and do you think it would withstand time/use? The drain was where you would find a normal tub drain, under the tub tap. It was hard to tell if they had a shower door installed, I don't think there was one, but I would like to get one if we could find one that fit our small space. Is there any light you can shed on this situation? Thank-you for any suggestions. Sherry

My bathroom is 45"w x 105" l x 103"h. The west wall (105") has a window 42"w x72"l (with frame/molding) 35" from north wall, the east wall has a door 24" (40" from north wall), the north wall has toilet 19" and wall-hanging sink 19", the south wall has a tub that fits from east to west. I am looking for decoration ideas. All fixtures are white, but the plumbing needs changed. I want easy care surfaces, but I also want to keep to the look of the century old farm house. It has very wide baseboards, plaster/lath walls & ceiling, which I want to get rid of. Along the south & north edge of the ceiling is an angle sloping downwards due to the 2 1/2 storey house with angled roof. We have to keep a shower and a tub is nice to have with our 2 young children, but not necessary. We like the look of wainscoting, but wonder about mildew & dark colours in such a small space. We are willing to purchase new fixtures if neccesary, but are unsure where to find small-sized options? We like greens, burgandy's, some blue (such as navy or powder), soft to medium hues of yellow. I really like the look of platnium/chrome or chrome/porcelin taps but am unsure how to encorporate traditional colours with such a new metal? Help??? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank-you so much. Sherry