My apologies if this isn't the right forum, but I am about to begin the process of building my own house and I was just curious if anyone had any ideas/suggestions on what you would like in a bathroom to make it more straight razor friendly?
I'm thinking along the lines of custom built place for stropping or a built in to hold razors or whatever. Just looking for any and all suggestions.
Thanks!
Large Double sink....that way you can have your area...she can have her's...word of advice, make it with a large sink, and a small sink. Same with shelving and Medicine cabinet. Give her the large one of both and let her have a little space on yours and save yourself her slowly taking over your area. She still will but it might buy you enough time to enjoy your area for a while. If you don't have a girlfriend, wife...do it anyways just in case!
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I think that a hidden slim drawer under the countertop, full width, would be great. No handles, and recessed an inch or so back from the edge of the countertop, with a small grove under so you can easily grab and pull the drawer out. Only an inch or so high, so you can have your razors lined up inside. Id have it so the razors were towards the back of the drawer, with a couple of eyelets bolted inside at the front where you can attach strops. That way, you simply open the drawer, select your razor, and fold a strop out and over the side of the drawer, then return it once done. I wouldt have a handle on it so guests dont see it and dont play with your razors or try stropping them. Realistically, guests inspect your medicine cabinet etc, so if there was a drawer they could find containing razors, it's only a matter of time until someone has a play with your razors.
I would like an air line in the Den of Shaving.
It could be used to blow dry both straight and DE razors and other bath items.
I was going to do this in our new house but the compressor and the Den are on opposite corners and the ceiling is already finished. Obviously, I have to build a Shave Den in my shop. Yeah, that's the ticket to happiness.
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Bathrooms may be where you shave, but they are not razor-friendly in terms of storing razors.
On that note, good ventillation. Moisture will destroy shaving equipment.Quote:
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Move out of the humidity!Quote:
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Ideally, design a bathroom with separate vanity areas, Hers and yours. Gives you elbow room, your own mirror and the geographic distance helps keep each of your clutters in your own space.
An airtight door on a built-in storage cabinet complete with several racked, inverted bottles with touch-me dispensers (like liquor bar servers) for various types of aftershaves; witness the end of unscrewing/rescrewing/dropping bottle caps in the morning.
I'm not married nor is there a girlfriend currently in my life, but I'm pretty convinced I'm going with double sinks regardless. I really like AndrewJM idea about the hidden drawer. That maybe something to incorporate.
I think a dedicated area in your walk in closet that is for displaying your razors would be cool. I wouldn't keep my collection in the bathroom. There is too much humidity there. Good blocking for hanging a strop is a plan. enough are beside the mirror for small shelves for soap and bottles perhaps, or some custom cabinets.
I'd be thinking good lighting and a quality mirror fixed to the wall but can be moved about......then everything made out of rubber..rubber faucets, rubber sinks, super plush carpeting.....
My bath has double sink and separate door to the John and shower so it's actually separate keeping humidity down in sink area. No foggy mirror ;-)
Actually we finished construction and started with all the interior this past week. I can tell you what I'm planning, I'll follow up in 3-4 months, after I moved in and gave it a test run, to say if it worked...
The plan is: a huge window for light and ventilation, 2 sinks with mine by the wall, with built in shelving on the wall to right of the sink. One of the shelves will be pattern cut to accommodate hung brushes. The rest will hold my soaps and aftershaves. A big, well lit mirror+an adjustable wall mounted mirror. A reinforced wall hanger will hold my strops. I'm not planning on storing my blades in the bathroom. Now is exactly the time to tell me what I forgot...
Put a drain in the floor for those little nicks:nj If haven't already configure the bathroom so later on if necessary you can access the tub and shower or whatever fixtures you have through a linen closet or some other access area. when I built this house I put the linen closet at the end of the tub and shower and put an access door inside the closet. came in handy since now I'm remodeling the bathroom.
Well I'm all about the sink area. It's nice to have deluxe faucets and sink bowl in my opinion. I would start with a fancy bowl like Mexican or Italian painted style bowls. And faucets with nice Victorian handles on'em. Also the mirror is important. A nice wood framed mirror and also a smaller swing arm mirror for those vanity attacks. and light fixtures for me would be old school Victorian looking wall and tabletop. also I'm into wood,wood and more wood........but that's me and just giving my opinion. This is your kingdom not mine.:chapeau
Install under mount sinks. It eliminates the edge between sink and counter top where the grunge wants to collect. Just wipe down the tops into the sink.
The hidden drawer idea is nice but WILL require custom cabinetry to do it. No pre-fabs or "semi customs" are going to have that... Interview well, ask for references, expect a BIG BILL.
Hmm, i like nightblades suggestions, i would add:
Anti fog mirrors, i have used but dont have them,
A large amount of bench space around the sink,
As much natural light as possible,
A good source of man made light that wont cast too many shadows on your face.
You guys are fancy. I was thinking a door that opens to a path through the forest that leads down to the creek. I nice mirror hanging on a tree :<0)
That'd be nice... maybe one in the barn too. LolQuote:
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My jack and Jill sinks are one piece with the counter. No under or over mounting. Cleans up super nice, though I don't clean often...
I still haven't got around to shelves or cabinets yet. Just the vanity.
On a lovely late spring morning, with birds twittering and squirrels-a-scurrying :)Quote:
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