Comments on: budget-friendly bathroom ideas from country living magazine

By: Cherished Hearts Vintage

Cherished Hearts Vintage — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:00:45 +0000

I love the contrast of the metallic with the soft. It works so well. Hoping to use this in our bathroom now!

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Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:12:14 +0000

[...] our post about using galvanized metal as a shower surround? Well, someone else loved the idea, and did it in their own bathroom! And thankfully, there’s [...]

By: Twinkle Toes

Twinkle Toes — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 14:22:11 +0000

Great bathroom ideas. Easy on the budget and easy on the eyes! I recently remodeled my bathroom myself. I got a granite countertop for my master bathroom at Lowes from a place called Jackson Stoneworks. It only took about a week to get it, and came with all the splashes and the sink. Really good value.

By: Sue @ Blinds

Sue @ Blinds — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:36:22 +0000

I just love this bathroom, and bathrooms are my favorite room in any house, I love the use of the corrugated steel around the bath for the shower instead of tiles that really buts a completely different tough and look to the bathroom.

By: Megan B.

Megan B. — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:30:40 +0000

SwanDiver- The article addresses all of those concerns- they used clear enamel to prevent rusting, and used self-sealing roofing screws and sealed the seams with metallic caulk.

By: Monique

Monique — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:05:14 +0000

What a fabulous idea! Thanks for the post. Love your blog.
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By: swandiver

swandiver — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:47:22 +0000

Is there no worries about the rust? What about water from the shower getting behind the metal?

By: Sprout

Sprout — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:16:58 +0000

I bought that issue just for this story! Love the metal surround – wonder how it sounds with water hitting it? ;-)

By: Tiffany S.

Tiffany S. — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:04:18 +0000

I have a mad passionate love for that corrugated metal. I could live in a whole house of it. The shower curtain’s a little girly for me, but to each …

By: Michelle Volpe-Kohler

Michelle Volpe-Kohler — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:27:02 +0000

Beautiful! That shower surround is genius. And LOVE the chandelier and shower curtain. (And the trash can.)