Glass that is frosted is said to be "depolished" in French. The smooth surface of the glass has been "roughed up" so that the glass is no longer clear. The Robert dictionary gives this meaning of the espression « verre dépoli » — « verre qui laisse passer la lumière, mais non les images. Le verre dépoli peut encore être qualifié de " translucide " mais plus de " transparent ". »
For our new shower, we decided to have the glass shower enclosure panel that faces the door into the room made of verre dépoli. That way, the shower is less "in your face" when you look into the bathroom through the doorway. One reason for that is that we don't generally keep any interior doors closed in our house.
Here's what the shower looks like from inside the bathroom. As far as the color of the tile goes, well... it changes all the time. It's a little like my Citroën C4 automobile, if you remember my photos of that. I bought it nearly two years ago, and we had a discussion on the blog about what color it really was. Mauve? Taupe? Gray? It's all of those.
Sorry if the photos here are blurry. It's probably not too smart to be trying to take photos before dawn and without using a flash, for fear of getting blinding reflections in the tile and glass.
It will be interesting indeed to hear what the colour is going to be called. Sand? Khaki? Coco-powder?
ReplyDeleteEnd result is good anyway.
It is called "nuez" which means "nut-colored" in Spanish, evidently.
DeleteNutty! (ar-ar)
DeleteThe end result looks great, Ken. I guess it's comfortable showering now!
ReplyDeleteI had a fabulous shower this morning! No bumping of elbows, no claustrophobia. Good hot water and good water pressure. Amazing.
DeleteLooks good!
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DeleteThe end result is fabulous, even if it's not exactly what you ordered.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you will soon forget all the trials and tribulations of getting it done once you have started to enjoy it.
Are the tiles a similar colour to the walls in your refurbished study? In which case I would describe them as milk chocolate, or maybe "chocolat chaud".
I like the white just fine, but it would be interesting to see what the silver would have looked like. Evidently, it was not chrome but was "argenté" -- Walt said he imagined it as the same metal color as the cover over the floor drain. I think the paint in our study is a slightly darker brown than the color of the shower tiles, but it's pretty close.
DeleteAs far as I'm concerned, it doesn't matter what you had in mind or what you ordered, this is absolutely beautiful. I love, in this photo, the chocolat au lait tile color.
ReplyDeleteI love the tiles and the color. I do like the glass being "demolished" :) Nothing like having a good hot shower in the morning ... or any time ! Now mirrors or a picture of some sort on the walls ?
ReplyDeletedemolished/depolished ... it is early .. I am not responsible for typos.
DeleteShower looks perfect!
ReplyDeleteI have shower envy now! It looks great and I know you will enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the new (to me) word depoli. The shower looks great.
ReplyDeleteSo glad that you had a fabulous first showering experience in the new shower, Ken! It looks great!
ReplyDeleteHere's wishes for a nice Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow :)
I very much like the two kinds of glass on the enclosure. Smart planning. And the (French?) method of stacking the tiles rather than using them brick-like is very elegant. It's giving me ideas.
ReplyDeleteJ'adore !!! C'est superbe !!!! Bravo !!! Est-ce une banquette pour éventuellement s'asseoir (derrière la porte ??? C'est plus grand que la cabine de douche d'avant, ce me semble ☺ ?
ReplyDeleteJ'adore !!! C'est superbe !!!! Bravo !!! Est-ce une banquette pour éventuellement s'asseoir (derrière la porte ??? C'est plus grand que la cabine de douche d'avant, ce me semble ☺ ?
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