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Hi, I thought I would answer a few questions.

fallentree and superbeetle: The teak plywood came from Crosscut Hardwoods in Seattle. It's an exterior grade plywood with teak veneer. So the glues used to hold the plys together are waterproof. We also finished all the teak with 6 coats of Daly's teak oil. The solid teak shelf in the bath gets the most abuse and needs to be refinished every 18 months or so. It's due for its first refinish of teak oil! The undermount sink has an additional 4 coats of clear polyurethane finish over the exposed inside edge and we applied a bead of clear silicone caulk between it and the sink.

laurainalameda: Unfortunately any of the original qualities were long gone before we bought the house (in fact, we're not even sure there *was* a bathroom when the house was built!). The house was "remuddled" some time in the 50's and then again in the 60's or 70's. We have taken a lot of care to do a full craftsman restoration to the exterior of the house (http://chezerbey.com/exterior) but the inside just didn't have enough of anything to save. Actually, we think our house may have been built as a worker's cottage (our neighborhood used to be home to a large cedar mill) and so it never really had the built-ins and details that other houses from that era have.

djt54: Yes it's a dual flush toilet. It's the Toto Aquia and it's awesome. The bottom has a smooth cover so it's super easy to clean and it's water efficient! It seems like they are becoming more and more common in the U.S.

jag80: Yeah, when we take baths I find that we pull the shower curtain to create a partial separation between the toilet and tub. As for the layout, we actually moved the whole bathroom over 5' so the old window is actually where our new back door is. Even though our new window is smaller, we installed a skylight over the shower so the natural light is really great.

Thanks all!