So, the trip to NYC was to go back to Waterworks and meet with Sarah to actually see some of the wonderful faucets, tile and the Minna bathtub that we have on our wish list. I wanted to make sure that Minna tub was a good as I had remembered. I also wanted to see the Grove Brickworks tiles again and the Henry faucets in the nickel finish.
We took the train into the city and arrived around noon. Before we went up to Waterworks we ventured down to the Flatiron district to go to Eataly- Mario Batali's new Italian food emporium (Eataly). All I can say is WOW, I wish that I had a car to bring back all the lovely foods that they sell there. Sadly, we did leave empty handed. Eataly is composed of a bunch of little restaurants to grab something to eat as well as many food departments displaying a zillion types of pastas, olive oils, cheese, breads, fish....I could go on and on.....
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| Only a fraction of the freshest looking fish... |
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| Fresh pastas |
Once we left Eataly we headed further south to ABC Home store and Restoration Hardware. Both were fun to browse and get ideas.
At Waterworks we were greeted by Sarah and began to wander around the showroom looking at all the wonderful bath fixtures from tubs to faucets. We looked at all the shower trim with amazement. I have been to quite a few tile and bath showrooms over the course of this project and left being very irritated and not seeing anything that I found remotely interesting and for the most part wholly ignored. At one showroom I asked if they had a tile that might go with the French tile that I so wanted to use, I was told to "look around" in the huge menagerie of tiles! So much for customer service. At Waterworks I have found the whole process to be very easy and pleasant. Sarah has gone above and beyond in terms of customer service. She has put together quotes, made suggestions and gotten information form the tile makers to help us make a good decision. I can not thank her enough for all her advice! The products at Waterworks are also so special that it is very hard to choose just one style! Maybe good that we have 2 bathrooms....
I had brought my French tile with me to see if I could match the background with some solid field tile. After a long time we finally decided that there really wasn't anything that would really work. I wandered back through the showroom and saw the white Grove Brickworks tiles and the Henry shower trim in nickel. I think that that combination will be perfect with the Minna soaker tub!
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| Understated simplicity.... |
The Minna tub cast iron soaker tub was indeed as nice as I remembered. Sarah suggested that I climb in and see how I would like it. I felt a little silly crawling into a bathtub in the middle of a showroom fully clothed but I am glad that I did. The Minna is really deep and wonderfully reminiscent of the soaker tubs in Europe. The French in particular know how to take a bath! I just love the fact that the surface of the tub is not really smooth. You can see a sort or orange peel texture and a luster that you just don't see in a plastic tub. Who needs jets either. This is a great tub, pure and simple!
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| Bubbles anyone? |
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| Inside Minna |
On our wanderings to find a spot for dinner we ducked into an Antique shop that was full of the most amazing stuff. I can't remember the name of the shop but that's OK since I could not afford anything in there. Our field trip to NYC was completed with a nice dinner at a little corner steak house on 3rd. After we took our aching feet back to Grand Central for the train ride home. We wandered through the station for a long time since Dave seemed to be amazed by it. He kept saying "wow, look at that", my reply was "yes, you think this is great you should see Europe". Maybe someday I will get him to go with me.....
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