Enfin! (if you'll pardon my French)

The bathroom has now got to the point where I have been able to think of clearing up some of the mess that I have made. It's not just the offcuts:



though there are a lot of them: virtually every flat surface in the kitchen has got either tools or reject pieces on it. But I am pleased that I've used every single one of the darker tiles I bought, though I do have a whole box (that's 18) of the lighter ones left. One or two of these will get used, but the rest will be scrap. And I'll be able to take the big tile-cutter back to Raymond who kindly let me borrow it.

With the edging in place it all looks a lot better. Here is the edge of the wall between the shower and the washbasin:



And here is a general view from the door (not yet put back on its hinges). There's a bit of reflection from the flash on all those shiny surfaces.



I think the overall effect is a bit 1930s: the brown is very close to bakelite colour, and the stainless steel edges do have a bit of that chromium trim appearance.



What's yet to be done is a couple of small areas of grouting round the tiles that went in today, and - a job I am not looking forward to - grouting between the bottom of the wall and the floor. I couldn't have done this piecemeal with the plastic sheeting down (as I put it right up to the edge) but now I will have to do the whole lot at one go. And then just bolt on the wc - et voila! Though first I have to work out what the hieroglyphic instructions mean that are trying to tell me how to cut the pipes to the right lengths. Since they refer to an addition of just 3mm to some measured distance (though what?) it's presumably important to get it exactly right.