 The EASTLAKE Bed
& Breakfast is a "European Style" B & B, with a shared bath
"down the hall." The first door on the left at the top of the guest
stairs, the Guest Bath is the perfect place to start our tour. (Please click on
any photo for a larger view.)
As
with all EASTLAKE rooms, the Guest Bath illustrates the EASTLAKE's concern for
comfort, with its pristine modern fixtures, while preserving the Victorian
"flavor" of the house with authentic period touches such as the
patterned glass transom over the door and the decorative but functional
woodworking of the spandrel over the shower and the cabinetry, all of which has
been pains-takingly restored or reproduced by the Rohdes. (Click
here to see the beautiful hand-finished
cabinets.)
 For those of you
interested in the fancy glass-work, the transom was made by your hostess in a
copper foil assembly, a process apparently first used by Tiffany. The
historically-accurate "glue chip" glass was one of the first forms of
textured glass, used in many turn-of-the-century buildings; the center diamond
is glue chip bevels. The metal fittings on the outer corners once again show
the attention to detail that sets The EASTLAKE apart: the purchased brass
stampings were "tinned" with silver/lead solder then brushed with a
patina of black and copper to match the original hardware used throughout the
house. (Again, you may click on the photo to see the details of this exquisite
work.)
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