Looking for Salvaged Door Casings

We are a couple weeks behind schedule on the bathroom renovation; mostly due to trying to find casings to match the existing ones in the house, and Floor & Décor messing up our tile order.  Mr. Man and I picked out this tile before we started the project—1” white, tan & brown tumbled marble mosaic in 1’ x 1’ sheets—but didn’t purchase it.  We wanted to keep our options open in case we found something either cheaper or that we liked more.  When we did go to purchase it, they no longer had enough.  I’ll spare you the details, but take a tip from me, when you find what you want, buy it.  Don’t wait.  The tile is down and looks amazing (shown without grout below).   

The bathroom has been primed and painted, and Mr. Man has built the mirror frame I drew out; purchasing a custom-sized mirror from Modern Glass & Mirror Co.  Today, he and Troy are busy putting up the bead board. 

Custom mirror frame

Mr. Man and his new toy

I’ve been unable to find the casings that match what’s in the rest of the house.  I’ve gone to three different stores and everyone’s initial response has been, “hmmm, that’s old.”  Yep, early 1900’s to be exact.  At Atlanta Millwork they can make it for us, but we’d have to pay for a custom knife to be made at a cost of $300+ and then the cost of the casings at $1.57 a foot.  Not going to happen.  I visited Atlanta Salvage, thinking this would be my best bet.  No luck.  We are going to reuse the casings we have on the exterior of the bathroom door, where it will be noticeable if they don’t match the rest of the house, and are settling for something similar for the interior.

We’ve decided to increase the size of the baseboards to what would be traditional for a Victorian bungalow; 10”-12” (we will then slowly change out all the baseboards throughout the house, which are currently only 4”).  We will be putting in 12”-14” plinths, which also would be traditional to the age and style of the house, but weren’t put in when the house was renovated.  Instead, the past owners settled or piecing in cuts of casing, as seen in the picture above—I’ve always hated how it looks.

The electrician will install the light fixtures next week and I’ll spend time painting the bead board.  Then next weekend, hopefully, we’ll be putting things into place and hooking up the plumbing.  Cross your fingers for us.