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The new double shower
The
old bathtub / shower
The
toilet room
The
tile in progress
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The
shower has over-taken the bathtub as
the dominate feature in today's
master bathroom
Steve and Chris contacted us for
help modernizing their master
bathroom so it would better match
the rest of their beautifully
remodeled home.
At the top of there list was getting
rid of the awkward bathtub / shower
and exploring the possibility of
putting in a large his and hers
stand alone shower.
The
final results as you can see are
stunning.
Their shower has matching double
shower heads in oil-rubbed bronze
finishes, a euro-style frameless
glass enclosure, two corner shelves,
and a shaving foot rest.
We tiled the walls from floor to
ceiling with a lovely porcelain
tile, laid in a brick or
bond-on-bond pattern.
A decorative tile listello line runs
through the walls for an accent.
The lighting from before was a bit
inadequate so we increased the
lighting by removing the single
recessed light and installing two in
it's place.
The before picture shows the awkward
bathtub / shower that was replaced.
I think it would be easy to classify
this as the worst of both worlds,
not a great experience before
whether you were using it as a
shower or a bathtub.
More and more of our customers are
breaking away from being tied to
thinking you have to have a
bathtub in the master bathroom. It's
simply not the case anymore.
People are beginning to realize that
being functional and having a
bathroom that works for your
lifestyle is much more important
than being bound by out-dated
thinking that we must keep a bathtub
in the master bathroom or we will
hurt resale value.
When you consider that the idea of
increasing resale value really means
increasing appeal enough to someone
that they want to purchase it, it
then should begin to make sense that
making changes like this are adding
appeal, because few of us are using
a bathtub in our daily lives, but we
are using a shower, so making the
shower the center piece of your
bathroom really only makes sense.
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The
vanity area before
After
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The
second part of the remodeling
project involved the vanity
area.
While the basic foot print of the
vanity area / cabinets stayed the
same, there were still a lot of
smaller changes that added up to a
dramatic difference.
The obvious change that stands out
is the cabinets were updated to a
sleek shaker style maple in a more
comfortable height.
The over-head lighting soffit (which
as you can see from the before
picture created a horrible lighting
situation) was removed and new
lighting was installed over the new
his and hers mirrors. All lighting
was converted to to be controlled by
dimmers for added comfort.
The counter tops were redone in a
nice high-quality porcelain
tile, and for some continuity we did
the backsplash using the same tile
that runs through the shower deco
line.
The sinks were actually great
quality and in great condition and
were able to be recycled and
re-installed. Of course new faucets
were used that match the showering
suite, along with matching towel
bars and the wall mounted make-up
mirror.
The carpet flooring was removed and
the tile from the shower room
continues into the vanity area.
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A close up of the vanity before
After
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Here
are some close-up pictures of the
vanity before and after. Which
show the beautiful quality and
workmanship that goes into every one
of our projects.
We
want to thank Chris and Steve for
allowing us to help them with this
great remodeling project. It's
always a pleasure to work with a
couple who have such great
tastes and sense of style.
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