Buffalo Plaid Master Bathroom
The married couple who needed to renovate this bathroom could only agree on one thing they both liked/wanted to see in the new bath- classic black and white. That set the stage for the whole design, as we ultimately ended up with this graphic Buffalo-plaid black and white tile on the floor and carried up the back wall of the wet room. A custom white oak vanity helps keep the warmth in the room, while providing storage, double sinks, and a makeup area for her- all client priorities. The wet room got updated black fixtures, a freestanding tub, and a wall of glass- a sleeker and more modern look over the existing wonky and heavy half- and pony-walls.
Graphic Shower Tile Teens’ Bathroom
This bathroom was outdated, but the client’s number one request with the renovation was that the shower be as easy to clean as it was now- with the pre-fab, full-size acrylic panels lining the walls! I knew then that we’d be swapping that out for large format tile- in this case, we used (4) 5’x3’ panels to create the new surround, of an easy-to-clean porcelain. The client did not want a gray-and-white bathroom, so we added some color and contrast with the geometric floor tile and a black vanity. We carried the veined-porcelain tiles up behind the vanity for an additional pop of texture.
Serene Dark Gray Powder Room
The client wanted this powder room to be updated to be more modern and “serene”. She likes dark colors and did not want “just another gray and white” bathroom. For serenity, we chose this vinyl, textured wallpaper that looks like silk in a dark colorway, and a coordinating dark paint on the wainscoting. A cobalt blue vanity, fun black and white mirror, and a new sconce helped with the update.
Wesport CT Transitional Bathroom
This master bathroom client wanted to modernize, but kept being drawn to more traditional materials and details. In the end, we compromised for a modern-traditional bath!. The fixtures have a traditional shape and finish in polished brass, and the basketweave tile detail, ivory floor tile, and inset cabinetry keep things looking classic. But we ventured out of the beige zone and brightened and modernized by painting the walls and custom vanity a bright white, and we ditched the built-in tub for a freestanding one with a modern-silhouette. Taking the new cabinetry all the way to the top of the 9’ ceilings helped make this already-large space look even bigger and brighter.
Modern and fun bathroom updates!
From our NYC Family Bathrooms project.
From our Ridgefield Modern Farmhouse project.
Ridgefield Bath-Laundry Combo Split
This house had one bathroom on the first floor that everyone used, and besides being outdated (and leaking!) it shared one wall with a laundry room, ensuring a tight fit for both spaces and not enough storage for either! We split the room into two, taking down a few walls and rebuilding others. In order to get the client’s wish list for the laundry room (a bigger closet, closed storage, a spot to put laundry baskets, and a work counter), we stacked the laundry machines. To give some color and not take laundry day too seriously, we did blue cabinetry and a fun dog wallpaper! For the bathroom, we ended up with a bright but calming and organic aesthetic full of soft whites, terra cotta, teak, brass, copper, limewash-textured walls, and plants! A few extra inches at the end of the tub gave space for some live-edge shelves. You can never have too much storage!
