Wednesday, April 18, 2012
master bath project: progress!
I've been working on a master bath project and thought I'd share some of the progress. (Earlier posts on project are here and here.) Things are really starting to take shape. I was on site this morning to review some finishing details and took a few pictures.
Thought I'd start with the before....
(the Afghan rug was a starting point. My client and I were trying it out while reviewing the design plan.)
... and not the final after, but the progress after below.
Almost every surface will be changed out when we're finished. All the plumbing remained in place, so no sinks, tub, or toilet moved. This space is a nice size, not too large and not small either. But, it had a few fundamental issues. One of the biggest issues - all the doors! The bathroom is entered through French doors. To the left is a single vanity sink, then the closet door, the toilet room door (to the left of the tub) and then over to the shower door. To the right of the shower door is the second vanity and then a door to a linen closet. That's 5 doors and 1 shower door all in the same space.
The old floor, tub, and shower tile was removed, as were the sinks, cabinets, plumbing fixtures, and lighting. My client wanted a mix of old world vintage along with a lush hotel feel. I used a wood flooring that had an old world feel, not too dark or too aged. Much more to come on this tub space. It's the first thing seen when entering the room.
The tub deck will receive carrara marble as will the sink tops and shower surround. I used Benjamin Moore's "decorators white" for the custom cabinet work. It's a wonderful white to pair with carrara marble.
These amazing French doors were installed yesterday. They are painted in Benjamin Moore's "black". All the door hardware is from Emtek.
Below..... before of one of the two vanities.
Hats off to my clients for letting me post these pictures.. they were getting ready to "move out" of their entire bathroom/closet and into their guest space. A bit of chaos while construction is underway.
.. the progression after...
The closet door was removed and a glass French pocket door was created. The right and left doors slide on top and will tuck behind a closet system (to be installed a bit later) when the doors are open. The new vanity will have drawer fronts with glass knobs.
Below... the second vanity... before.
Another problem door (linen closet) to the right of the vanity. The door open in front of the linen closet door is the left French door.
After...
I had the linen closet door removed. My carpenter and I created a space for the old linen closet, using the same opening. The upper portion will have open shelves. The base of the open shelves will have a carrara marble countertop as well. The space below is a pull out laundry hamper with 2 bins (to be lined with custom made canvas bags). The front of this hamper will have a faux drawer front. There will also be a full length dressing mirror to the right of the shelves and hamper. The French doors have such a great relationship to the open wall... all by changing out and re-working all those doors! Love it!!
The shower will have a carrara marble surround and a heavy glass, frameless door. The shower was re-tiled in a marble-look porcelain tile and the shower floor is a tumbled marble in a hexagon pattern.
Lots more to come! But, things are coming along. Hope to have my clients moved back in soon and the final after pictures to post soon as well.
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