Thinking about a New Master Bath renovation this spring and have specific goals in mind to accomplish. (A larger shower space has been identified as priority number one.)

We’ve been looking for inspiration and have found several great ideas on Houzz!

Overall Design Goals include:

1)Enlarge shower floor area by another 6” (++) and redo the shower floor and walls as required. (Using Crema Marfil in a smaller size to Match existing stone –or use a material that works well with Crema Marfil as an accent.)
2)Update shower fixtures.
3)Install new “updated” glass door and wall enclosure.

The existing toilet fixture, master tub and crema marfil stone will remain throughout the rest of the Master Bath Room. (Note: We are limited as to how large the new shower can increase because of the existing toilet location and by the need for any new shower door to function properly while not hitting that toilet.)

Planning ahead and while we’re focused on it...
Adding a niche in the shower back wall and eliminating the corner shelf would be nice. (Location to be determined)
Likewise, adding a folding shower seat might also be pleasant.
Thinking about the future and adding support blocking for grab bars. (We might even consider installing the bars now for easy use?).

One idea being tossed around is to install the new shower partition over the existing tub deck. This would also provide a shelf space inside the shower for bath products etc...
Another idea was to incorporate the shower wall tile on the back walls and carry the tile over the master tub. (This concept was beautifully pictured and saved in our Idea book linked above.)
We also know that with updating and replacement of the vanities, sinks, faucets, counter-tops, towel bars and paint colors, etc...The room will certainly be transformed.

We’re definitely open for suggestions from Design Pros that would enhance the space and make it special for years to come.
Two design dilemmas’ for this project are: “Whether to tile the back wall complete including over the tub deck area” and “if the new shower enclosure wall should go over the existing tub deck or not?”
(We will make sure that the tub deck "Shelf" is water tight if we do put the glass on top)
We have seen a few pictures where the tub area was raised like a bulkhead with the glass resting on top of it. The concept looks great but might be to confining for the space we’re working with here.

We would also like to thank the contractors and designers’ that have shared such wonderful pictures on Houzz. We’ve enjoyed all of them and have added a few to our idea book for this project.

Note: The Existing Floral Tile Mosaic was selected & installed not to long ago and plans would include keeping it in place. (Any tiling would go around it on the back wall.)

Thanks again!
Bill Kelly