Master Bathroom
Ryder knew his client loved herringbone. But he also likes to give things a twist, so he used a double herringbone pattern on the walls. He added a waterfall shelf and small shelf in stained cypress to play off the beams and add warmth to this corner. Also adding a wood look to the room are the floors, which are actually digitally printed porcelain tile. “While my client liked herringbone, we didn’t want to overpower the space with pattern. So I used large planks of tile to mix up the scale,” he says.
Choose a toilet with a slide-off seat option. Many toilet seats now allow you to remove the plastic covers on the screws that affix the seat to the bowl and easily slide the seat off to clean this crucial spot. Most manufacturers offer this option; just read the fine print when choosing a toilet seat. This photo shows Kohler’s Quick-Release seat.
Find a toilet seat with an antimicrobial surface. This is an easy addition you can make whether you’re renovating or not. (Even this DIY disaster has successfully swapped out a toilet seat herself!) Today’s toilet seats are much more resistant to staining and fading than the old ones were. For example, American Standard’s EverClean toilet, seen here, features a permanent glaze additive that inhibits the growth of stain- and odor-causing bacteria, mold and mildew inside and out.
Pick a toilet with a skirted base. A skirted toilet has a base with a smooth profile all the way to the floor. This means none of those pipe shapes along the sides or other crevices where dust and toilet paper lint can collect. Those nooks and crannies often require some serious yoga positions just to reach them and are tough to get clean. Skirted bases make for a much easier and smoother wipe-down so you don’t have to hold your yoga position for very long.
Use a large-format tile or large porcelain slabs. The larger the tile, the less grout you have to clean. And in the case of large slabs like those you see here, no grout at all. This shower surround looks like Calacatta marble but is actually composed of thin porcelain slabs. “Thin slab porcelain does not require sealing and will retain its polished or honed finish under all types of conditions,” says the designer, Bonnie Bagley Catlin.
Glass to the wall and floor with no lips. Bench under the shower head to make the shower roomier.
A shower ledge is much more straightforward and requires a build-out of only a few inches into the shower space. Run it along the length of your shower stall and you’ve got tons of space for shower essentials. Cap it with a piece of your bathroom vanity countertop material and call it a day.
Herringbone pattern floor. Glass enclosure. Curbless style.
Fireplace by the tub!
Gorgeous doors!
Pocket door.
Barn door.
Custom floating vanities with towel niches. Tiled wall and floating mirrors with backlighting.
Putting electricity in the cabinet box can be a nice touch as well — if you want to keep hair dryers, toothbrushes and other necessities ready to go. Having a custom vanity design can help you consider all of the small details that often get overlooked, like features that work whether you’re left-handed or right-handed.
Wet room.
Wet room.
A pair of white oak vanities in the master bathroom are separated by a custom soaking tub clad in white marble.
Classic-Meets-Modern Style A classic black-and-white basketweave tile on the floor, satin brass finishes and Shaker-style vanity doors are traditional elements in the room. The grid on the enclosure, streamlined faucet silhouettes and the straight-edged quartz countertop mix in modern elements. Modern functions include a docking drawer pullout, outlets for electric toothbrushes and rollout trays inside the vanity, and heated floors. Floor heat: WarmlyYours Radiant
Instead of using an actual paned enclosure, apply the metal grid on top of the glass on the outside of the stall. This way, it’s easy to squeegee the shower-facing side.
Sliding barn door.
Sliding door to bathroom.
Um....yes, please!
Can use the detailing shown on the end of the island if we demo the tub and need to add detailing to the end of the vanities.
A projecting front section provides space not only for a larger sink but also for more storage. And we adore how the marble of the vanity’s top continues on the backsplash.
This year, Toto introduced two new tubs with zero-gravity technology at prices that are more palatable to the everyday homeowner. This Recline Comfort flotation tub includes a built-in headrest and a built-in footrest that allows ankles and knees to flex into the ideal zero-gravity position.
Kohler’s DTV+ showering system with Kohler Konnect allows you to create personalized shower settings for every member of your household. You can set sound, water, steam and lighting preferences, and use voice commands or the wall-mounted interface, pictured, to launch preselected settings. You can even start your shower with your voice while lying in bed so that it’s warm and ready by the time you reach the bathroom.
Tub with a fireplace? Yes, please!
Double barn doors
Shower enclosure with tilt-out top.
Mirror in front of windows.
I like the ledge wrapping around the side of the free-standing tub.
Pull size. When evaluating size it’s important to pay attention to the depth of the recess. The front face of the larger architectural pulls usually starts at 1½ inches wide by 4 inches tall by ¾ inches deep. These feel solid and are comfortable to use. While deeper pulls are easier to operate, they also require thicker doors. I like to use 1¾-inch doors for interior pockets, but most manufacturers offer hardware that’s compatible with standard 1⅜-inch-thick interior doors. The hardware shown here also has an edge pull activated by a push button. When the door is fully open (recessed inside the pocket) you need a means of pulling it closed. The spring-loaded mechanism is reset when it strikes the door jamb. The pull seen here by FSB has a flush plate that’s spring-loaded for a completely flush look. The opening is a comfortable 2 inches square.
Mounting. You’re probably familiar with inexpensive pocket door hardware, the kind that mounts to a cutout in the edge of a door with a tiny indent and a small thumb-turn nib for locking. Steer clear of those; that hardware will make you hate pocket doors. They’re inexpensive, yes, but they don’t function well. Use a mortised set like the one seen here from Halliday and Baillie. The resulting look and function is much more pleasant because it moves the recessed parts of the pull away from the door edge allowing easier access for your hands, and its larger size is easy to grip. Choose a mortised set for its looks and ease of use.
Johnson Hardware makes a slightly more cost-effective alternative to the Hawa. I used its heavy duty track system on the pocket doors in my own home. It’s also made from extruded aluminum, which ensures a uniform and even rolling surface. Also, note the four wheels on the trolleys. You’ll often see trolleys that have three wheels on lower-quality sets; four is better because it ensures a more even rolling surface.Supa Doors Lots of discussion around the lack of sound control of pocket doors. As a door manufacturer, and someone who has these doors in his house, here are my thoughts. 1) Definitely get a SOLID door. We make them out of MDF, but try to ensure whatevery you select has a relatively high density to the door (40+). This will block the noise dramatically and is probably the number one thing to do. 2) Minimize your undercut. Don't have a huge gap between the door and the floor. 3) Add an INCH. Most door manufacturers can add an inch to the top of the door and to one side of the door (behind the wall). This not only help prevent the sound from traveling around the door, but also gives a "uniform look" for both sides of the door (ie the 1" hides behind the wall). Th...
Ceiling track. It all starts with selecting the proper track system for the doors to slide on. Typically pocket doors are top-hung. The track is recessed in the door opening, and the top of the door is affixed to the rolling trolley hardware or “running gear.” The trolleys are like a small set of roller skates that ride along the rails. So the track and trolleys must be sized to carry the weight of the door, and a big door like the one seen here weighs quite a bit more than a standard 32-inch to 36-inch-wide door. This project used a track system by Häfele America Company called the Hawa Junior, which is a favorite of architects. The track is made from extruded aluminum, which is stable, uniform and lightweight. The trolleys roll on two nylon wheels with ball bearings — a combination that makes for low rolling resistance and quiet operation.
Barn tracks can accommodate double doors that slide in from either side of the door opening. Here slimmer-than-standard custom doors are rustic in style but sophisticated in their scale and paint finish.
They installed the door using a pocket door kit.
Pocket door framing.
Touch-free bathroom faucets have become commonplace, especially in commercial restrooms. Not only do they prevent people from leaving the water running, but they also are more sanitary than standard options because you don’t have to touch the faucet controls to turn them on and off. However, those faucets can be tricky, because they usually require placing the hands in precise positions. Delta wants to make it easier to turn on these high-tech faucets with its new sensing technology. This faucet innovation is different from the sensors you typically see because it detects the presence of a person’s hands anywhere around the fixture. Additionally, you can start or stop the flow of water by tapping the lever-style handle at the top or any section of the spout. This technology could also prevent you from having to polish the fixture as often because people won’t smudge it with their fingerprints every time they use it.
Although it doesn’t look much different from a standard toilet on the outside, a high-tech toilet has features that aren’t obvious until you start using it. For example, the lid can automatically open and close, and it can flush by itself after each use. The Neorest by Toto offers both of those features. This toilet even has water jets that can wash your bottom with one of three modes. The toilet is covered with a ceramic glaze that reduces bacteria buildup and minimizes mold growth and debris. Inside the bowl, the water stays clean thanks to an electrolysis process. Each flush uses only 1.28 gallons of water, making this toilet an eco-friendly, sustainable choice.
The Verdera Voice Lighted Mirror by Kohler is another Alexa-enabled product. You can use voice commands to turn the mirror’s side light on to a specific mode or to the desired percentage of full power. For example, you can say “Alexa, turn light to makeup mode.” Or, you can specify exactly how bright you want the lights with commands like “Alexa, turn lights to 40 percent.” Like U by Moen, the Kohler mirror can also control your shower, and it also has the potential to control your faucet, bathtub and even your toilet. You can purchase these other smart appliances from Kohler without the Verdera mirror, which is a nice option for users who don’t want an entirely connected bathroom.
Love the style and color of this vanity, but with Shaker fronts. Also love the herringbone patterned floors.
The clients requested heated floors even inside the shower. Adding to the luxury is equally elegant Calacatta marble, which works its way from the flooring up the shower walls as well. The shower door was upgraded to extra-clear glass, which is also antismudge, so daily squeegeeing is not as critical — a boon to people flying out the door early. “A curbless shower looks seamless against the rest of the bathroom — terrific with these large-format tiles in particular,” Padvaiskas says. Custom shower glass: Vitrerie Pierrefonds; tile mosaic: Création Scorpion; plumbing fixtures: PMF; floor and wall tiles: Italnord
These tall, narrow pull-out cabinets make the most of the space and are conveniently located next to the vanity. There’s even a makeup mirror inside for those moments when the homeowner doesn’t want to have to lean over the counter for a close-up.
Like the open shelving for towels in the vanity.
Neolith brand stone mimicking Calacatta Roma
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