My client owns a brick colonial in the historic Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The house is more than one hundred years old. The home lacked a master bathroom and adequate closet space for a modern couple. My client asked me to transform a sitting room off the master bedroom into a master bathroom suite. The sitting room had many obstacles to overcome, including several windows which had to remain, and more than one entry into the room. The floors and ceiling were far from level. Before our construction project, there was only one full bathroom on the second floor of this house and no master bathroom.
To meet my client’s needs, we divided the sitting room in half. One half was used for the master closet and the other half for the bathroom. We built a large shower stall with a niche bench and multiple shower heads. We added a vanity with his-and-her sinks and mirrors. The bathroom includes a floor to ceiling medicine cabinet. On the other side of the room we built a dressing area with ample closet space. There is an area to sit while dressing. We were able to create this space without changing the exterior appearance of the house. We used materials appropriate for the age of this home.