This is the remodel I did on my previous home and shows a small bathroom can be just as dramatic. My favorite element was the Walker Zanger tile. It's from their Ceramica Alhambra line and I did the smokey, bluish gray on the floor and a mix of white and offwhite on the walls. The side cabinets...

I think it's a shame when people don't use all the rooms in their house. We made the living room in our old house a second family room and swapped between the two when watching movies.

Before I became a kitchen designer, I brought in an interior decorator to buy some fabric. I lamented not using my dining room. She asked me- "if you make it more casual and a place you love- why don't you use it?" It struck a chord- and I peeled off the wallpaper, got a new chandelier, and some...