The short wall and the glass shower area
AFTER.After: In the updated layout, Lapinskas knocked down a wall to combine the former bathroom and walk-in closet. She rejiggered the layout, placing the vanity (top center) along the back wall and the new steam shower (upper middle right) in what had been the walk-in closet. The former shower became one closet (bottom left), the former linen cabinet and part of the walk-in closet became another closet (lower center right). The water closet (middle left) occupies the space that once held the vanity, and the new tub (top left) sits where the former built-in tub was.
BEFORE Warm gray porcelain hexagonal tiles behind a Shaker-style double vanity painted teal (Underseas by Sherwin-Williams) create an elegant look in this Chicago bathroom by HaylieRead Design. The elongated tiles are set in a vertical pattern that helps make the ceiling appear taller. Gray, white and cream marble tiles in a geometric pattern give the floor movement and visual interest and tie together the colors used throughout the room.
Warm gray porcelain hexagonal tiles behind a Shaker-style double vanity painted teal (Underseas by Sherwin-Williams) create an elegant look in this Chicago bathroom by HaylieRead Design. The elongated tiles are set in a vertical pattern that helps make the ceiling appear taller. Gray, white and cream marble tiles in a geometric pattern give the floor movement and visual interest and tie together the colors used throughout the room. Liked the tiles and the Radiant heat!
Warm gray porcelain hexagonal tiles behind a Shaker-style double vanity painted teal (Underseas by Sherwin-Williams) LIKE THIS COLOR! create an elegant look in this Chicago bathroom by HaylieRead Design. The elongated tiles are set in a vertical pattern that helps make the ceiling appear taller. Gray, white and cream marble tiles in a geometric pattern give the floor movement and visual interest and tie together the colors used throughout the room.
Near Columbus, Ohio, this renovated primary bathroom uploaded by CarifaTile features LED vanity mirrors that illuminate a striking tile backsplash. A midtone wood double vanity, brass hardware and beige floor tile bring warmth to the cool blue tones of the zellige-style tile, while a wall-mounted magnifying mirror offers extra reflection and light.
Low-curb shower details. Chumbley says the 4-inch curb creates a relatively easy threshold for someone to step over, “even for older guests or anyone with mobility considerations.” The curb also helps contain water within the shower. “To minimize visual disruption, the low curb was topped with the same quartz used on the vanity countertop, creating continuity and cohesion,” Chumbley says. “The choice of a frameless glass shower door helped keep the space feeling open and airy, allowing the shower to blend seamlessly into the rest of the room rather than feeling closed off or segmented. The entry footprint is consistent with that of modern walk-in enclosures, providing ample space while maintaining a clean, minimal look. An integrated bench seat was added for both comfort and functionality, enhancing the spa-like feel while offering practical seating.”
The wood tone. Want a single sink though
Floor plan: The large custom cabinet is located along the top right side of the plan, and the new shower stall is at the bottom right. One thing not shown in the photos is the toilet room, located on the left side of this plan. Klimala sacrificed a bit of space so she could center the vanities off the toilet room door symmetrically. The empty rectangle at the top of this plan represents that sacrificed space. “It was important to give up that space because it eliminated awkwardness,” Klimala says. Knowing all too well how awkwardness felt in their existing bathroom, her clients were on board with the decision.
Small-space strategies. “Extensive storage was provided with three extra-deep medicine cabinets installed together to read as a long mirror, to give a more expansive feel of the space,” Kim says. Designer tip. “Six-inch-deep medicine cabinets provide a massive amount of storage,” Kim says. “When a toilet paper rolls fits in your medicine cabinet, it frees up the vanity for more important things.”
Shower area
Like the look but with a single sink
Close up of niche in shower
The color penny tile in the niche in shower
Small-space strategies. “By using a light paint color and white tile in the shower area, the room feels more open,” Karcich says. “For storage, we incorporated a suitably sized niche to house products. We also added a small hook on either side of the niche to hang washcloths.” Designer tip. “If a homeowner doesn’t want to commit to a specific design aesthetic, it’s always best to think timeless,” Karcich says. “For example, in this bathroom we used white subway tile in the shower but added some interest with the pop of color in the niche.”
Special features. “We introduced a compact vanity with a custom U-shaped drawer design around the plumbing,” Scott says. “This addition provided much-needed storage and surface space while maintaining the timeless appeal of the room. Farrow & Ball’s Hague Blue on the vanity is a rich tone that adds depth and character. To complete the space, Harlequin’s Wood Frog wallpaper in Wild Water and Chalk adds a playful, pattern-rich backdrop with a nod to the home’s vintage charm.”
Designer tip. “Choosing a tile that offered finished edges allowed us to eliminate metal edge details and create a super-polished look,” Dresser says.
Like the color and layout of this vanity. Drawers!! Single sink and the half wall to the shower with clear glass.
n addition to drawers, home pros are all about pullout storage. Similar to drawers, these are often paneled sections on rolling tracks that hold larger storage components, such as the aforementioned organizers for hair dryers and electronics. Pros also recommend using these pullouts to add things like hidden laundry hampers and trash bins.
But many pros recommend skipping all that for a full-size drawer below a cabinet, as shown on this stylish vanity in an Orange County, California, bathroom by designer Madison Bettis of Madison Taylor. “They function well for storage, and it’s usable space instead of a faux drawer at the top that you can’t use because of the sink,” Bettis says.
Low threshold on shower Clear Glass Door
Like the scalloped tile that changes to white above it.
Still like the pony wall ad clear glass for shower enclosure
Open light, windows herringbonefloor
The Tile but maybe vertical hung Subway OK?
Skylight roofline similar to ours?
Light and Airy maybe expand the vanity
Making Waves Tile Floor
Niche and Tile Maybe paint/stencil the design?
The Tile
Making Waves After
After: Working together remotely, Galle and the couple decided to keep the layout but replace the shower-tub combo with a low-curb shower and a frameless glass panel that makes the compact space feel more open. Matte green-and-gray porcelain tiles with a concrete look and alternating geometric pattern run across the floor and up the back shower wall, pulling the eye in to highlight the room’s length rather than its width. Matte black ceramic rectangular tiles cover the full vanity, as well as both sides of the low-curb shower, adding drama and depth to the room. The shower floor is 2-inch round matte green porcelain mosaic tiles that come in 10-by-10-inch sheets. Galle used gray grout and added an integrated linear drain. A matte black pressure-balanced shower system includes a shower head and a hand shower on a slide bar that creates flexibility and also gives the homeowners the ability to rinse down the walls. Floor and shower wall tile: Brando Green, 8 by 8 inches, TileBar; black tile: Makoto in Kuroi Black, Bedrosians Tile and Stone; shower floor tile: Makoto in Midori Green, Bedrosians Tile and Stone; shower system: Lentz, Signature Hardware
Low curb to shower clear glass & niches
Tile
If you’re going with a single-sink vanity, consider customizing or looking for a prefabricated unit with a sink that sits off-center. This setup will get you a slightly larger counter surface on one side rather than two smaller areas flanking a centered sink. It also frees up room for a cabinet below the sink and a full bank of drawers on the other side, as with the 36-inch marble topped-vanity shown here. “Pay close attention to useful counter space as well as functioning storage below,” custom cabinetmaker Charlie Henderson of Woodshop QC says. “I accept that, visually, people lean toward a centered sink. But especially on 36-to-42-inch-wide vanities, I prefer to shift the sink off center to allow for a normal-functioning drawer stack on the end, where the drawers can avoid the sink plumbing and don’t have to be notched and butchered on the inside.”
Light wood vanity white walls
OMG that Door/Window
Windows?
Shower next to sink with lots of glass
Avail in green too
Good color/config.
Square sink
Like the config. Need to see doors open!
Full extension drawers?
Drawers!!
Shower stall and niche out of sight
Re-arraanged floor plan. Before and after: These floor plans show the original bathroom layout (top) and the updated layout (bottom). In the former space, the hall bath (top center) sat crammed between the playroom (top right) and reach-in closet and sitting area (top center left) off the primary bedroom (lower left). In the updated space, the new hall bath (top right) now occupies the former playroom. The new primary bathroom (top center) incorporated the former closet and features a new shower and double vanity. The former sitting area became the new walk-in closet.
Check the width of the vanity against our current space.
Interesting drain idea
How deep is Washer Dryer Commode here instead?
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