Spa Bathroom
Albers added a small window to the shower to draw in natural light. The shower features both a traditional shower head mounted on the wall and a rainfall shower head on the ceiling. Because of the unique shape of the shower, the glass door had to be custom made.Find rainfall shower headsBuilder: Farrell and Sons ConstructionMore11 Tips for Building a Bathroom in the Attic10 Traditional Features to Make Your Bathroom an Instant Classic
Photos by Amy BartlamBathroom at a GlanceWho lives here: A single womanLocation: Los AngelesSize: 55 square feet (5.1 square meters)Designer: Marissa Cramer Interiors A homeowner in Los Angeles’ up-and-coming Mar Vista neighborhood called on designer Marissa Cramer to update her gloomy guest bathroom. With dark wood paneling, navy tile and only 55 square feet of space, the room felt somewhat cramped. “We wanted to open it up and make it lighter but still have some fun with color and accessories,” Cramer says. “Her house is filled with treasures from all her travels. She is a really fun, eclectic woman.”A renovation allowed Cramer to start from scratch. The old vanity, paneling, floor and shower were removed. The new space features walls painted in Benjamin Moore’s Simply White and floors tiled in a gray geometric encaustic cement tile. “Since I was going to do turquoise on the shower walls, I needed something neutral on the floors,” Cramer says. “Gray is such a great contrast with turquoise.”Floor tile: Tulum II, Cement Tile Shop
Albers slipped the shower in between the eaves and the existing brick chimney. The portion of the chimney inside the shower was covered with Carrara marble tiles, as were all of the shower walls. The shower floor is a smaller white porcelain tile.
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