Bathroom remodelling project with grey wood look tile and whole wall width niche, finished in 8 days

Denise Bauer Photography

Photo by Bill Cartledge A Kohler toilet brought clean, crisp lines as a finishing touch to the bathroom.

AFTER - Paneled wall is made of extinct American chestnut shutters. I used antique doors with upper panels removed and added frosted glass to let light through the reclaimed door. One gives privacy to the toilet, the other uses a European slide hinge to hide the steam shower door.

This bathroom community project remodel was designed by Jeff from our Manchester showroom and Building Home for Dreams for Marines organization. This remodel features six drawer and one door vanity with recessed panel door style and brown stain finish. It also features matching medicine cabinet frame, a granite counter top with a yellow color and standard square edge. Other features include shower unit with seat, handicap accessible shower base and chrome plumbing fixtures and hardware.

This bathroom was the final space to be designed for this client by me. We did space planning and furniture when they first moved in, a couple years later we did a full kitchen remodel and now we finally did the bathroom. This wasn't a full remodel so we kept some of the items that were in good condition and updated the rest. First thing we focused on was the shower, with some existing functional problems we made sure the incorporate storage and a bench for this walk in shower. That allowed space for bottles and a seat. With the existing vanity cabinet and counter tops staying I wanted to coordinate the dark counter with adding some dark elements elsewhere to tie they in together. We did a dark charcoal hex shower floor and also used that tile in the back of the niches. Since the shower was a dark place we added a light in shower and used a much lighter tile on the wall and bench. this tile was carried into the rest of the bathroom on the floor and the smaller version for the tub surround in a 2"x2" mosaic. The wall color before was dark and client loved it so we did a new dark grey but brightened the space with a white ceiling. New chrome faucets throughout to give a reflective element. This bathroom truly feels more relaxing for a bath or a quick shower!

Michael Terrell

Photo: Eckert & Eckert Photography