Jouvena

Doug Burke Photography

Designed by Marie Lail Blackburn, CMKBD

David Marlow

Specifically designed for European client owning vacation home in Lake Tahoe - with specific requests, Stone wall shower, Dual Sinks, Windows

The master bathroom is lined with lime-coloured glass on one side (in the walk-in shower area) and black ceramic tiles on the other. Two new skylights provide ample daylight. Photographer: Bruce Hemming

Finding a home is not easy in a seller’s market, but when my clients discovered one—even though it needed a bit of work—in a beautiful area of the Santa Cruz Mountains, they decided to jump in. Surrounded by old-growth redwood trees and a sense of old-time history, the house’s location informed the design brief for their desired remodel work. Yet I needed to balance this with my client’s preference for clean-lined, modern style. Suffering from a previous remodel, the galley-like bathroom in the master suite was long and dank. My clients were willing to completely redesign the layout of the suite, so the bathroom became the walk-in closet. We borrowed space from the bedroom to create a new, larger master bathroom which now includes a separate tub and shower. The look of the room nods to nature with organic elements like a pebbled shower floor and vertical accent tiles of honed green slate. A custom vanity of blue weathered wood and a ceiling that recalls the look of pressed tin evoke a time long ago when people settled this mountain region. At the same time, the hardware in the room looks to the future with sleek, modular shapes in a chic matte black finish. Harmonious, serene, with personality: just what my clients wanted. Photo: Bernardo Grijalva

Heather Brincko

open curbless shower, black slate wall.

Primary Bathroom is a long rectangle with two sink vanity areas. There is an opening splitting the two which is the entrance to the master closet. Shower room beyond . Lacquered solid walnut countertops at the floating vanities.

Elegant powder room featuring a black, semi circle vanity Werner Straube Photography

Design by: Kelly & Stone Architects Contractor: Dover Development & Const. Cabinetry by: Fedewa Custom Works Photo by: Tim Stone Photography