Master Bath Redo....Things I Love

"Design must seduce, shape and perhaps more importantly, evoke an emotional response"
                                                                                                                      April Greiman



This is a client that travels to Thailand frequently with her work.  My first meeting with her she made it very clear she wanted this bath to fill like she was at a Thailand spa.  As you can see from the "before" photos I had my hands full.  Since I have never been to Thailand, I found the challenge exciting.


First I came up with tearing out the glass block window, shower and this horrible cady-whacked sunken tub.

BEFORE

I think this is as far from a Thailand spa as you can get.

Having another tub with jets was also important.

Again my hands were full.

After deciding to take out the window and virtually the entire bath wall, I thought what the hell lets take out the cabinets..... let's just gut the whole room!  So that is what I did.  Luckily I had a client that was willing to do whatever I wanted and a contractor that I had worked with for years that was up for anything I threw at him.  First I decided that the tub needed to be raised and rectangle with very square edges.  

DURING

After removing window, filling in concrete where sunken tub was and removing glass block shower. They built a tongue and groove red oak wood frame for my tub.

Built in hamper/cabinet and a sliding wood door.

Tongue and groove wall, new cabinets and recessed lighting. Carrara marble tops. The lights hanging are temporary.

AFTER

Tub inset, marble run horizontally on entire wall and floor.   Frosted seamless shower glass installed. The plug and rack are for a piece of art that is going to be lit from behind.  I got sick before I could take final photos.

Asian hardware, Asian designed centerpiece to cabinets that slide out and has racks on both sides. Client picked out the shell mirrors, I would have preferred gold.

You can get the idea.  Like I said, I got the Shit Ass Disease before I could go back and take final photos.  But this is one of my favorite re-do's ever.  There are Asian wall sconces, and of course the accessories aren't done.  I promise I wouldn't put a bottle of soap on the counter and the vacuum hose on the floor and say, "OK were good to go"!   The client was thrilled and that is really all that matters in the scheme of things.  Made me want to go to Thailand.

Bpai-la-na

Sue "CiCi" Cook