Bathroom Design
Master Bathroom Mixes Classic and Contemporary Styles
The designer puts a freestanding tub in the shower to make the most of this long and narrow bathroom in Seattle
Now that their children are grown up and living on their own, these Seattle homeowners felt that it was time to give themselves a master bathroom more befitting of the name “master.” Their former master bath was barely 50 square feet and featured a single vanity and a small walk-in shower.
The window above the sink and the one in the shower are new and feature black frames to complement the room’s black-and-white color scheme. The new double vanity is a custom piece made out of stained beech.
“With all the black and white in the room, I thought it was important to add some wood to warm up the space and add a traditional touch,” Gorsline says. The double vanity includes matte black hardware and a black granite countertop.
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“With all the black and white in the room, I thought it was important to add some wood to warm up the space and add a traditional touch,” Gorsline says. The double vanity includes matte black hardware and a black granite countertop.
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Though the new master bathroom is nearly twice as large as the old one, the space is still somewhat narrow and long. Placing the freestanding tub inside the walk-in shower, therefore, was the best way to include both.
The back wall of the shower is covered in black-and-white encaustic cement tiles featuring a Moroccan pattern. The two other shower walls are covered in a large-format white subway tile that mimics the look of shiplap.
Why You Might Want to Put Your Tub in the Shower
The back wall of the shower is covered in black-and-white encaustic cement tiles featuring a Moroccan pattern. The two other shower walls are covered in a large-format white subway tile that mimics the look of shiplap.
Why You Might Want to Put Your Tub in the Shower
The shower features three niches: Two are on the same wall as the shower head, and the other is right above the tub, creating a convenient spot for bath products. The niches are covered in the same black penny tiles that cover the shower floor.
“The homeowners wanted a bathtub not so much for themselves but because they could envision giving their grandchildren baths in it,” Gorsline says.
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“The homeowners wanted a bathtub not so much for themselves but because they could envision giving their grandchildren baths in it,” Gorsline says.
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Bathroom at a Glance
Who uses it: A couple whose children have moved out
Location: Seattle
Size: About 100 square feet (9.3 square meters)
Designer: Kimberlee Gorsline of Kimberlee Marie Interior Design
To gain space in the new master bathroom, designer Kimberlee Gorsline captured square footage from the full bath that shares a wall with the master bath. “Two full baths on the first floor didn’t make sense since all the guest bedrooms are on the second floor and there’s a full bath upstairs,” Gorsline says. So she transformed the former first-floor full bathroom into a small powder room, gaining valuable space for the master bath, shown here.
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