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After: Anderson stripped the bathroom to the studs, removing the vanities, tub, glass block and tile. She created a more streamlined layout with a repositioned freestanding pedestal tub. “My biggest point with the bathroom was the waste of space,” Crawford says. “My main motivation was getting rid of that tub. We played with different locations and ended up going with the tub backed up to the shower.”The walls are a warm gray with warm white trim. White 3-by-12-inch tiles with a silver gray grout wrap the lower portion of the walls and run in a vertical pattern in the shower. “They add a little texture, dimension and interest to the space,” Anderson says.The floor is elongated hexagonal marble-look porcelain tile. “It has soft warm veins that reflect the brass we have in the bathroom,” Anderson says. “We also loved how the hexagon made the bathroom feel longer and bigger.”...
Frameless glass on a new half wall lets light into the reconfigured shower area, giving the room an airier feel. “We decreased the shower footprint a bit, but you don’t feel it with the clear glass,” Crawford says. “I also wanted the walk-in on the side. I like not having a shower door.”The shower features a wall-mounted rain shower and a hand shower. Anderson installed the 3-by-12-inch white tiles in a vertical pattern to differentiate the shower from the main area. “I didn’t want the huge walls in this bathroom with subway tiles running in the same direction,” she says.Penny round tiles in varying white and gray tones cover the floor. The same tile in a solid white covers both sides of the half wall, including inside the niche. The niche shelf is the same marble-look quartz used for Crawford’s kitchen countertops....
Ginette Moorhead has only one bathroom in her 1937 two-bedroom Spanish-style home in Long Beach, California. So she wanted to make it count. That meant, in part, ditching the former yellow walls and yellow-and-rust-colored tile scheme that was creating a drab atmosphere, and replacing a walled-in shower that felt like a dungeon.In search of a new look that still felt classic, Moorhead hired designer Tamara McLaughlin to take the room down to the studs and remove walls to create a more open layout. A glass-enclosed shower and white-and-gray palette lighten things up, while a mosaic tile floor and claw-foot tub give Moorhead the vintage vibe she wanted.Bathroom at a GlanceWho lives here: Ginette MoorheadLocation: Long Beach, CaliforniaSize: 140 square feet (13 square meters)Designer: Tamara McLaughlin of Tamara Marie DesignsBuilder: Kelechi Mbiamnozie of WorkerMinatorsBefore: In the previous bathroom, Moorhead felt the yellow walls and yellow tile with rust-colored accent tile created a dated and drab appearance. She said using the walled-in shower stall on the right felt like being in a dungeon.A corner sink on an angled wall made for a cramped vanity area. And grout around the bath...
After: McLaughlin took the space down to the studs, removed the angled wall, eliminated the shower and donated the previous bathtub to a local charity organization. She redid the subfloor, addressed some mold issues and evened out the ceiling.A new frameless glass-enclosed shower keeps things light and airy, as does the updated color scheme. The walls are a blue-green-gray (Silvermist by Sherwin-Williams) with white trim, wainscoting and ceiling. “She likes greens and blues, and this color on the walls was a nice marriage between both,” McLaughlin says. “It’s not too light or too dark.”Black, white and gray hexagonal marble mosaic tiles add eye-catching pattern to the room. “It’s classy, and I love the almost vintage aspect of the design,” Moorhead says. “And the hexagon shape is seen elsewhere in my house.”A tempered glass and metal shelf system is mounted on the wall above the two-piece toilet in the foreground of this photo....
After: The new custom tempered glass enclosure gives Moorhead a bright and open experience. “I got used to this shower so quickly, I almost can’t imagine what the old one was like,” she says. “It’s so great to have the light and airiness there.”The shower floor is black-and-white basketweave porcelain tiles in a matte finish for grip.McLaughlin updated the window with new trim and an extra edge detail for visual interest. Since these photos were taken, Moorhead added Roman shades in a gray tone that matches the wall color....
Virginia Crawford was working with designer Laura Anderson to update her kitchen when she realized it was also time to bring her main bathroom into the modern world. The former space had a heavy style with dark wood vanities, an aging jetted built-in tub and a shower with a burdensome glass-block enclosure, all of which made the space feel stuck in the past.Crawford wanted a brighter, spa-like bathroom with a better layout and a more modern-day style. Anderson responded with an open floor plan with an elegant pedestal tub, an open shower with a clear glass enclosure, two custom navy blue vanities and brass accents.Bathroom at a GlanceWho lives here: Virginia CrawfordLocation: Mooresville, North CarolinaSize: 200 square feet (19 square meters)Designer: Laura Anderson of Craft and Trade RenovationsBefore: The previous bathroom featured a heavy traditional style with dark wood vanities, dark granite countertops, large beige tiles and a large built-in tub that took up a lot of square footage.Then there was the glass-block shower enclosure that further weighed down the room. “The rest of the home is very pretty, and this part felt very dark and sad,” Anderson says....
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