Master Suite Remodel - Finished Bathroom

Anybody remember how ugly and outdated our master bathroom was when we moved in? Sure, some people got excited by the garden tub, and there were definitely some updates done in the last decade or so, but in general it was really bad and impractical. Really, what's the point of a separate shower when it's less than 3'x3' and all of your bathroom real estate has been taken by a tub that's used maybe twice a year? And of course who could forget the toilet throne, a foot off the ground, separated from the rest of the bedroom only by a flimsy piece of textured glass? This was definitely a custom bathroom for a very particular person.

We certainly wanted to remodel this bathroom as soon as we walked into it, but as it was still functional and could have been much worse we just made a few small updates and were planning to wait several years and take care of some of the other larger house expenses first. Our plumbing piped up, "I think not!" and we just went for it to get exactly what we wanted while everything was getting torn up anyway. It turned out so perfect! Check it out!

We kept the sink in the same place but everything got replaced - sink, faucet, cabinet, mirror, lighting, granite countertop, hardware -- everything!

View from the bedroom

Dallas White granite

Super useful adjustable mirror, and it's pretty too!

Here's all of our new storage around the corner -- sheets, towels, extra toiletries, we can store so much suddenly!

Look! A toilet in its own room!

With a door!

That shuts!

And for the grand finale, our beautiful new giant shower! I'm incredibly pleased with how the tiling turned out since I never could really find what I had in my head anywhere online. I knew I wanted marble, but not too much marble, because it would be overwhelming in appearance and in cost. So what I came up with was marble subway tiles set in a diagonal herringbone pattern for the top 2/5 or so of the walls, plain old white subway tiles for the bottom 3/5ish, and marble hexagonal penny tile for the floors. Luckily, Nick trusted my "vision" and agreed that we could go for it. One thing we splurged on was a second showerhead, which really is totally unnecessary, but it would have been impossible to add later and we had the space for it so we just went for it. The double niches for our shampoos and things and dimmable recessed lights finish it all off beautifully. I love it!

Frameless glass door and transom to keep the steam in

Even the outdated glass bricks look nice in here, and I'm so glad we still have some natural light

Double showerheads, double niches 

For a quick recap of what's been done and what we still want to do in here (which really isn't much, for once!):

• Remodel everything?? - obviously the remodelers did this for us
• Paint walls Sherwin Williams Naval
• Organize all the storage areas
• Install a towel bar for hanging things to dry
• Paint or wallpaper the toilet room

And in case you missed it, check out the demolition, total gutting, rebuilding, and tiling progress of the bathroom!