Case Study: Making space for a Master Bathroom Retreat

Master Bathroom Retreat

Our clients wanted to bring the rustic comfort of their weekend cabin to their city home. We were hired to help.

Here's how the transformation happened.

Master Bath Retreat

Our clients wanted to bring the rustic comfort of their weekend cabin to their city home. We were hired to help.

Remodeled Master Bathroom After Color #D Model with Wet Room, Freestanding Tub, Large Shower, Double Vanity, Semi-Private Toilet Room, Built-In Wardrobe Closet, Custom Cabinets in Knotty Alder

Making rustic modern and clean

Would a rustic bathroom feel out of place in a modern home? We showed our clients how to make rustic contemporary and clean by pairing knotty alder cabinets and quartzite countertops with pale walls, light floors, and matte black fixtures.

Remodeled Master Bathroom with Free-Standing Tub, Matte Black Fixtures, Pebble Accent Tile, Oversized White Wall Tile, Travertine Floor Tile, Wet Room, Towel Warmer

Making rustic modern and clean

Finding space without adding on

Tired of their shoe-box-sized master bathroom and jam-packed closet, our clients were ready to go big. They had a long list of "must-have" upgrades and no idea how everything they wanted would fit. Would they need to add on?

With some clever space-planning we were able to give them all of their "must-haves" and more.

Before

See that tiny L-shaped room with one sink? That was the master bathroom.

Right outside the door was a large open area and a long reach-in closet. On the other side of the wall was the oversized hall bath.

The entire floor plan was out-of-proportion.

After

Here's the new floor plan we designed.

Our clients now have a good-sized hall bath. It flows better and has more storage than the old bathroom.

The new, and larger, master bathroom is loaded with features like a roomy shower, a free-standing tub, a double vanity, a semi-private toilet alcove, a built-in wardrobe and a coffee bar.

Here's a 3D Model of the New Bathrooms

We created a 3D model of the new space so that our clients could "see" it before they said yes to construction.

Load the model to zoom in and out, rotate & more. It takes a minute to load, but it's worth the wait.

Remodeled Master Bathroom with Free-Standing Tub and Large Shower in Wet Room, Matte Black Fixtures, Pebble Accent Tile, Oversized White Wall Tile, Travertine Floor Tile, Wet Room, Towel Warmer

Doubling up in the wet room

We placed the free-standing tub and large shower our clients asked for in a wet room. The wet room has tiled walls and floors, so we didn't need a shower door, and that saved space.

Doubling up in the wet room

We placed the free-standing tub and large shower our clients asked for in a wet room. The wet room has tiled walls and floors, so we didn't need a shower door, and that saved space.

Finding privacy for the toilet

The semi-private toilet alcove our clients asked for faces away from the bathroom door and away from the vanity. It's the next best thing to a private toilet room.

We placed a niche for shampoo bottles and body wash in the wall separating the vanity and shower.

Remodeled Master Bathroom with Semi-Private Toilet Room, Niche in Shower, Travertine Floors

Finding privacy for the toilet

Integrating the closet, vanity & coffee bar

Remodeled Master Bathroom Matte Black Fixtures, Knotty Alder Custom Cabinets, Galapagos Quartzite Countertops, Double Vanity, Built-In Wardrobe and Built-In Coffee Bar

The old reach-in closet was overflowing, and it had no organization. We replaced it with custom wardrobe cabinets.

Now, all of our clients' clothes are neatly tucked away in drawers an on shelves, or they are hanging. Everything has a place.

The new vanity is four times as large as the old one and has two sinks plus a set of drawers.

And here's what it looks like when you enter the new master bathroom. The wardrobe cabinets are to the left and the vanity is in the background. To the right is the coffee bar.

Photos by Boaz Meiri. Design by Jackie Lopey.

Managing the budget

Describe the feature that the client wanted, the benefit and what was delivered

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Managing the budget

Describe the feature that the client wanted, the benefit and what was delivered

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Coordinating construction

Describe the feature that the client wanted, the benefit and what was delivered Two sentences

Coordinating construction

Describe the feature that the client wanted, the benefit and what was delivered Two sentences

Houzz 5 Star Customer Service Rating Jackie Lopey and Wide Canvas

What our client had to say

From her 5-Star Rating on Houzz
"Jackie is wonderful. She really listens to our likes/dislikes/hopes and dreams! She is great with working with our budget too. She was creative with our space to get us just want we wanted. We have been wanting to do this project for years but we were overwhelmed, now we are so excited."`
Lena Chao, Client

What our client had to say

"Jackie is wonderful. She really listens to our likes/dislikes/hopes and dreams! She is great with working with our budget too. She was creative with our space to get us just want we wanted. We have been wanting to do this project for years but we were overwhelmed, now we are so excited."

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