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Chocolate Dream Layers of coffee and cocoa take a dated bath from ho-hum to so yum! BY JOETTA MOULDEN • PHOTOGRAPHY BY JANET LENZEN AFTER: Installing new diagonally placed large floor tiles, adding tiles from the tub to the window, editing accessories to just a few large-scale items, and creating a custom glass shower enclosure instantly updated this bath. The quirky ledge above the shower was removed, which made the shower feel larger.
When Laura and John Green called me, their basic builder bath was large, but dated. They had purchased an already-built spec home and did not get to pick out any surfaces or fixtures. Without expanding the footprint of the bath, we resurfaced it on a budget, changing nearly every surface. To save money, the couple chose to paint the vanities with Sherwin-Williams’ “Rice Grain” (an oil-based alkyd paint), leave the kneehole area in her long vanity and keep both the tub and tub deck. “We wanted something new and different and were looking for ways to visually open up the room and add space to the shower. Storage for small toiletry items was a real problem, as was the small size of the shower,” Laura explained. The couple added more storage and closed in the existing small medicine cabinets and added extra-large mirrored cabinets on the new, updated mosaic tile walls. In order to add more space to the shower, a long ledge was 18
BEFORE: The old bath was dated with small floor tiles, white vanities, small-scale accessories and a brass shower enclosure. It also had a quirky, dust-collecting ledge over the shower. (See "Before" photo of ledge, page 19).
removed from the back of the shower and the solid, side wall of the old shower was removed, replacing it with see-through glass surround atop a tiled pony (half-height) wall. The ledge above the shower was also removed. In just one visit I developed a plan for remodeling their master bath. “I liked the fact that you were so thorough in making sure that all aspects of the project were addressed and that nothing was left out. You never pushed your vision but rather found ways to bring out our ideas, making them workable. You are good about directing your attention to the choices that needed to be made in order for us to get underway. This meant fewer problems during the implementation phase,” Laura smiled. I suggested the couple continue their color palette from the bedroom into the bath. The walls are painted Sherwin Williams “Ramie”, which coordinates with the dark brown Marron Cohiba granite from Shenoy Stone that was installed by Stone Art Works. The couple chose Dal-Tile’s Mosaic
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