MASTER BATH UPDATE

3 questions to ask your contractor before signing:

1. How is your payment schedule?  It should only be when the work is completed and not before!

2. Walk me through your timeline from demo to completion.  Every. phase should take how long. 

3. Who will be managing the project every day?  Who's your supervisor, who's my point of contact, and how often will they be on site? 

Eliminate the old Tub

Eliminate the OLD double sink Vanity and mirror

Remove all the old flooring

Enlarge the shower from 36 x 48 to 36 x 60.

Drop the ceiling the additional 12" to cover the shower area. 

Shower Fixtures have to remain in the same place. 

Add a shower niche ~ along the long wall or vertical along the side so it's not the center of attention. 

Add a sliding glass barn door to the shower with privacy glass. 

Tile the Shower to the ceiling. 

Add 2 vanities placed on opposite walls.  His = 48" by master door. 

Hers = 48" to 60"

One way to get an improved look for the vanity is not to purchase a piece with its own counter.  Get a remnant from the stone yard. 

Rectangle sinks are a nice look vs round. 

Contract has 2 vanities with sink and top for $1800.  You're not going to find that.  Remove it from the contract. 

Lighting:  Use sconces;  your face has a left and right, so highlight that and not your forehead with an above lamp.  Also add a ceiling light for the entire room. 

Watch your floor transitions and make them professional between the bathroom and the bedroom or closet. 

Remove the closet carpet.  Do you want more carpet - or luxury vinyl flooring - which is easier to clean? 

Retile the entire floor in the bathroom, toilet closet, and linen closet

Get the square footage needed for all tile ASAP and add 10%.  Have it in stock when they finish the demo.   Flooring, shower flooring, shower walls.

Reinstall the toilet

Change the toilet closet to a pocket door.  Less doors in the hallway.  

Do not install a standard plastic exhaust fan - there are flush invisible fans now.  You may need one in the shower and in the toilet closet, to eliminate mold on the ceiling

FLOOR PLAN

Frosted Glass

$1346

frosted grid

$1646

To keep items off the sink - use an recessed mirror that has storage. 

inset mirror 24 x 36
$216

There are a lot out there. 

INSPIRATION

Because of the black framed shower doors - I looked for something spa like with black accents. 

* To create the arches - use it in the mirrors.  Also Black mirrors to repeat the shower barn door. 

* Slate-looking floor - maybe a dark charcoal, but find porcelain in large 12 x 24. 

*More honey-colored wood - vs dark mahogany that can get heavy looking. 

* Paint the window frame black. 

* Antique gold fixtures.  

A Linen shade, or cafe curtains for privacy below - or wicker shades for more spa. 

Color-drench the room in a warm cream. 

slate/ porcelain 

12 x 24 @ Home Depot. 

$3.98 sq ft. 

Black Flooring - Cream stone stairway - think shower tiles.  We can't have the arched doorframes, but we can arch the mirrors.  Cream wall color.

Wrought iron ( black frosted shower doors), wicker (could be the window shades), honey colored wood tones (vanities).  

Keep the shower clean and lighter.  Find a tan pencil tile that doesn't have all the grout lines. I have that, and it's not good long-term.  Find a large tile with the pattern. 
I wasn't thinking of the pebble floor, but if it has black accents, you've found the black coordinate.  I have it in ours, and 12 years later I still enjoy it.