While many, if not most, master suites have a full bathroom attached, our limited space necessitated much smaller plans. Smaller, and yet still luxurious!
Our creative juices only take my husband and I so far and so having a daddy that is a general contractor and a mumsy who's done interior design for her entire adult life, we had an endless supply of help making the end result fabulous.
We initially thought we would have to cut our existing closet to add the much needed second bathroom to our home until my pop took one look at our available space and made the suggestion to take three feet away from the room next to ours to make our master bathroom. We took the idea and ran with it!
The bedroom next door being prepped for the job ahead
and a very contemplative husband:
Mere moments later ;)
We assembled the studs on their side since we were already dealing with a pretty small area to begin with then just made sure to insulate the walls to cut down on noise.
Soon to be shower:
Soon to be toilet and sink:
Soon to be pocket door:
Pocket door frame went in without a fuss,
which in this house, was a friggin' miracle:
I managed to get the pocket door itself painted and frosted
without too much headache as well:
A hop, skip and a jump later, the door went in:
PLUMBING ROUGH-IN!!!
Shower:
Sink:
Toilet:
Moving right along...
HardieBacker for the shower walls and for the bottom floor layer,
a flexible rubber liner:
TIME FOR FINISH WORK!!!
Tiling the shower:
The trim was really fun to see take shape:
A little spark of creativity hit and some extra trim
ended up taking center stage at the back of the shower:
Papa mudding up:
Toilet's in (but will be pulled when we tile the floor)
and we're almost ready to paint:
Voila! The side walls are a color called, Cabinet.
The back wall will be a red called, Kiln.
A little more finish work with the trim
for the showerhead:
In goes the shower floor!
Done and Done!
Moen showerhead ready to go:
Underneath those purdy tiles is that layer of
orange mesh you can just make out.
Interlaced throughout that lovely orange mesh...
HEAT COILS, BABY!
Toasty toes for us!
Ta-Da!
Picked up the rack at my mom's suggestion from IKEA.
Basic medicine chest from Lowe's.
Under-sink hardware all sanded then painted oil-rubbed bronze.
Molding and baseboard in and spackled, ready for sanding and paint.
The door trim just needs sanding and painting.
The white towels have sentimental significance for my mum and me.
They are from the Mayflower Hotel in Manhattan where we
stayed for my senior trip just after I graduated from high school.
My parents also generously brought along my darling best friend, Heidi,
making it a trip of a lifetime for us.
The hotel recently closed down and let's just say...
my mom managed to preserve a little piece of it.
A super plush, thick faux silk curtain in front
of a nice IKEA shower curtain.
These rods will also be painted with the oil-rubbed bronze.
Quite possibly the tiniest sink in existence:
8" wide, 5" deep, 17" length
Dave and I adore waterfall faucets and were happy
we managed to adjust this one so it both looks beautiful
- and doesn't spill out!
I built the backsplash with more of the trim tile
and my mom grouted.
Another finishing touch, the light with a vent fan up inside of it.
A quick overhead view of the before and after is also a must.
Before:
After:
And there it is! With just a few minor details to finish up, we have a fully functional second bathroom after seven years living in this crazy place. Now on to even BIGGER but perhaps not better projects!
