The original sink, which was installed on a short-angled wall, with a medicine cabinet above. We removed the sink and cabinet. The water lines and drain lines were relocated so that we could install two sinks on the back wall of the bathroom. A large radiator was centered on the back wall of the bathroom. The radiator needed to be replaced so that we could install the vanity and sinks.

The new front wall. The bathtub and a small closet have been removed. In its place a new forty by fifty-four inch shower stall with a frameless glass door. The shower features white Carrera subway tiles on the walls and Carrera hexagon tiles on the floor. Please note, the feature mosaic niche in the shower. The niche is repeated on the opposite wall beside the toilet. The two niches are directly in line with each other and were a very important feature to the homeowner/designer. It was a great deal of work to get these 2 niches aligned properly. Also note the wood wainscot in the corner by the toilet. This was another important design feature to the homeowner.

The original bathtub along the front wall of the bathroom. The tub surround was made of plastic tiles that were installed over the original plaster walls. There was a closet to the right end of the tub that we removed so that we could relocate the toilet and build a new shower stall with a frameless glass door. If you look at the left bottom of the picture you can see the edge of the master bedroom door that opened into the bathroom. This door was relocated and installed in a pocket door frame so that we could build the new shower stall.

The new shower plumbing. The old shower heads have been replaced with a rain head in the center of the shower stall. We also added an adjustable hand-held shower head for showering and cleaning the shower stall. Note, the old shower caddy is gone, replaced by the shower niche.

The original shower head. Note the caddy hanging from the shower head.

View of the bathroom from the master bedroom. You can see the new radiator at the new location. The door pictured was relocated and rehung in a pocket door frame. Pocket doors were difficult to install because we were using different thicknesses of lumber. The original doors had been cut and planed several times over the years. We had to cut and plane them square in order to make them close properly.

The finished wood wainscot. It was a challenge to build and install. We had to be very careful not to drive any nails into our pocket doors.

Preliminary design for the wood wainscot. The wainscot was installed around the walls outside the shower.

A close up of one of the two niches. The niches feature white Carrera marble shelves. The back of the niches are done with Blanco Carrera elongated octagons with 5/8 inch Ming green dots mixed in.

Lighting: the original bathroom was poorly lit. The homeowner/designer selected these beautiful pendant light fixtures to hang over the sinks. The fixtures are designed by Thomas O Brien. We also added can lights in the ceiling and a fan light in the shower to better light the room.

The finished cabinet in the cabinet makers shop.

My client wanted a vanity that looked like a piece of furniture. This drawing shows the leg detail. The legs needed to be designed so that we could get the shelves the right height for the storage baskets as well as making sure we had enough room for the under mount sinks and plumbing.

Finished product.

Original design concept.

Dust control was a very important on the job. The house is old and we had to protect against dust. This photo shows the bathroom after we removed the entrance door and the closet door. We are standing in the bathroom looking at a temporary wall we built to protect the dressing room. My client had many clothes in this room, too many to move. They needed access to their dressing room on a regular basis. We built this wall complete with a door to keep dust out. We also placed clean mats on the floor to keep from tracking dust. In the far right you can see one of the two pocket door frames that we will later install.

This photo shows the pocket door frame installed between the bathroom and master bedroom. The plastic is the second curtain wall we had to build to keep the dust out of the master bedroom.

Photo shows the window and on the back wall of the bathroom.

Photo shows the old window with new trim. The radiator has been pulled out and we have installed new plumbing for two sinks.

Bathtub on demolition day as we start to remove plaster and tile.

The old toilet/closet wall about to be removed. Note the plastic tile that was around the old toilet tank.

There was no easy way to get the debris out of the house. The bathroom was in the back of the home and above a garden and an exterior staircase. We built a chute to get the debris out of the house. The chute was almost 24 feet long.

There was no easy way to get the debris out of the house. The bathroom was in the back of the home and above a garden and an exterior staircase. We built a chute to get the debris out of the house. The chute was almost 24 feet long.

Photo shows the tub wall after demolition.

Photo shows the gutted floor. We have installed new floor joists and replaced all the plumbing.

Our job supervisor, Edmund the Himalayan Cat. Beloved pet of the homeowner.

Assistant to the job supervisor, Kaber the Black Lab. Also pet of the homeowner.