Master Bath ~ A Few Finishing Touches

Hello Readers!  

I have been diligently working on getting our house 

ready for sale.  

It is a tedious process!  

Cleaning out closets and touching up the baseboards is hardly blog-worthy but I thought you might like to see the changes I've made in the Master Bathroom.  

I have never given you a full tour of this room 

so I thought you might enjoy seeing the space.  

Here is what it looked like before I gave it a new coat of paint.

There was nothing wrong with the bathroom itself,

but the Khaki color needed to be changed 

and lightened up a bit.  

And here it is after a coat of fresh paint.

SW7555 Patience

 This is a better representation of the true color.  

I already had a five gallon bucket of this paint 

from the upstairs bedrooms.  

The biggest change is how flattering is is to your skin.  

The pink undertones give you a beautiful rosy glow which always helps on those cold winter mornings!

Since I have never given you the full tour 

I will show you around.  

There are two sets of double doors from the bedroom 

that are on either side of the see through fireplace.  

The fireplace is surrounded with tumbled marble and above the fireplace is a niche that can house a TV.  

We have had a TV there in the past and 

when Miss Beaux was much younger 

she would beg to take a bath in our bathtub 

so she could watch cartoons!  

Oh, the life!  

This little cutout holds a mini fridge and a microwave.  

The fridge is very handy for storing small bottles of water 

and the microwave heats up my morning coffee.  

The his and hers vanity space is a very long bank of cabinets with transom windows above that let in natural light.

The mirror is trimmed out in the same wood tone as the cabinets, as are the recessed cabinets on each side of the vanities.  

We debated whether or not to have a vanity space here.  

I had never had one and wasn't sure if I would use it.  

I am really glad that I added it because 

I sit here every day and put my face on!  

One of the features that I included in the design is the absence of electrical outlets on the backsplash.  

It gives a cleaner look to the tumbled marble countertops.  There are plugs inside the two cabinets 

and under the vanity space.  

Mr. Beaux drilled a hole in the back of the drawers so I can leave my flat iron plugged in inside the drawer.  

The stone sinks have this lovely detail on the overflow.  

So instead of putting on the side where you wouldn't see it we reversed it to show it off.  

The vanity chair is a parsons chair with a new aqua blue and cream slipcover from Pier One.  

I love adding a bit of modern geometric to a traditional space. 

The Master Shower is the centerpiece of the room.  

The tiled columns support the arch that continues around the shower.  To add interest but save money we added a rope trim along the back wall and angled the wall tiles.  

This allowed us to splurge on the Moen shower system.  

Inside of the back columns are small niches 

to hold shampoo and soap.  

It keeps the shower looking neat and tidy.

I created this raised relief from a stencil and plaster.  

It was easier than I thought and I think it adds just the right amount of detail and character.  

I will show you a tutorial later on.

I hope you enjoyed this tour of my Master Bath!  

I am still working on getting every room "Show" ready and would really appreciate your input!

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves,

XO 

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Glam Master Bath Remodel

Whew!  

I can finally show you pictures of the Master Bath Remodel that I recently finished for my clients (and friends).  I went looking back through my pictures to find the "Befores" and WOW!  A lot of life has happened during this remodel!  Anniversaries, New Puppies (my client's), 

Summer vacations...  

It just goes to show you that the world doesn't stop just because you get busier, you just start juggling!  

Let's take a look at the Before, then the During and THEN the Ahhhhh's (I hope!) of the Afters! 

BEFORE

 Here is what the Master Bath looked like when the home was up for sale.  It's a very spacious room measuring about 17' deep by 12' wide.  It has tall ceilings and a skylight.  The main problems for the new homeowners was the short cabinet height, poor lighting, outdated shower and tile.  The previous homeowners had done a lot of remodeling but had yet to tackle the bathroom.  Our plan was to replace the vanities, the vanity tops, add lighting, put in a new tub, re-tile the shower and tub surround, paint and add trim molding, and add new hardware.  We wanted to do all of this while keeping the same footprint of the bathroom.  

Here it is on Moving Day. 

 Miss Beaux's job was take pictures of each room. 

 I ended up with a LOT of selfies!  Teenagers!

My BFF and I spent a day at Barnes and Noble armed with our IPADs and Venti Starbucks and access to all of the shelter mags and books there.  We planned and sketched and made preliminary design decisions.  You can read about that HERE.  Of course things tend to change along the way and that's normal.  

We hired a contractor, selected all of our materials, met with the cabinet company and the project was in full force around the Fourth of July weekend.  

Out with the old shower!  Which turned out to be a good decision!  There was a leak and it was terribly moldy underneath!  ICK!!!  

Teeny cabinets are gone!  Can you believe they were only 32 inches tall?  The floor was protected as we were keeping the existing tile.  

A new tub was installed along with the His and Hers vanities.  And a taller half wall was built between the shower and tub. 

Paint colors: Walls~ Sherwin Williams Patience 7555 (flat)

Cabinets and Trim: Benjamin Moore White Dove (enamel)

The cabinet company built the vanities and then the construction crew put up the crown molding and  trim before the marble was set.  I drew out the preliminary cabinet design and then some things changed during the process.  We wanted to have a sitdown makeup station but we also wanted the uppers on her side for extra storage.  Storage won out!  The upper cabinet design also changed from being open with mesh or chicken wire to mirrored with the custom mullions that you see in this photo.  That changed our look a little bit to more of a Glam Hollywood look.  

AFTER

 And Finally..... The finished room!!!  

The 3X6 Crema Marfil marble tiles were laid in a staggered brick pattern in the shower and around the tub.  We added trim around the tub for a more beefed up look.  

I love this beautiful glass shower enclosure.  The basketweave on the floor was added as an accent to the shower wall and surrounded with pencil trim.

I love this detail!  Very Spa-like!

On His vanity side we built the lights into the molding.  We added fluting to the sides of the main cabinet and bumped it out a bit for interest.  The great thing about these vanities are the soft glide drawers and cabinets.  When you close them they stop at the very end and softly close themselves! 

On Her side we placed the sconces directly on the mirror and bumped out the center of the vanity for more counter space.  The old chandelier was too small so we relocated it to another room.  This is the dining room chandy.  We put it here temporarily while we look for a really cool Drum shade chandy. 

Swoon!

Or maybe this one!

How soft and beautiful is this Crema Marfil Marble!  

I just want to hug it!  We kept the faucets as they worked with our design and we saved money there.

And added new hardware in brushed nickel.

We replaced the brass door hardware with  brushed nickel hardware.

How Glam is this shower door handle?  It's the little details that make you the happiest sometimes! 

Before and Afters

There it is!  Master Bath Remodel complete!  We are still working on the basement remodel so stay tuned!  

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves

XO Cindy

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