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When some floor tiles outside our shower came loose, we knew we had a leaking problem in our master bathroom . We had to do something! Living in the Pacific Northwest, it gets quite cold in the winter months and our master bathroom was always the coldest room in our house. I longed for heated tile floors , so we decided to take this shower leak as an opportunity to re-do our master bath so it worked for us. Here's what our master bathroom looked like before we started: Vanity area before: We put tons of thought into our new bathroom design - I was thinking "glammy spa". We ensured we had every decision made on all fixtures, tile, etc. prior to demo. We had everything we would need for the new bathroom in-hand prior to the job starting to avoid any unnecessary delays in our project. We planned it to every last detail. How does that old saying go? "We make plans, and God laughs." Yeah, that applies here... in spades! The first contractor we hired said the full m...

Design May 31, 2017   Share To create a winning master bath with limited square footage , assess the space, identify the client’s functional, aesthetic and stylistic preferences, and focus on incorporating unique and spectacular design details . authors Ellen Cheever   All too often, designers across the country tell me that, when offered a master bathroom project , the clients’ dream of an adult oasis is limited by the existing bathroom space and their unrealistic budget. While this may be the reality we all face with our “post Great Recession” clientele, let me suggest you not spend your energy complaining…but be energized by the challenge presented to you. Several strategies can help you create an exciting solution for a master bath space that must be completed within the confines of the available square footage . And, while they may not all fit within the client’s budget, these strategies will at least help you justify a recommendation to increase the initial budget! While the...

11/30/2014 I am not sure where to begin here..... I called up the store back in the summer of 2013, when I thought I was ready to go with a bathroom remodel as I had a contractor lined up. I spoke to M. Moore, a lady who has been in this industry for a long time so I would assume she knows what she is doing. After a conversation on the phone and several rapid return calls (this changed...  read on) I setup a loose time to meet with her on a Saturday. I got to the showroom 20 minutes late and she informed me she had to leave in 25 minutes for a previous engagement. It is what it is. I brought in design plans from the contractor and another bath showroom to help give her an idea of what I wanted. I was very specific about a few things: (1) I love a contemporary look and wanted all of the fixtures to have the same style and preferably squared shape . (2) Even though the shower was on an outside wall I wanted full coverage of water covering the 4'x4' shower floor and 18 inch be...