2008 April 20

Part One… Introduction to the project.

Bathrooms normally are tight spaces that have to perform a lot of functions. Good maintenance and most bath spaces work good for years. However, some baths, like this one, are already in good working order. The room looks good and really don’t need anything except a little makeover. The process starts with visiting with the owners and creating a list of what they would like changed in the space. Usually this consists of color and material changes.

This bath has a lot of nice tile work. The floors, three walls, the fully enclosed shower, and a bulkhead are completely covered with tile. We all agreed that it was OK not to tear it all out, if I could figure out a way to tone it down. The existing vanity was the old standard of 30″ high and needed to be raised to a more comfortable 36″ high. Storage in the large mirrored medicine cabinet needed upgrading along with improving the drawer configuration of the vanity. More traditional wood work was also on the list of must haves.

The next step is for me to take the owners concerns and draw some proposed concept sketches.