We brought the hall closet storage space into the bathroom by removing the closet walls and closing off the closet door to the hall, thereby incorporating the additional square feet into the room.  The tub/shower was re-located along the far wall; to make this possible, the bottom half of the left side wall was increased in depth to house the plumbing, and the existing window was replaced with a waterproof glass block unit.  A clear glass semi-frameless shower door keeps the space open and brings the natural light into the room.

Our clients wanted to stay in the house they called home, but did not want to over-invest compared to other houses in the neighborhood.  Therefore we did not plan an addition when designing their kitchen and bath remodeling project, and instead kept within the existing footprint.  For their 45-square-foot bath, that meant some creative space planning was required to make the most of a very small space.

Floor space was limited in the room; just a few inches separated the front of the toilet and the tub, and a little over a foot divided the vanity and the tub.  The room was dubbed “the amazing multi-tasking bathroom” since you could be sitting on the toilet and washing your feet in the bathtub at the same time!  Other than more floor space, our clients wished for towel storage space (an existing small closet in the hall was not convenient), and more storage for personal grooming needs.  Flexible showering options were needed for height differences.  And they wanted the room, like the rest of the house, to reflect their personal appreciation of color.

 

To unify the vanity, storage cabinet, and tub/shower along the left wall, a granite ledge of varying depth runs along that wall and provides a shelf above the sink, a break in the tall cabinet to lighten its mass, and a cap for the plumbing half-wall. The vanity mirror was designed as an oversized circle to provide maximum reflectance and echo the curves of the circular vessel bowl sink, towel ring, and cabinet handles.  Cool blue and grey were added to the color palate to keep the perfect shade of pink from overpowering.  A continuous accent band of glass tiles in the three colors draws the eye around the room.

 

The main difficulty of this project was specifying and installing the elements of the left wall so they fit together perfectly like pieces of a puzzle within the very small space.  Many components of several different materials came together by way of careful attention to detail and meticulous craftsmanship.

Both a rain shower head and an adjustable handheld shower on a vertical bar give the requested flexibility.  The vanity was relocated to the former closet corner; a wall-mounted faucet saves counter depth, as does the wall-hung wood vanity top with open space underneath.  A shallow tall cabinet provides for linen and personal storage, and allows plenty of room in front of the toilet.  The wood tones of the cabinet and vanity top were kept natural for visual lightness.  A vent fan/light was added above the shower, and new pendant and ceiling fixtures were installed.

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