This bath is not only Ali’s bath, but also the main bath of the house. We wanted it to be fun but not kiddie, and still go with the rest of the house’s feel and color scheme.
While researching tiles, we fell in love with the penny round tiles from Ann Sacks. The ocean blue that I mentioned here came in as our fav, and when we paired it with a round Duravit vessel sink, we echoed some fun shapes. We took it (along with the rest of the house) down to studs and put in new plumbing, tile, flooring etc. We purchased all of our plumbing and fixtures from Mountainland Design, working with Stephanie, who was great.
top left: One of the only rooms in the house that wasn’t torn out. Hmmm. They really should have. So we did.
top right: We thought about keeping the tub, but it was only about 13″ in height, and after trying to soak in our lame short tub at our rental house, I said no way.
bottom left: We needed the Tub for Two. So, we chose the same tub as our old house, just a 5′ version.
bottom right: Close-up of Ann Sacks tile, in process of grouting.
The final result is shown above. We had walnut floating cabinets built to match the rest of the cabinets in the kitchen and the other bathrooms. Keeping consistency. The floor is stained concrete and runs throughout the top floor of the house, minus the bedrooms.
top left: Duravit vessel sink on walnut floating shelf.
top right: we created a shelf in the tiled wall to keep shampoo and soap off the sides of the tub. Who needs a tiny soap dish anyway when there are so many yummy products out there. Yes, she’ll be a bathing diva for sure.
bottom left: Jeff wanted to make the tub accessible for two people to share (not sure who Ali is going to be sharing with!!) so he installed the tub filler on the opposite wall. He thought it would look interesting. Although I was skeptical at first, he’s won me over.
bottom right: the vintage mirror was Jeff’s grandmother’s and one of the only things he got when she and his grandfather passed away. We treasure it and love it in the bath to loosen the “midcentury” feel.
Our hardware is Hansgrohe in a brushed nickel. We had the chrome Grohe in our LA house, and it was quick to show water deposits and we were constantly shining. This is much easier to maintain and not as typical.
Filed under: bathroom, mid century, remodel, walnut | Tagged: bathroom, remodel
I found your blog through grassroots modern’s website. we are remodeling our house in San Francisco so reading about your remodel is perfect timing. Nice bathroom. We are thinking about doing concrete in two of the bathrooms. Is it easy to maintain?
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OOOOHHHHH, I am so salivating over your bathroom…it’s amazing! You guys have done such a wonderful job! I love coming to your blog…you give me so much inspiration for my little house …you guys have amazing taste!!! I want those tiles in one of my two bathrooms we need to remodel! Just had to comment….love it, love it, LOVE IT!!!!
Hey Maryann, yes we LOVE the concrete: easy to clean and any mishaps are easy to hide. We did a total concrete bathroom in our last house, shower walls, floor and the tub return. It was great too, but it wasn’t polished concrete. This is a little easier prettier, but both are easy to maintain. Just remember, all concrete cracks but that is character and flavor!
Thanks for the feedback. Look forward to seeing pics of your master bathroom. Where did you buy the handles/pulls for your bathroom cabinet?
Love the new bathroom.. We’re seriously thinking about putting in a cobalt blue penny round backsplash in our kitchen. It looks like you aren’t really using any border tiles? I like the look of that but people keep telling me I need to have some sort of border where the tile ends on either side. Any recommendations? Most of the backsplash will be butted up against countertops, windows, and cabinets, but the sides will be open in a few places.
Hey Jeremy, thanks for the kind words. We did use a white 1/4″ finish trim where the tile meets the wall. But where the tiles butt the tub, we just finished it with the grout and it looks nice. But, I would recommend that anywhere it is a hard edge you may want to use trim.