Project Description
Priorities
• Execute a “marble box” bathroom concept with custom details and features
• Include a large shower, private room for the toilet, double-sink vanity, and make-up area
• Create a walk-through closet with functional storage
Solutions
When the time came for the second phase of this whole-house remodel,
DeRhodes Construction, led by Eddie DeRhodes, returned to tackle the
second floor. Among the family’s requests was a walk-through closet with
plenty of storage and an upgraded master bathroom. With just 110 square
feet of space to construct a fully equipped bathroom, the design/build
team had their work cut out for them. The result? A luxurious collection
of spaces for bathing, grooming, and dressing.
DeRhodes
Construction described the remodel as complex; requiring precise
planning and framing, and called the design concept a “marble box.” The
characteristic feature of the new space is honed Carrera marble
throughout with floor-to-ceiling 9-inch-by-18-inch tiles and marble
countertops. On the floor, Tribeca classic basket weave marble tile
warms with radiant heat.
The vanity wall blends several unique
touches. Inset hand-painted cabinetry offers storage below a marble
countertop that sports double sinks, and two mirrors with incandescent
sconce lighting frame a metal awning window. The team mitered, beveled,
and fabricated marble to create the impression of large columns and
beams accenting the wall.
Along the hallway leading to the
bathroom, custom linen press cabinets on one side face louvered doors
that open into the walk-in closet on the other side. Another private
room houses the space-saving, tank-in-wall toilet. There you can also
find controls for the heated floors and towel bar.
Attention to
detail and skilled craftsmanship distinguish this project. The marble
dressing table counter slices through the shower glass to become a shelf
sitting atop a tapered stainless steel leg. The shower shelf has a
built-in scalloped soap dish and grooved drains along the elliptical
edge. It’s one of many clever details that impressed the judges.
Judges’ Comments
The judges called the remodel well designed with “carefully considered
details.” They found plenty to like about the project, such as the
transitional dressing area, the window set between the mirrors, and the
way the shelf smoothly continues through the shower glass.
Products
Bathroom plumbing fittings: Dornbracht
Bathroom plumbing fixtures: Lulu Sinks
Bathroom cabinets: custom
Flooring: Walker-Zanger, marble
Hardware: custom iron
Fan/light: Fantech
Interior doors: custom planked wood
Lighting fixtures: Lightolier
Paints/stains: Sherwin-Williams
Windows: custom metal awning windows