Colorful Bathroom Renovation

Since buying their home from the original owners of this mid-century modern gem, the homeowner is slowly chipping away at modernizing the home and bringing it into the new millennium. Other than dealing with a lot of infrastructure (HVAC, drainage, electrical), the first major interiors renovation to tackle was one of the bathrooms.

The home has two bathrooms. One is an en-suite bathroom that is part of the primary bedroom. This bathroom will be part of a much larger renovation project in the future. The other bathroom is a centrally located bathroom that will be used by their young son as well as guests.

As a very active and vibrant family, they wanted a space that would be colorful and fun for their son and guests alike.

New Floor Plan

The original floor plan was sufficient but, we felt we could improve on the layout by creating a more open space. The original plan had a wall, that was 3/4 of the room height, at the foot of the tub. This created a visual barrier that made the room seem smaller.

The original toilet was wall-mounted and so the wall behind the toilet was bumped out to accommodate plumbing behind the wall.

And, finally, there was a small window to the left of the toilet. But, this was not a useful window as it opened onto what was now an enclosed porch that had become a room that is now internal to the home. So, it was a no-brainer to eliminate that window.

By removing this 3/4 wall, the additional toilet area bump-out, and the window, we were able to reconfigure the overall bathroom for a more spacious plan.

With a down-to-the-studs demo, we could also add in radiant floor heat which was an exciting, modern addition.

Oh, and I should also mention that the original bathroom was very dated style-wise. It was actually pretty cool but, it was very worn and tired!

Demo

First things first—DEMO! The whole room was gutted. And in order to meet the new layout requirements, we had to move plumbing and add electrical.

Removing old and adding in new plumbing and electrical.

Design Features

Once the demo was done, we began to build in the new bathroom by first roughing in new plumbing and electrical. And then, slowly we added in all the selected design features and bathroom furniture. Here is a 2D view of the items that were selected.