When the owners bought this home around 7 years ago, there was white carpet throughout the upstairs, including in the bathroom. This footprint was the same, but there was no bathtub, just a big open space the previous owners had a large antique armoire. The owners ripped up the carpet, put some decent porcelain tiles down, swapped out the vanity, updated the lighting, and added a tub. It was fine, and they got lots of compliments on it. However, it had its issues.
The previous owners took a middle bedroom to make this large bathroom and a larger closet for the primary. When doing that, they never put heat in this bathroom. So, it was always cold in the winter. The contractors that installed our porcelain floors also didn't reinforce the floor or make sure it was level, so when we walked, eventually the floor tiles started cracking. It was due for an update. I figured, rip up the floors and add heated floors, put new tiles down, call it a day. Then my designer brain kicked in. Next thing I know, the only two things that remained were the vanity and that bathtub. Everything else — brand new.
The jumping off point was the green tile from TileBar.
I know, a bathroom with green tile in 2024? Groundbreaking. But it's stunning paired against the Kohler fixtures and these amazing Kelly Wearstler light fixtures from Visual Comfort.
For the floor, I knew I wanted checkerboard. Ever since I saw Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent do a marble checkerboard on Rock The Block, I wanted it. I needed it. Because it was such a large space, I thought smaller format would actually work better here. I decided not to do baseboards and just have the tile meet and the floor. Kudos to the amazing contractor and his tile installer who always told me the easier way to install the tiles. Then I ignored them.
Walls: Sherwin Williams White Duck in Flat
Trim & Doors: Benjamin Moore Black in High Gloss
