Finally, My Own Renovation!
Well, it’s finally happening! As I write this, my master bathroom is being demolished. After helping numerous clients create the bathrooms of their dreams, I decided to bite the bullet and renovate my own bathroom.
You could say I’m like the proverbial cobbler’s children who go shoeless because their father is so busy making shoes for other people he doesn’t have time to make shoes for his own kids. But in my case, it isn’t so much about not having enough time, but having too much product knowledge.
That may sound strange to you.. that knowing about so many products is a hindrance in designing a bathroom. But I’ve seen so many fixtures, materials, vanities, etc. that I love, it’s hard for me to decide. I’ve talked with other designers about this; just about every one of us has this “syndrome”.
(Don’t let this deter you from working with me. I’m great at guiding my CLIENTS into make decisions!)
The layout of my the bathroom was the easy part. The space is small, especially for a master bath. It’s 5′ x 7′ plus a 3′ x 3′ shower stall. I had two main objectives. One was to not move the plumbing; so the new sink, toilet, and shower will be in the same places as before. The second objective was to gain storage space. Other than a wall-mounted medicine cabinet, there was no storage space in the “before” version. So I’m taking out the bathtub (there’s a tub in the other bathroom) and having a 42″ wide vanity plus 7′ high linen cabinet installed.
The decisions that really held me back were the materials… counter top, floor tiles, shower tiles, and vanity finish. In my next post, I’ll describe how I arrived at my final decisions. And I’ll be including some photos as the project proceeds.
To be continued…





