Master Bath--From Seriously Dated to Seriously WOW!
The owners of this high-rise St. Paul condo were the first tenants in the building back in 1983. Needless to say, it was time for a complete update. The owner's bath and kitchen needed a complete overhaul. The kitchen was on the small side and with today's “open concept” it needed to grow a bit. The bathroom was already on the large side, so we decided to give up 4’ to the kitchen. It turned out to be a gorgeous light and airy space. They can soak in the new freestanding tub and look out on to the Mississippi River from the 24th floor.
CLIENT NEEDS:
Freestanding air tub by the windows to see the view
Bigger steam shower that would not feel like they were in a dark cave
Top of the line plumbing fixtures
Heated towel bar
A space that would feel like a spa
Heated floor
AESTHETICS
We visually opened up space by using a lighter color and the use of shower glass
Installed New Ravenna Fleur de Lys mosaic in polished Bardiglio, Calcutta Gold, and brass sets this bathroom floor apart
High-end polished nickel Rohl fixtures
Matching brass hardware
Hand-painted wall motifs to mimic the floor tile
Cut marble base, cap, and wainscot
Matching Cambria counter, bench, wall cap, and threshold
CRAFTSMANSHIP/INNOVATIVE METHODS AND USES
Custom faux painting on the walls and vanity
Custom mirror in between two recessed medicine cabinets to make it look like one large mirror
Expertly laid mosaic stone tile floor over heating cables
Floating Cambria bench over a liner drain
In-ceiling hidden speakers - You truly can not see them, only hear them
Alexa in-ceiling voice control for music or lighting to set the right mood or just to listen to the news in the morning
Custom shower glass with vent for the steam shower
PROJECT CHALLENGES
We had to go into the lower unit so we could move drain lines and add new supply lines
We had to sonar the floor first and then X-ray it to see where the post-tension cables ran in the 8” concrete floor so we could core drill for the new plumbing locations
We had to grind the floor smooth for the new intricate tile floor
Moved all the HVAC, sprinklers, and electricity in the ceiling because the original bath had a dropped acoustical tile ceiling
This building did not have a service elevator so everything had to come up and down a standard-sized common elevator. All the demo was taken down bucket by bucket to a dumpster on the street
