For our master bathroom, we really had a blank slate.  The space used to be the kitchen of the upstairs apartment, so we knew we would have to remove all the elements and start from scratch.  Here’s a look from early on in the project.

This post outlines the options that we mulled over, but ultimately we chose this floorplan for the new bathroom.

So we ripped everything out and got started! The “water closet” and shower wall were framed, and electrical and plumbing was roughed in.

Next, the concrete board was laid for the tile, and the shower really started to take shape.  The vanity wall also got a little plaster fix.

On Sunday night, the waterproofing membrane was painted on.

And that’s where we are! It’s quite a change, right?!  We loved the plans, but it was so hard for us to envision what the bathroom would actually look like and what kind of space we would have.  But now we can really see it taking shape and we are in love!

We picked out 12″x24″ white Calacatta porcelain tile with gray veins for the floor of the bathroom.  My favorite part: they will be laid in a herringbone pattern!! I can’t wait to see how that turns out!

We are also going to do a smaller version of the same tile on the shower walls in a traditional alternating pattern.  We picked out this Allen + Roth mosaic tile for the floor of the shower. We will also run a smaller ribbon of that tile about three quarters of the way up the shower walls.

We are still deciding on paint colors.  We went with Benjamin Moore Palladian Blue in the master bedroom, so I’d like to stick to something in that family for the bathroom.  My top choices are Seafoam, Ocean Air, and Gossamer Blue.  I’m leaning towards Seafoam, but it’s yet to be determined.  (Opinions welcome!)

We are also having a custom double vanity built for the space, but more on that later.  The tile is going down this week, and we’ll be picking out lighting soon, so stay tuned for more updates!  :)