Switching Sides
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To make a clean break with their dated master bathroom, these clients would first need to trade places with their teenage son. A floor plan flip—swapping the master suite with the son’s bedroom on the other side of the house—allowed the new design to take advantage of the structure below, pushing out with a dormer bathroom addition over the existing breakfast room.
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Awash in neutral tones, the master bathroom now features a generous two-person shower with twin mosaic-tiled water columns. Large-format gray ceramic tiles cover the heated floor throughout and are repeated in the backsplash and rear shower wall.
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Spacious his and her vanities—with ample cabinet storage, pullout hampers, and hidden electrical sockets—flank the centerpiece shower.
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A separate toilet room behind a frosted glass pocket door and a linen closet balance either side of the entrance to the relocated master bathroom. Super-slim vessel sinks (made of steel with white enamel glaze) sit atop gray quartz counters, and matching lift-up medicine cabinets provide even more personal storage above.
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A striking glass ceiling fixture, combined with recessed lighting and sconces, highlight the room’s sleek appeal. Matte metal finishes complete the master bathroom’s modern update.
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Custom etched-glass shower panels add privacy, while a chunky cube provides a stable bench.
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The relocation also made way for an abundant closet for mom, while another smaller dormer addition over the kitchen created a more sensible closet for the man of the house. Even the son scored, with an adjoining bath and walk-in closet in his new room.
Switching Sides
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Awarded the 2014 National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) Baltimore-Washington, DC Chapter Award: Honorary Mention.
Photography by Anice Hoachlander