Today on the renovation blog series, we’ll talk about the master bathroom in this 1949 San Mateo ranch house. As with all posts in this series, I’ll walk you through the room while explaining the changes we made, and why.
The Challenge
The master bathroom was very cool, for circa 1962. Both the sink and the tub were turquoise blue porcelain. The back wall was lined with a full mirror, the counter was plastic laminate, and the entire area was illuminated with twin swaged glass lamps.
However, the room was small, and made to feel smaller by the glass and metal shower doors surrounding the tub. It’s not apparent in the photo, but the floor was a dark brown-toned linoleum tile, which didn’t help either.
Our Solution
We had to create a master bathroom that would compliment the grand style of the master bedroom and encourage people to look past its small size. We updated the bath by removing the glass shower doors and re-coating the blue porcelain with crisp, white porcelain. The linoleum floor was replaced with a stylish neutral porcelain tile.
The highest impact was created by replacing the turquoise vanity with a transitional ebony-stained vanity with a Carrera marble counter. The sleek stylishness of the vanity was complimented by replacing the mirror with a framed mirror, lighted by directional stainless halogen fixture.
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