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Bathroom of the Week: Colonial-Style Home Gains Spacious En Suite

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When this Wisconsin couple settled into their 1960s Colonial-style home tucked into a quiet wooded neighborhood, they knew the existing 70-square-foot second-floor primary bathroom wasn’t going to meet their long-term needs. To achieve the spa-like en suite they envisioned, they turned to Cor Improvements and design director Jim Pitzen, who reimagined the layout by converting a bedroom into a spacious 170-square-foot bath.

The transformation includes two vanities, a freestanding claw-foot tub, a walk-in shower and a water closet — all in a welcoming blue-and-white palette with classic details that honor the home’s roots. The update also added a walk-in closet and an adjacent laundry room, creating a highly functional layout tailored for comfort and ease.



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Bathroom of the Week: New En Suite in a Converted Attic

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When this Canadian family started to outgrow its home, the last thing it wanted to do was leave behind its beloved neighborhood in Victoria, British Columbia. “This is a fantastic neighborhood that’s walkable to shops, restaurants and the beach,” Robbyn McDonald of MAC Reno Design Build says. “We finished the attic to create space for a primary suite and living room. They’d never had an en suite bathroom before, so they were really excited.” The new, light-filled bathroom is a fresh take on midcentury modern style.

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Bathroom at a Glance
Who lives here: A young family
Location: Victoria, British Columbia
Size: 118 square feet (11 square meters)
Designer-builder: MAC Reno Design Build

The new bathroom includes a double vanity, a generous shower stall, a freestanding bathtub and a private toilet alcove behind the plumbing wall in the shower. The shower has a long bench with a handheld shower wand above it. The shower stall is curbless, so the floor slopes imperceptibly to direct water to a linear drain next to the bench.

To increase the attic space, the firm removed the home’s existing hipped pyramid roof. It framed the walls a few feet higher, then added a new cross-gable roof.

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“The jumping-off point for the room was the clients’ wooden towel stand,” McDonald says. “We echoed it in the vertical-grain walnut floating double vanity.” The vanity sets a midcentury-modern-inspired tone, emphasized by brushed gold fixtures.

Simple mirrors with rounded edges maintain the clean look. The room has a lot of straight lines, so the subtle curves of the mirror frames add softness.

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The vanity has three large drawers in the center for efficient storage. There’s motion-activated lighting under the vanity. This makes navigating to the toilet alcove easy at night without turning on a bright light.

The countertop is a porcelain slab that looks like marble. The designers used the same porcelain on the shower bench. The bench is heated and serves as a toasty seat in the shower.

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The flooring is also porcelain, composed of large-format tiles. The open door offers a glimpse into the primary bedroom. Heated floors keep the bathroom nice and warm.

The shower has a partial enclosure, which keeps the water inside. Tight insulation and energy-efficient glass on the windows and skylight help prevent drafts.

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One of the challenges in an attic renovation is addressing lower ceilings. Placing the tub beneath the sloped ceiling and adding the skylight was a good layout strategy here. It’s easy to get in and out of the tub without hitting the ceiling.

“The vaulted ceiling added height and visual interest, creating a cozy and inviting tub area,” McDonald says. “Positioning the skylight above the tub brought natural light throughout the room, reducing reliance on artificial lighting.”

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Midcentury modern style also inspired the sumptuous green tiles in the shower. Their vertical composition nods to the era. The tiles are glossy, with 3D beveled edges — a fresh update on the style. Tiles from the era would have been flat, while these have a lot of dimensionality.

Shower tile: Flauti in Sage Gloss, Ceramic Tileworks

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The tucked-away toilet area behind the shower wall has privacy and light from a window. The green tiles and brushed gold accessories keep the space cohesive with the rest of the bathroom.

“High-quality materials and precise construction techniques ensured the bathroom met industry best practices for sustainability, water conservation and performance,” McDonald says. These include:

Updated plumbing and mechanical systemsWater-conserving shower fixtures Low-E energy-efficient windows that create a tight envelopeHeated flooring that provides even, energy-efficient heatLED lightingPlenty of natural light to reduce use of artificial lighting

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Bathroom of the Week: Spa-Like Suite With an Indoor-Outdoor Tub

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“After” photographs by Bernardo Grijalva

Bathroom at a Glance

Who lives here: A couple with two grown children and four grandchildren
Location: Los Gatos, California
Size: About 193 square feet (18 square meters)
Designer: Nicole Burton of Design Matters
Contractor: Burton Design & Construction

The house is on a hillside not far from downtown Los Gatos, and the new primary bathroom, pictured here, opens to a small deck and the backyard.

Prior to this primary suite remodel, Design Matters had worked with the clients on several other renovation projects, including their kitchen and a downstairs bath. For this bathroom, the overarching aesthetic aim was to create a light, warm and spa-like design that matched the clients’ style and harmonized with the rest of the home, Burton says. From a functional point of view, they wanted a spacious area with abundant natural light, storage and privacy. And a large tub for soaking and reading was a must.

One of the owners is an avid gardener, and her greenhouse is visible on the uphill slope. Her desire for the suite to capture an indoor-outdoor feel led to the most dramatic element of the bathroom’s new design: a corner made of two large retractable glass doors.

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