Room of the Day: Craftsman-Style Master Bath With a View
Master Bathroom at a Glance
Who lives here: A couple of empty nesters
Location: Monument, Colorado
Size: 156 square feet (14.5 square meters)
Designer: Tricia Turk, owner of and designer at Turk Interiors
Before: Nothing was working in this bathroom for these empty nesters. They disliked the room’s layout, materials and colors. Instead, they wanted a more Craftsman-style bathroom, a design style that they had slowly been incorporating into the rest of their home. This bathroom remodel was their first chance to completely redo a room in their desired style, so they asked for a master bathroom.
Who lives here: A couple of empty nesters
Location: Monument, Colorado
Size: 156 square feet (14.5 square meters)
Designer: Tricia Turk, owner of and designer at Turk Interiors
Before: Nothing was working in this bathroom for these empty nesters. They disliked the room’s layout, materials and colors. Instead, they wanted a more Craftsman-style bathroom, a design style that they had slowly been incorporating into the rest of their home. This bathroom remodel was their first chance to completely redo a room in their desired style, so they asked for a master bathroom.
After: The homeowners hired a contractor and a cabinet designer to start the remodel, and then designer Tricia Turk was hired to bring the entire look together. Turk worked with the existing team to finalize the layout, select finishing materials and manage the room’s overall aesthetic. “It was important for me to select the right materials that gave the room a sense of warmth and character,” Turk says.
The space: The room now appears larger, both in photos and in person, Turk says. A few strategies made this possible: added light, neutral colors on the walls and floor, vanity areas on two walls, and a focus placed on the corner windows.
Light fixtures: brushed nickel, Kichler Uptown, Home Lighting
The space: The room now appears larger, both in photos and in person, Turk says. A few strategies made this possible: added light, neutral colors on the walls and floor, vanity areas on two walls, and a focus placed on the corner windows.
Light fixtures: brushed nickel, Kichler Uptown, Home Lighting
The storage: Before Turk came on board, the cabinet designers planned to replace the double-sink vanity with a separate vanity on each wall. One sits next to the shower, shown here, and the other stands closer to the tub. Turk could not have agreed with that design decision more. In the end, this decision gave the couple more space, Turk says.
Cabinets: knotty alder, custom, Brooks Brothers Cabinetry
Browse Craftsman vanities
Cabinets: knotty alder, custom, Brooks Brothers Cabinetry
Browse Craftsman vanities
The splurges: Turk recommends splurging on a statement piece in any room you design. “In this case, the soapstone counters were what tied the entire room together,” Turk says. “Any other stone would not have given the dramatic effect that this has.”
Another splurge was the limestone flooring. The limestone is a quality material that has fossils embedded in it, Turk says, so it added to the organic and natural theme of the room. Both the soapstone and limestone balanced the natural wood cabinets and trim.
Plumbing fixtures: Cassidy Collection, Delta; floor tile: Seagrass, limestone, Crossville Studios
Another splurge was the limestone flooring. The limestone is a quality material that has fossils embedded in it, Turk says, so it added to the organic and natural theme of the room. Both the soapstone and limestone balanced the natural wood cabinets and trim.
Plumbing fixtures: Cassidy Collection, Delta; floor tile: Seagrass, limestone, Crossville Studios
The shower and tub: One request from the homeowners was to build a bigger shower that was closed-in and cozy. To avoid creating a dungeon of a shower, the design team added an exterior transom window. The closed shower keeps the homeowners warm on cold Colorado mornings while the window lets in natural light and maintains their privacy.
Instead of building a built-in tub, as the homeowners had before, Turk had a stand-alone bathtub installed. The built-in option would have been too bulky for this space, the designer says, but “the simple curve of the tub softens the space.”
The focal point: New windows trimmed in knotty alder highlight the view of the mountain range outside, and Turk wanted to draw attention to this little corner with something special.
Instead of building a built-in tub, as the homeowners had before, Turk had a stand-alone bathtub installed. The built-in option would have been too bulky for this space, the designer says, but “the simple curve of the tub softens the space.”
The focal point: New windows trimmed in knotty alder highlight the view of the mountain range outside, and Turk wanted to draw attention to this little corner with something special.