Deb wanted to update the shower in the master bath for her husband. She wanted to expand the shower size, get some lighting in the actual shower area, find ways to help her husband stay steady on his feet in there and still be able to move around. Jeff was able to add to Deb’s ideas and come up with a functional area that they both loved.
Exterior of Shower:
BEFORE AFTER
Shower Entrance:
BEFORE-1 BEFORE-2
As you can see there is no lighting in the shower, and obviously there were some mold issues. Also with how shallow of a shower this was a lot of water hit this door and there was some major leaking through the shower pan which caused a lot of water damage to the sub flooring underneath the shower.
Inside Shower:
BEFORE AFTER
Here we have torn down the wall between the closet and shower and have begun removing the existing tiles and drywall from the shower area.
As you can see we have removed all tile, interior and exterior drywall, as well as the shower pan, We have studs in place for the new wall, plumbing has been moved to that wall, and the frame for the threshold is built.
In this photo you can better see the plumbing that Jeff moved, and the valve is in place for the new shower fixture.
With plumbing run and drain in place we were ready to pour and grade the shower pan.
Once the shower pan was dry we installed the M-bloc, taped and mudded the joints. “…and there was light.” Finally we could see! Jeff installed the lighting in the shower, and put it on it’s own switch.
More of the joints and you can see where the new shower fixtures will go. We decided to do two inset shelves. We were able to maximize shelving, and not take away from the shower space.
I was given the task of tiling the floor. The pebble stones were fun to work with. Gave the shower an outdoorsy feel, and the pebbles actually feel really great on the feet as well. Then of course they were easy and quick to lay so I can’t complain. We then worked our way up the wall. We had wanted a way to tie the floor into the whole shower. So we decided to do a strip of the pebbles bordered by strips of a sage green tile.
We liked the look of wrapping the accent around the shelves as well. Which brought some life and shape to the shower.
We decided to do the same tile that we framed the pebbles to border along the ceiling and floor to finish it off.
Here is a better view of the green tile and how the two earth tones compliment one another.
The new shower fixtures were installed, and the tile and pebbles grouted. I love the nature vibe of this shower.
We were able to clean and reuse the original shower door. In this photo you can see the thin border of the green tile along the bottom of the shower wall.
Aerial view of the shower floor.
Deb had expressed some concern about her husbands steadiness in the shower, and had toyed with the idea of a bench in the shower. Jeff thought it would be cool to go with the rustic/outdoorsy theme and do a cedar bench that could be mounted in the corner to preserve the useable space in the shower.
As you can see the bench turned out beautifully and really sets the tone in there.
Again, here is the finished exterior of the shower. We textured the walls. Deb painted them a beautiful green that went well with the shower tile and bathroom theme.(As you may have noticed Deb hadn’t had the chance to finish replacing the wall paper along the top of the wall but plans to very soon) Jeff was then able to install the new baseboards. What a wonderful transformation inside and out for this master shower.
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