08/18/2026
This bathroom had a drop in tub nobody used and a shower that did not match the size of the room. We find that all the time in primary baths. Big footprint, big tub, and a shower sized like an afterthought.
So we swapped them.
The tub took up the best wall in the room. It came out and a full shower went in that footprint. Walls are Maximo Vita Bella Blue 24x48 polished porcelain from Floor & Decor, floor is the matte hexagon mosaic from the same line. Glass panels on a half wall, matte black fixtures, square rain head with a handheld on a riser, and one large niche trimmed in black.
Once the new shower was in, the old one had no job left, so we tore it out. A floor to ceiling storage tower went in that space, ordered to match the existing cabinetry.
If you are wondering why we did not open the space up completely, here is the answer. This bathroom is on the second floor directly above the fireplace, and the flue runs inside the wall with the towel hangers. That wall stays.
At the vanity, the soffit and the side walls came out. That alcove was closing the vanity in and holding all the light in one recessed box overhead. With it gone, the run reads full width and we set sconces between the mirrors. We added recessed cans through the room too, so the space is lit evenly instead of lit in one spot.
The vanity, counters, and mirrors were already there and had been done recently. No reason to touch them. That is why the storage tower was ordered to match instead of replacing a vanity that was working fine.
We also added a ventilation fan over the toilet. Not a glamorous line item, but a bathroom with a new shower and no proper exhaust is a bathroom with a moisture problem coming.
Keep what works, fix what does not. Every project is different, and we are set up to handle whatever the house gives us.
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