Photographer: Janis Nicolay Photography
One Vancouver, Canada, family had a master bath both with a view and a nearby hot tub. For those cold winter nights, the family wanted the master to double as a spa-like place for the parents, as well as a wash-off destination for the whole family after running in from the hot tub outside.
Photographer: Janis Nicolay Photography
Before designer Banfield, principal designer at Vancouver-based Jamie Banfield Design, stepped in, the previous layout had the toilet front and center and the shower squashed into a corner. This new layout politely hides the toilet and instead focuses on the huge shower.
Photographer: Janis Nicolay Photography
Heated flooring was installed throughout, and large amounts of quartz and tile make this a completely waterproof and warm space.
Photographer: Janis Nicolay Photography
To take advantage of the view at night and to double as a night light, the design team created a niche and installed water–proof puck fixtures for accent lighting along the back wall in the shower and adjacent to the left of the vanity area.
Photographer: Janis Nicolay Photography
The vanity has easy push-to-open drawers, and the team milled down the fronts to reduce the weight. The wood top is reclaimed and was treated with a marine-grade sealer that will protect it from all water and staining issues.
Photographer: Janis Nicolay Photography
“Our favorite part of this project was using different materials in unexpected ways, such as the quartz on the front of the cabinets and a wood countertop versus the usual stone or quartz,” said Banfield.
Photographer: Janis Nicolay Photography
“We clad both the storage wall and the vanity walls with a tile that accents the quartz front and took the tile wall-to-wall and full height,” said Banfield. “This enabled us to create not only a watertight area but a space where the walls and ceiling feel more pushed out.”