skip to main content
Photos
Photos
Advice
Stories From Houzz
Houzz Discussions
Houzz Research
Sign In
Houzz Logo Print
Explore Discussions
Before & After
kauferdesigns

70's style bath transformed into a Coastal Modern Retreat!

Kelli Kaufer Designs
10 years ago
Soft blues tiles with wall lights and double head shower, concrete floors that give a earthy feel to the space. A custom concrete trough sink, wood walls and to top it off a built in espresso maker. One of my favorite remodels.
Featured Answer
  • PRO
    Dytecture
    10 years ago
    Great material and shower design.

    Comments (48)

    • PRO
      Kelli Kaufer Designs
      Original Author
      10 years ago
      Thank you Dytecture! It was a fun one to design.
    • PRO
      Michael Lee, Inc
      10 years ago
      Great Shower! Nice change
      Kelli Kaufer Designs thanked Michael Lee, Inc
    • dclostboy
      10 years ago
      Great overall design...just a bit thrown off by the color of the glass tiles.
    • L A
      10 years ago
      How big is that shower?
    • PRO
      Meg Blu Home
      10 years ago
      I find the espresso maker odd from a practical standpoint. Where is the coffee stored? Milk? Sugar? And is the toilet in a separate area? It's kind if gross to think about eating/drinking in the same area one uses the bathroom.
    • PRO
      Kelli Kaufer Designs
      Original Author
      10 years ago
      Shower is around 6' x 4'.
    • PRO
      Kelli Kaufer Designs
      Original Author
      10 years ago
      Megcblu - Being a designer you need to put aside your own likes or dislikes and cater to the client. They wanted a espresso maker in the bath so an espresso maker it is! I think you would be surprised to know how many people have a coffee or espresso maker in their large master bath 'suite' this is not the first for me.
      It is more common than you think.
    • User
      10 years ago
      Nice job!
      Kelli Kaufer Designs thanked User
    • PRO
      Meg Blu Home
      10 years ago
      Kelli- I get that and I understand not all design clients give the designer carte blanche to make all the decisions. I just find the placement directly across from the toilet very off putting. I would just make the disclaimer that this was the prerogative of the client and not my choice as designer lest people think you had suggested it. I have seen a lot of master suites where an espresso machine, small refrigerator etc. are placed in a vestibule outside the bathroom or sitting area off the master bath to feel like a luxe resort but I don't think the layout of that bathroom lends itself to the espresso machine for the practical things I mentioned above. Where do you store the things usually needed for the machine (cups, coffee, milk etc)? If the client had insisted that the espresso machine be incorporated I would have pushed very hard for the shower to me made smaller and the toilet enclosed with its own door. Its so close to the sinks and shower I feel like hair, toothpaste etc. could travel onto the machine (which I imagine cost about $2000- not a cheap toy).
    • Driver Howard
      10 years ago
      If I had that much space, I'd choose a giant tub over giant shower. But it does look beautiful!
    • PRO
      Picture it Sold!
      10 years ago
      Would that floor tile happen to be a tile by Crossville called Tuscan Clay Rosso? I love that tile and am about to use 1300 sf of it. It is now discontinued, I bought mine a year ago.
    • kazul1
      10 years ago
      That is lovely! And the old bath? omg the mirror? I wouldn't want to see myself in the tub. no no no lol
      Kelli Kaufer Designs thanked kazul1
    • littlemissk
      10 years ago
      Love the coffee maker.
      Kelli Kaufer Designs thanked littlemissk
    • Roshan D'Silva
      10 years ago
      Kelli - I can see in the original image that they had a bathtub and a shower cubicle - a sort of raised area. What happened to that area?
    • Julie Smith
      10 years ago
      Is there a light fixture in the shower? Interesting. I suspect the glass is somewhat tinted and that's what's making the shower tile appear an odd color. I think it's beautiful though!
    • Forrest Farrah
      10 years ago
      megcblu I agree with you. I mean if this was my job and the client requested and is paying well....then hey no problem. But I'm thinking along the same lines as you. This is not for me. I mean why not just stick a mini fridge behind the toilet while we're at it. But if the client requested a mini fridge behind the toilet...I would smile and say, "Sure, that will cost you extra but no problem." :)
    • lori
      10 years ago
      This is fantastic! Love the espresso machine and tv!!!! Love!
      Kelli Kaufer Designs thanked lori
    • itsjustme2
      10 years ago
      I don't drink coffee, but if I did...I wouldn't drink coffee that was made four feet away from a toilet. That's just gross.
    • Judy Kelly
      10 years ago
      I have seen master bathsvwith coffee areas that were seperated from the toilet. This one is just to close to the toilet to be tasteful.
    • Judy Kelly
      10 years ago
      But, great job on everything else. Love the shower and the sinks.
    • Leanne Backstrom
      10 years ago
      I love it I want a big open shower space without glass though I hate cleaning the stuff!
    • PRO
      Renaissance Home Staging
      10 years ago
      I'm not a big fan of expresso machines in a Master Bath..or a TV.
    • littlemissk
      10 years ago
      I have a separate room for the toilet and it's a nice distance from everything. The idea of a station somewhere for hot water to make tea or coffee appeals to me since I like to sip as I'm getting ready in the morning. I have to go to the kitchen and then bring it back. Not a big deal since I do it now, but if I ever get the opportunity!
    • Uwe Preul
      10 years ago
      last modified: 10 years ago
      A Coffeemaker in the bathroom for me is a sign of a stressfull life. I spent much more time on the breakfast table as in the bathroom. The size of the shower is lovely. Apart from the TV and the CM I like the style. Looks verry european.
    • PRO
      Dufour Design LLC
      10 years ago
      All that and you reused the old toilet in the same place? What did you do with the rest of the Bathroom space? the old shower space looks like you made that into a new storage area and obviously you traded off about 2-3 feet to another space moving the beautiful new shower inwards...curious as to why instead of giving the WC a more intimate setting? I don't understand the logic of a shower that appears to be 8 foot by 3.5 foot.
    • PRO
      Stamps Design Services
      10 years ago
      It is lovely, but why not enclosed the toilet? It looks like the old shower was next to it, so there was room for it. That would have made better sense than having a coffee machine a few feet from it...ewwww!
    • Lee Taylor
      10 years ago
      Coffee in the bath, NOW! LOVE!!!!
      Kelli Kaufer Designs thanked Lee Taylor
    • Lynda Delaney
      10 years ago
      Don't you have health regulations in regards to toilets being away from food items?? That is a bit disturbing.
    • thefailes
      10 years ago
      last modified: 10 years ago
      I'm with others... the coffee machine is a bit "gimmicky" for me and totally impractical ie cleaning, fresh milk, limited bench space (with the trough-like basin?). If it was my client I would gently advise against it along with the TV which can only be viewed from the WC which is just weird. But then again, some clients just want what they want. Also curious as to why the same WC? Also there is a disparity between the fittings ie modern taps and traditional towel rails. Overall, it doesn't work for me and will date very quickly.
    • Ranya Tawfik
      10 years ago
      What is this material you are using for the sink?
    • Christy Tay
      10 years ago
      I remember watching this bathroom makeover on tv...
    • Jane Burgett
      10 years ago
      LOVE most of it, can't handle the toilet right out there in the open and so close to the coffee maker, yuck.
    • sluggodog
      10 years ago
      Love the shower and the glass tiles... The only thing I'm not a fan of is the double sink and minimal counter space..
    • Ania
      10 years ago
      Esperesso machine in the bathroom?
    • PRO
      Kelli Kaufer Designs
      Original Author
      10 years ago
      What you don't see in this photo, we were able to add a second bath behind the new shower location. The second door went into the hallway which we closed off, it is now a full kids bath. I would say it was a great use of a extremely large master bath, meeting the needs of the entire family.
    • PRO
      Kelli Kaufer Designs
      Original Author
      10 years ago
      Carol Embry, the flooring is 18" x 18" concrete tiles.
    • ambersarris
      10 years ago
      Beautiful room. The colours are so calming. How does the grasscloth wallpaper hold up in a bathroom? I live in a very humid area, and obviously there is moisture from the shower, but would love to use it in my remodel.
      Kelli Kaufer Designs thanked ambersarris
    • Mary Ann Peterman
      10 years ago
      Love the cool glass tiles and the earthy grass cloth. Very coastal colors..would be as refreshing as a dip in the sea to shower there. Moving into a home with a lot of white tile. Was thinking to wallpaper with grass cloth but now will for sure.
      Kelli Kaufer Designs thanked Mary Ann Peterman
    • PRO
      Nancy Young Designs
      10 years ago
      I love the new look of the bathroom but I definitely try to give my clients a private toilet room if they're going to the trouble of remodeling. Sometimes not possible but that is usually my first idea. That way the coffee machine would be more desirable for those that don't like it all in one room. Otherwise, a relaxing new room!!
    • whitedaisy77
      10 years ago
      just plain disgusting having food in the bathroom. gross
    • PRO
      WW Design Studio
      10 years ago
      Looks great! I'm okay with the expresso machine but would rather have it in the kitchen.
    • Karin S.
      10 years ago
      Love Love Love the Espresso maker!!!!!
      Kelli Kaufer Designs thanked Karin S.
    • PRO
      Ford Metro Inc
      10 years ago
      Leanne Backstrom, just a FYI if you use shower guard glass type it really cuts down cleaning times, and build up from hard water deposits and "shower stuff" it is a permanent treatment to the glass...just a thought if you ever want to do something like this...
      Kelli Kaufer Designs thanked Ford Metro Inc
    • PRO
      Kelli Kaufer Designs
      Original Author
      10 years ago
      Ranya Tawfik, the sink is concrete.
    • brugnut
      10 years ago
      Miele coffee
    • oeohfppe
      10 years ago
      last modified: 10 years ago
      aerosol effect - every time you flush contaminated water droplets are dispensed into the air and send germs ALL over your bathroom. I won't even store my toothbrush in the bathroom. Studies have been done. You can look them up. ick. ick. ick. on serving food or beverages in the toilet. ew.

      Otherwise - VERY nice update!
    • PRO
      Success Floors LLC.
      8 years ago

      Very nicely done! Looks completely different.

    Sponsored

    Reload the page to not see this specific ad anymore

    More Discussions
    Belgian style renovation of small building to office/ studio
    0
    Interior Material Clash?
    0
    Interior Design Classes April to June 2024
    0
    House re-design
    0
    Further Education & Training Centre Open Day: Interior Design Classes
    0
    Ireland
    Tailor my experience with cookies

    Houzz uses cookies and similar technologies to personalise my experience, serve me relevant content, and improve Houzz products and services. By clicking ‘Accept’ I agree to this, as further described in the Houzz Cookie Policy. I can reject non-essential cookies by clicking ‘Manage Preferences’.