Gurnee Illinois Primary Bathroom

A comprehensive renovation of a 20-year-old primary bath that will carry this husband and wife into their empty-nest years and beyond.

Gurnee, Illinois

Project Scope

Bathroom

Asian inspired wet room — Through some clever space planning, I doubled the shower area. Instead of shower doors that swing into the room, I opted for two partial glass shower walls bracketing a sizable opening into the wet room.

Shower with handheld and standard shower heads. Floor has horizontal drain. — Through some clever space planning, I doubled the shower area. Instead of shower doors that swing into the room, I opted for two partial glass shower walls bracketing a sizable opening into the wet room.

Working wonders within an existing space

Without increasing the space by a single square foot, I transformed this dated room into the primary bath my clients craved, while adding elements that they hadn’t imagined.

I increased storage, visually opened up the space, improved function and updated everything, from the cabinets, countertops and tiles to the hardware, faucets and tub.

Noteworthy results:

Transformed the cluttered, walled-off space into a primary bath that looks and feels wide open and spacious
Replaced the single sink vanity with a double sink vanity, increasing the vanity height to a more comfortable level and doubling the storage
Increased the height and depth of the makeup vanity, adding more storage
Updated the color scheme to a fresh grey, white and green palette
Selected deep-green cabinets and clean-lined chrome hardware
Selected a new soaker tub that is deep enough to enjoy relaxing in water over the shoulders
Replaced the existing knee wall next to the makeup area with a vertical pull-out drawer that has plug-ins for hair appliances