Photo of a large traditional master bathroom in Las Vegas with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, a drop-in tub, an alcove shower, a two-piece toilet, beige tile, brown tile, ceramic tile, beige walls, travertine floors, an undermount sink, marble benchtops, brown floor and a hinged shower door.

A 300m2 vacant backyard to a pre-war home in inner city Brisbane presented a blank canvass for the Architect to design and build a new home. The backyard house was an opportunity to set a precedent for suburban infill development as an alternative to the prevailing trend of building apartments near railway and bus stations. From the quiet tree lined cul-de-sac the magnificent residence floats gracefully above the street, displaying its broad and unique 21 metre street frontage. The house is deliberately positioned 900mm from the rear boundary. The backyard becomes the front yard and a larger more useable space is thus created. The house is oriented toward this open green space and beyond to the street. The gesture activates the streetscape and the house creates privacy by sinking itself 1.5m below the street so that the ground floor internal spaces can open seamlessly to the outside. The brief was simple yet difficult to achieve given the limited site area and sloping topography – a four bedroom house for a growing family with good separation. A large central void provides ample light and breeze to the home and is used to provide visual and acoustic separation between rooms while still affording a sense of openness between levels. The large void and the use of a smaller void over the entry articulate the rectangular form. When viewed from the street the facade is characterised by three distinct forms and a large folding timber eave envelopes the smaller boxes and holds the form together in a single composition. Cameron Minns Photography

This is an example of a mid-sized transitional master bathroom in Albuquerque with a freestanding tub, a corner shower, mosaic tile, white walls, travertine floors, brown floor and a hinged shower door.

Photo of a mid-sized mediterranean 3/4 bathroom in Other with furniture-like cabinets, dark wood cabinets, a corner shower, beige walls, travertine floors, a drop-in sink, granite benchtops, brown floor, brown benchtops, a two-piece toilet, brown tile, stone tile and a hinged shower door.

Mid-sized traditional master bathroom in Phoenix with recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a freestanding tub, a corner shower, a one-piece toilet, brown tile, travertine, brown walls, travertine floors, an undermount sink, granite benchtops, brown floor and a hinged shower door.

John Selkey
Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional master bathroom in Milwaukee with recessed-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, an undermount tub, a shower/bathtub combo, a one-piece toilet, brown tile, beige walls, travertine floors, an undermount sink, granite benchtops, brown floor and a shower curtain.

Photo of a mid-sized traditional 3/4 bathroom in Atlanta with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, beige walls, travertine floors, an integrated sink, engineered quartz benchtops, brown floor and beige benchtops.

Mid-sized traditional master bathroom in Orlando with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, beige walls, travertine floors, an undermount sink, granite benchtops and brown floor.

Mid-sized traditional master bathroom in San Francisco with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, an alcove shower, beige tile, stone tile, beige walls, travertine floors, a drop-in sink, brown floor and a hinged shower door.

This is an example of a small traditional powder room in Houston with raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a one-piece toilet, brown walls, travertine floors, a vessel sink, granite benchtops and brown floor.

Paula Watts Photographer
Photo of a country bathroom in Other with raised-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, a drop-in tub, a shower/bathtub combo, a one-piece toilet, beige tile, stone tile, beige walls, travertine floors, a drop-in sink, granite benchtops, brown floor and a sliding shower screen.

Inspiration for a large contemporary master bathroom in Minneapolis with shaker cabinets, light wood cabinets, a freestanding tub, an alcove shower, multi-coloured tile, mosaic tile, beige walls, travertine floors, an undermount sink, a hinged shower door and brown floor.

Inspiration for a large traditional master bathroom in Phoenix with raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a freestanding tub, a corner shower, brown tile, travertine, brown walls, travertine floors, granite benchtops, brown floor and a hinged shower door.

This is an example of a large contemporary master bathroom in San Diego with a freestanding tub, beige walls, travertine floors, brown floor, recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a corner shower, beige tile, marble, an undermount sink, quartzite benchtops and a hinged shower door.

This Custom Designed and Built Home has a very Unique Powder Room, with a Floating Counter Top covered in Travertine Stone, a Travertine Stone Wall with a Glass Tile Detail.

This guest bathroom remodel in Scripps Ranch is simple yet contemporary. This bathroom has a lot of earth tones and a stunning walk-in shower with multi-colored mosaic tiles. The star in this bathroom is the vessel sink. It's elegant and stunning!

Photo of a mid-sized traditional master bathroom in Atlanta with shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, beige walls, travertine floors, an undermount sink, granite benchtops, brown floor and grey benchtops.

Joe DeMaio Photography
This is an example of a large traditional master bathroom in Other with an alcove shower, orange walls, beige tile, travertine floors, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, a drop-in tub, stone tile, an undermount sink, granite benchtops, brown floor, an open shower, orange benchtops, a shower seat, a double vanity, a built-in vanity and decorative wall panelling.

Inspiration for a modern 3/4 bathroom in Marseille with a freestanding tub, brown tile, travertine, brown walls, travertine floors, a vessel sink, brown floor, an open shower and a single vanity.