Clean lines in this traditional Mt. Pleasant bath remodel.
Small traditional powder room in DC Metro with a wall-mount sink, a two-piece toilet, black and white tile, gray tile, white walls, marble floors and marble.

A growing family and the need for more space brought the homeowners of this Arlington home to Feinmann Design|Build. As was common with Victorian homes, a shared bathroom was located centrally on the second floor. Professionals with a young and growing family, our clients had reached a point where they recognized the need for a Master Bathroom for themselves and a more practical family bath for the children. The design challenge for our team was how to find a way to create both a Master Bath and a Family Bath out of the existing Family Bath, Master Bath and adjacent closet. The solution had to consider how to shrink the Family Bath as small as possible, to allow for more room in the master bath, without compromising functionality. Furthermore, the team needed to create a space that had the sensibility and sophistication to match the contemporary Master Suite with the limited space remaining. Working with the homes original floor plans from 1886, our skilled design team reconfigured the space to achieve the desired solution. The Master Bath design included cabinetry and arched doorways that create the sense of separate and distinct rooms for the toilet, shower and sink area, while maintaining openness to create the feeling of a larger space. The sink cabinetry was designed as a free-standing furniture piece which also enhances the sense of openness and larger scale. In the new Family Bath, painted walls and woodwork keep the space bright while the Anne Sacks marble mosaic tile pattern referenced throughout creates a continuity of color, form, and scale. Design elements such as the vanity and the mirrors give a more contemporary twist to the period style of these elements of the otherwise small basic box-shaped room thus contributing to the visual interest of the space. Photos by John Horner

Traditional bathroom in London.

Inspiration for a traditional powder room in London.

Inspiration for a traditional bathroom in Sussex.

Chris Snook
Design ideas for a small traditional master bathroom in London.

Photo of a mid-sized traditional master bathroom in Los Angeles with furniture-like cabinets, white cabinets, a claw-foot tub, grey walls, mosaic tile floors, an undermount sink, marble benchtops and multi-coloured floor.

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional bathroom in Other with marble floors.

Traditional bathroom in San Francisco with a claw-foot tub and white walls.

Lincoln Barbour Photography
Inspiration for a small traditional powder room in Portland with a console sink, marble benchtops, a one-piece toilet, white tile, black walls and mosaic tile floors.

Laura Moss
This is an example of a large traditional master bathroom in New York with a freestanding tub, brown walls, open cabinets, white cabinets, white tile, marble floors and white floor.

Cream walls, trim and ceiling are featured alongside white subway tile with cream tile accents. A Venetian mirror hangs above a white porcelain pedestal sink and alongside a complementary toilet. A brushed nickel faucet and accessories contrast with the Calcutta gold floor tile, tub deck and shower shelves. A leaded glass window, vintage milk glass ceiling light and frosted glass and brushed nickel wall light continue the crisp, clean feeling of this bright bathroom. The vintage 1920s flavor of this room reflects the original look of its elegant, sophisticated home.

Download our free ebook, Creating the Ideal Kitchen. DOWNLOAD NOW This master bath remodel is the cat's meow for more than one reason! The materials in the room are soothing and give a nice vintage vibe in keeping with the rest of the home. We completed a kitchen remodel for this client a few years’ ago and were delighted when she contacted us for help with her master bath! The bathroom was fine but was lacking in interesting design elements, and the shower was very small. We started by eliminating the shower curb which allowed us to enlarge the footprint of the shower all the way to the edge of the bathtub, creating a modified wet room. The shower is pitched toward a linear drain so the water stays in the shower. A glass divider allows for the light from the window to expand into the room, while a freestanding tub adds a spa like feel. The radiator was removed and both heated flooring and a towel warmer were added to provide heat. Since the unit is on the top floor in a multi-unit building it shares some of the heat from the floors below, so this was a great solution for the space. The custom vanity includes a spot for storing styling tools and a new built in linen cabinet provides plenty of the storage. The doors at the top of the linen cabinet open to stow away towels and other personal care products, and are lighted to ensure everything is easy to find. The doors below are false doors that disguise a hidden storage area. The hidden storage area features a custom litterbox pull out for the homeowner’s cat! Her kitty enters through the cutout, and the pull out drawer allows for easy clean ups. The materials in the room – white and gray marble, charcoal blue cabinetry and gold accents – have a vintage vibe in keeping with the rest of the home. Polished nickel fixtures and hardware add sparkle, while colorful artwork adds some life to the space.

The compact bathroom has all the modern amenities. The black and white patterned tile floor, curvaceous freestanding soaker tub, and oak vanity and mirror with Carara marble top all hark back to the Victorian era when the home was originally built.

Photo of a traditional bathroom in Other.

Photography by Meredith Heuer
Photo of a mid-sized traditional master bathroom in New York with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a claw-foot tub, multi-coloured tile, ceramic tile, white walls, marble floors, a trough sink, white floor, a shower/bathtub combo and a shower curtain.

Photo: Rikki Snyder © 2014 Houzz
Inspiration for a traditional bathroom in New York with a claw-foot tub, a shower/bathtub combo, a two-piece toilet, white walls and painted wood floors.

Inspiration for a traditional bathroom in Perth with a claw-foot tub, white tile, black walls, concrete floors, a vessel sink, dark wood cabinets, a shower/bathtub combo, multi-coloured floor and open cabinets.

Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional bathroom in London with wood benchtops, a freestanding tub and medium hardwood floors.