A Dated Bathroom - Gutted, Rebuilt, and Done Right

What Started as a Repair

A leaking pipe inside the wall was the trigger. Once the wall was open, the decision was simple: don't patch it, rebuild it properly. The bathroom got gutted to studs — new plumbing, new everything — and rebuilt from scratch with every detail accounted for.

The Features That Made It

The floor was already up, so in-floor radiant heat was an easy addition. In an older, under-insulated house, the bathroom is now the warmest room in it — consistent, comfortable, and noticeable every morning stepping off cold hardwood floors. The fixtures went gold throughout, sourced and matched through vendor relationships so everything actually coordinates. A tile niche went into the shower wall — white and gold tile, flush and clean, with storage where it's needed instead of products crowding the ledge. The vanity and toilet both went to comfort height. The cast iron tub, original to the house, stayed — it was worth keeping.

Nothing Left Unfinished

Every upgrade here is something that gets recommended on client projects — in-floor heat when the floor is already up, comfort-height fixtures as the modern standard, coordinated finishes that hold together across the whole room. This bathroom is what it looks like when all of those recommendations land in the same space with nothing skipped and no compromises made.