Our Favorite Bathroom Transformations
There's nothing like a good before and after, and these bathrooms take the cake. Each of these spaces started out dark and dated, and we turned them into spaces our clients are now proud to show off. As always, these bathrooms were just one piece of a full home transformation, proof that even the smallest room deserves the same attention as the rest of the house.
Full project tours are linked throughout, in case one of these stops you in your tracks.
Paradise Valley
In this project, we ended up with two powder baths so distinct in personality that we started calling them the his-and-her baths. One leans more feminine and the other more masculine.
Her bath was close to a blank slate when we started. We added a bold wallpaper (even on the ceiling) and a custom wood vanity with beautiful details. The details don’t stop there—take a look at the countertop slab and edge, the backsplash and floor tile laid in a beautiful pattern. The sconces are one of our favorite touches: they have a tassel detail that adds perfect amount of texture. Compare the before and after and it barely reads as the same house.
His bath started somewhere much rougher. The wood tone and stain, the heavy paneling, chandeliers that had nothing to do with the rest of the home. We had rip that all out. In this space, we went very bold: dark, dramatic paint drenching the whole room, floor to ceiling. A high-contrast stone slab does double duty as the vanity, with storage built in underneath to keep the statement piece clean. Oversized fluted sconces bring the light back in, and molding on the walls and ceiling gives the room the character it was missing.
I love the transformations of these equally moody, but very different bathrooms.
Hermosa Groves
This bathroom used to be an odd mash-up of southwest and coastal styles that never quite got along and as you can see in the photo, I was shocked. Our client came to us wanting something high-end, magazine-worthy, a space that finally felt like it belonged. The room itself was tiny, which honestly made this one more fun because we love when a small bathroom gets to pack a punch.
We started with the wallpaper, and it does all the heavy lifting. It's a mix of geometric pattern and floral, earthy but has a pink undertone. This was done intentionally because it’s the perfect nod to the color palette from the living room right next door. You can see exactly what we mean in the full project tour, linked below.
The vanity is small in square footage but not in detail: the slab runs straight up the wall with a soft curve on the sides, and the wall-mounted faucet makes the counter feel bigger than it is. We love how the mirror's scalloped edge echoes that same curve from the backsplash. We couldn't fit sconces on either side, so instead we hung one statement fixture above. Still flattering, and honestly perfect for a powder bath this size.
Fountain Hills
The single biggest change here wasn't cosmetic: we pulled the tub entirely, because our clients never used it. We always tell clients not to design around resale value; design for the life you're actually living in this house, not the next owner's. This decision opened up room for a makeup vanity for the wife, placed right in front of the window so she gets natural light every time she's getting ready.
From there, we let the details do the talking. A patterned marble tile floor runs straight into the shower, trimmed out in the same marble from the countertops. Fresh paint, custom cabinetry, and taller baseboards and window trim sharpened the bones. And the mirror swap might be the change you wouldn't notice unless we pointed it out: frameless mirrors can cheapen a space fast, so we went with two separate framed mirrors instead for that high-end feel.
It's wild how much lighter this room feels without a single new window.
At the same house, we turned a full bath into a powder bath that really wows. The before was a cramped space built around one of those awful angled showers that our clients barely used. Instead of keeping a shower nobody needed, we changed the function of the room entirely and decided to have some fun with it.
We drenched the room in Morning Fog by Sherwin Williams, beautiful on its own, and it shows off all the wall molding. Two sconces flank the mirror, hung from the ceiling instead of the wall, which gives it an unexpected touch. But the real statement is the marble vanity paired with our take on a checkered marble floor. The whole room oozes luxury, and it's become one of our clients' favorite spots for guests.
Westergard Home
I bought this tract home knowing I'd want to bring it to life myself, and this powder bath is the perfect before-and-after of exactly that. The before had every hallmark of a bathroom that feels cheap: builder-grade cabinets with no knobs, a frameless mirror, unflattering lights hung too high, and flooring that somehow looked dirty no matter how often it was cleaned.
I brought the space to life with a fun wallpaper, wainscoting, a patterned tile floor, and swapped in brass plumbing to make it feel luxe. I love sconces for how flattering they are, but this space called for something slimmer instead. Mixing metals is what really pulls it together, black finishes on the knobs and lighting, brass on the mirror and plumbing.
Curious where everything in this room came from? Read the full source list here.
If your home is ready for this kind of transformation, we'd love to hear from you. Inquire with us and let's start talking about what your space could become.
