Master Bath Remodel in Lafayette Square

This master bathroom in a Lafayette Square Spanish Colonial home involved a full gut renovation — removing the original 1950s tile, rebuilding the shower walls with cement board and waterproof membrane, and installing large-format polished porcelain tile throughout the floor and shower enclosure. The homeowner wanted a spa-like result that worked with the age and character of the house rather than against it.

The floor tile is a large-format polished porcelain in a Calacatta-style pattern, laid in a continuous field across the bathroom and into the sauna threshold. Getting the grout joints to read as continuous across the transition required careful layout planning before the first tile was set. The shower walls use the same tile in a staggered horizontal format, with gold-finish trim at the niche and curb. The sauna surround used a separate cedar-compatible setting material at the perimeter to allow for the thermal expansion that happens in that space.