Gig Harbor, WA
A luxurious master bath that showcases what's possible when exceptional tile work meets thoughtful design. Marble tile flows throughout the space — from the floor through the walk-in shower with its linear drain and rain head, to the walls surrounding a freestanding soaker tub. The floating walnut double vanity features wall-mounted faucets plumbed through a full-length mirror, and a frameless glass shower enclosure keeps the space feeling open and airy.
The real challenge with this bathroom was fitting everything the clients wanted into a space that didn't have a lot of square footage to spare. They had their hearts set on both a freestanding soaker tub and a separate walk-in shower, so the layout became a game of Tetris — finding the one arrangement where every element could coexist without the room feeling cramped. The breakthrough came from the existing windows. The clients didn't want to change them out, and we realized that by positioning the tub and shower side by side, the pillar between the two windows created a natural dividing point and the perfect place to mount the frameless glass shower wall.
The wall-mounted faucets on the vanity deserve a closer look, because they were one of the more demanding details in the project. The plumbing behind the wall had to line up precisely with holes drilled through the full-length mirror — there's no room for error when you're boring through glass. Getting the alignment right took careful coordination between our plumber and the mirror installer, but the result is clean and striking.
That kind of intentional detail is what keeps this bathroom from feeling small. The floating vanity opens up visible floor space, the frameless glass disappears rather than dividing the room, the full-length mirror doubles the sense of depth, and the wall-mounted faucets eliminate bulky hardware on the countertop. Every design choice was made to lighten the space visually, so the clients got the five-star spa bathroom they wanted — with a separate tub, a proper walk-in shower, and a double vanity — without any of it feeling crowded or cluttered.
