Seattle, WA
An unfinished attic space transformed into a luxurious master suite. The centerpiece is a walk-in shower with sage green subway tile walls and a marble mosaic floor, complemented by brushed brass hardware throughout. We built a custom floating vanity, installed heated marble tile floors, and added a skylight that floods the space with natural light. Every detail was carefully considered to create a true spa-like retreat.
This project was part of a complete master suite remodel that included the bedroom and a walk-in closet, but the bathroom was the star of the show — and the biggest challenge. The attic space was completely unfinished when we started: no plumbing, no electrical, just raw framing and potential.
Running new plumbing and electrical to an attic isn't straightforward, but we found an elegant solution. By routing supply lines, drains, and wiring through an existing chimney chase, we were able to tie into the main lines and breaker panel in the basement without disrupting the finished living spaces below. It's the kind of behind-the-scenes problem-solving that makes or breaks an attic conversion.
The other constant challenge with attic remodels is headroom. Sloped ceilings limit where you can place fixtures, and getting a functional layout that doesn't feel cramped takes creative planning. The skylight was the key that unlocked this design — it gave us the ceiling height we needed right where it mattered most, and floods the shower and vanity area with natural light that makes the space feel open and airy.
The vanity presented its own design puzzle. We didn't want to shrink or eliminate the window above it — natural light is too precious in an attic bathroom to give any of it up. But keeping the full-size window meant the vanity had to straddle it, which left almost no wall space for a mirror. Our solution was a standoff-mounted mirror that floats in front of the window itself, staying perfectly centered on the vanity while still letting light pass around the edges. It's the kind of small design hurdle that comes up constantly in remodeling, and finding a creative workaround instead of a compromise is what keeps the finished result feeling polished.
