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Fresh Shower Remodel Idea: Tub in Shower

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Looking to get the most of your shower remodel? Take a look at this year’s hottest trend: the freestanding tub in the shower. It actually saves room and maintenance time and money. Here’s why:

Shower Remodel Creates a Wet Room

So tubs and showers both require water. And the people that use them tend to get this water everywhere. Water is necessary in the bathroom. That means controlling water is necessary too.

By placing your freestanding tub in an enclosed shower, you create a “wet” room. Behind the glass, water can flow freely. Whether its in the tub or shower. When you step out of the tub, you are still in a “wet” area. When you turn off the shower, you are still in the “wet” area.

You don’t leave the “wet” area until you are ready to be dry. These wet areas are not only practical, they give the space a real spa-like feel.

This Aliso Viejo shower remodel created a luxurious wet area that keeps the water contained. Dual shower areas and a freestanding tub accommodate a variety of bathing preferences. From rain shower to a good long soak, the owner’s can indulge without creating a flood. They can even give the kids the splashiest of baths without water worries. Nice.

Simplified Design Saves

A shower remodel that puts the tub in the shower can actually simplify the design. You may even find that you save money. A dedicated wet area creates more of a blank slate. Get more flexibility in placing fixtures. Flexibility usually makes plumbing easier and less costly. You may find that a shower door isn’t necessary. Simplified glass design reduces glass costs.

When you create dry areas in the wet area, you get everything you need at your fingertips. Now that is a simplified design for simplified use. This towel bar is installed inside the wet area. It’s location will keep towels dry, keep them easily accessible and free up wall space in the dry area.

Maximize Dry Areas

By utilizing the “wet area” concept in this bathroom remodel, it was easier to maximize the use of the remaining dry area. Double sinks were easier to install. Instead of one large double sink vanity, the His and Her concept is pulled off with two single sinks on opposite walls.

Two people can easily use the sinks at the same time without creating a traffic jam. This bathroom remodel created a space that is beautiful and performs beautifully as well. Isn’t that what you want in a bathroom?

Inspired Shower Remodels

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Whether you want a tub in the shower area, a traditional shower/tub combo, or soaking tubs and steam showers, start with Inspired Remodels. We design and build. You work with one firm from start to finish and have a dedicated point of contact.

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Bathroom Designers Tips for Inviting Guest Bath

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Lucky you! This is the year friends and family will be descending on your home for the holidays. Lucky guest because you’ve taken the time to look over these bathroom designers tips for creating an inviting guest bath. They may be so comfortable they don’t want to leave. Lucky you!

Convenient and Accessible

Make convenient and accessible your mantra in the guest bath. Repeat it when looking at everything from flooring to decor. You want the room easy to clean and you want guests to find what they need without poking about.

This cabinet is a perfect example of convenient and accessible. Just tell guests everything they need from extra towels to an outlet for the air dryer can be found in this one location. You could even store towels in the upper cabinet and set toiletries on the countertop if you want. Easy for guests to find what they need. The smooth lines don’t collect dust so it is convenient for you to keep clean. This piece can be dusted in no more than a minute.

In the bath and shower area, niches do the same job. This niche is deep enough to accommodate most personal care items without being so deep that water collects and mold grows. Notice that it is also at a reasonable height. Guests come in all sizes. If you have a niche in the shower area, make sure all guests can reach it. Once again, easy to keep clean and convenient for guests. Get the idea?

Guests Need Storage Too

Guests come complete with their own personal items as well. Many guests travel with a bag filled with skin care and make-up products. Of course they will have their toothbrush and hairbrush (assuming your guests have teeth and hair). The simple addition of this small table between two cabinets gives guests a place to place their personal care bag and still keep it at their fingertips. If you don’t want to provide a small table, look at the space you do have and make the most of it.

This small freestanding cabinet not only provides a place to hang the toilet paper, it has a drawer and cabinet. You could designate either area as guest storage. That way guest’s grooming items stay out of view when the room doubles as a powder room for daytime guests. Savvy bathroom designers know that guest baths often pull double duty. First as a wash-up room for daytime guests and second as a full bathroom for overnight guests. Furniture such as this piece do double duty with ease.

Bathroom Designers Understand Luxury and Practicality

Good bathroom designers understand the need to balance practical use of the space with the luxury homeowner’s want. That applies in the guest bath, the powder room, and especially in the master bath. No matter what type of bathroom remodel you need, turn to Inspired Remodels for the perfect fusion of beauty and usability. From kitchens to bathrooms to entire house remodels, Inspired Remodels makes your interior dreams come true. Call (949) 716-1938 to schedule a no obligation appointment.

Shower remodel adds two niches to wall opposite shower head

Bathroom Contractor Talks Tile

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Bathrooms get wet. It’s their job. Every bathroom contractor knows that wet areas are no place for fiber surface floors. That’s why carpet isn’t used in bathrooms. Fibers plus water equals mold. That’s an equation for disaster. But tile plus water equals easy care. They are a match made in heaven. Tile provides a hard surface that doesn’t hold water. Mold dies a dry death without water. And when it comes to tile, you have so many options: natural stone, ceramic and porcelain are the most popular for the bathroom.

Carrara and Calcatta Tile

Italian Carrara marble has been revered for centuries. Michelangelo’s Pietà is carved from Carrara marble. Carrara and Calcatta tiles are natural stone options that are perfect for serene bathroom style.

Both are white with veins of black, gray, and gold. And, both of these materials are quarried in Italy. But, there are differences. The veins on Cararra are blurred and the white is not pure white. It’s still quite lovely, but it is less costly than Calcatta. When you compare Carrara and Calcatta the difference is obvious. Calcatta is very white and the vein lines are crisp and clear. It is a more costly marble.

Granite Tile

Like Carrara or Calcatta marble, granite is a hard-working, hard surface for the bathroom. It stands up to heat, humidity, and splashes of water. Granite is perfect for countertops, showers, shower benches, or floors. Did you know that granite is a great conductor of heat? Granite tiles installed over a heating mat make for toasty toesies on cool mornings.

Don’t think you need granite on every inch of the floor to enjoy the natural look of this stone. Here, granite accents make all the difference in this floor design.

And speaking of accents, notice how this granite tub surround plays well with the white of the soaking tub and the gray of the walls. Very soothing!

Porcelain Tile

When it comes to versatility, porcelain tile is the winner. Ceramic and porcelain are both made from clay and then fired. Porcelain clay is more refined and purer than plain ceramic clay. It’s also fired at a higher temperature. The result is tile with a low moisture absorption rate. It resists stains and water. The sky is the limit when it comes to sizes, shapes, colors, and styles. Just take a look at this bathroom.

Porcelain tile is used throughout. But, while the tiles are all in the same color palette, they are very different. Notice the different shapes. The hexagons on the floor contrast with the rectangles on the wall. This breaks up the space and successfully pairs large and small sized shapes for maximum eye appeal. Porcelain can even resemble wood.

This tile has all the warmth of the look of wood with all the durability of porcelain tile.

The Right Floor from the Right Bathroom Contractor

Get the right floor for your bathroom. Work with the right bathroom contractor. Inspired Remodels is the Orange County bathroom contractor that understand bathrooms are hard-working rooms. Jason and Joe Mueller design and then build functional and fabulous bathrooms using a variety of materials.

Dreams become reality when Inspired Remodels is on the job. Find out what tile works best with your sense of style and budget. Call (949) 716-1938 today. Need inspiration? Check out our bathroom remodel portfolio.