Beautiful. I want that tub so much and that shower stall looks amazing with the teak flooring.

holy sh*t! fantastic! (I would have taken it in a very different direction though)

Oh my goodness! The after is just lovely!!! What a gorgeous tub :D

wonder what will be growing under the teak flooring if not cleaned often?

Very nice. What was the total cost?

Wow. Picking my jaw up off of the floor.

Wonderful remodel. My first thought was I hope they have an army of maids to keep that clear glass shower clean. Our water is so hard it etches shower dividers/doors like that and always looks dirty.

eh, I kind of liked the before better. My eyes would die of boredom looking at that much white. There isn't even a curtain now, so people can watch you doing your business. If you're going to actually bathe in that tub, it would be nice to have a place for candles and a glass of wine.

Beautiful!

i mean, seriously, how can anyone like 'before' better??
really nice job...too modern for my taste but still very beautiful and classy!

Ooohh....emmmmm....geeee!!

Yes, I liked the before, too!

The before was terrible - the remodel is incredible! Gorgeous!

Two things that happen with every makeover. Someone liked it better before and someone else would have done it differently. Celebrate diversity...

BTW, magnificent bath space...

wow; that is a beautiful new bathroom!!!! great job. the only thing i'd have to add would be some kind of window covering for privacy, otherwise i could only use that room in pitch-darkness (and it's just too pretty to do that).

I love seeing a space that is so different from what I would have done but done so well it almost makes me change my style. BEAUTIFUL!

125 sq ft is not a small bathroom, so there couldn't have been too much challenge to incorporate a tub and a shower. It's much improved, albeit a tad generic in my eyes.

I like it, but also wonder about winter when the leaves are down showing my bits to the world? I love the tub - and I also hated the before, a lot.

Damn. That is fantastic. So clean & bright!

Soooo gorgeous. The only thing I'd change is I'd love to see that old wood window frame left in.

love.

I'm mixed. I love the after tub, the clean walls int the reveal, and the large grey tiles -- but I wish they would have kept the gorgeous window trimmings from the before, and put up some kind of shade for privacy. The glass shower, floating vanity, and unframed mirrors seem stark and like they will come off as dated in a few years.

125 sq ft is a small bathroom? my entire apartment is 500sq ft.

in any case, i really like the remodel, although i dunno about wood floor in a shower.

Before picture = total '90s manufactured blah...the remodel is so gorgeous, and I would totally bathe here sans curtains!

Best before & after- ever!

Mark my words: in another few years that bathtub (beautiful though it might be) will be replaced by something that is easier to get in and out of

I would bathe here sans curtains, too. Why would you be worried about the bushes seeing you naked?

@subject957
I'm sure it will look better once they put their things in the bathroom, assuming they don't go with white towels and accessories. XD

I kind of like the form of the previous tub, since it seems convenient to have so much surface area built in. But the new one is pretty excellent.

Making spaces that aren't actually that small look good using what definitely appears to be a large budget isn't particularly impressive, since that is what she is paid to do. But it's pretty nice, I guess.

this cannot be the same place!
i want to move in!

I am strangely drawn to the before picture. It's probably the rich color. I have a tiny bathroon with no tub, and I gazed with envy and longing at both bathtubs. The after bathtub is really beautiful but I agree with the writer who said it looked hard to get in and out of.

Wow! Looking at this bathroom, aside from "wow", all I can think is, "That tub cost between $3,00 and $5,000!" Ack.

I would be thrilled to enjoy this bathroom on a day-to-day. Sure, it might be dated as the years go by. But nothing anymore offensive than the 1986 pink tiled bathroom I currently use.

To all who like the before better than the after. The 80's called. They want their tub back.

White is not a boring and blah as you might think. If anything it's bright and lifts your spirits. At least it does for me. Love the re-do.

I can't condone painting the window trim. Other than that, each individual piece looks better than what was replaced, but the total effect is to suck all the warmth out of the room.

Not saying the before was better, as it clearly wasn't. Just saying - Color, please come back...I miss you.

wow.

I came here to say what lepidoptery said. I'm sure once it's been lived in for a while it will lose it's sterile look and be more inviting. I do love it.

Oh man that bath looks so wonderful. It makes me long for a bathtub that is deep enough that my boobs don't have to be chilly while the rest of me is submerged. Haha

I need that shower.

Replacing the sink and cabinet with something simple and preferably industrial or rustic would have done the trick for me. The tub is not bad at all, and the dark grey tiles and wooden window trim are nice. The after is nice but this was a lot of wasted money and resources in my opinion, a little bit of open minded creativity would have turned this into a very nice bathroom with personality at almost no cost.

Simply gorgeous! I don't think that the homeowners said anything about budget constraints, so why not go all out to make a beautiful space? This is featured on a design blog, after all! Besides, construction and other trades can use all the work they can get right now.

I love that tub so much! And the shower looks great too. I did love the blue, though...

Dream tub! I've been lusting over that tub for a while now, you lucky ducks, I hope you take excessive amounts of bubble baths!

Beautiful new bath! I'd be delirious(sp?) to have the old one!

Total tub lust but... where does one place one's wine glass and candles??? Please tell me there are heated towel racks and radiant floor heat. A simple white orchid would be divine.

It's nice, and certainly far better than the original. But I agree with some previous commenters that it lacks warmth. I also shudder to think how echoey it would be - all those hard surfaces. Not very relaxing.

My other thought about the freestanding tub is that they are a total pain to clean behind. And yeah, I need a place to put wine, candles etc., not to mention, you know, SOAP.

Also, it's not really clear why the sink had to be moved. That's a LOT of money for not much payoff...

God, the after is just so cold, hard, and forbidding! All that great color and the plants gone--now it looks like a totally generic hotel bathroom.

@ginna_d
re: moving the sink, I find it surprisingly hard to figure out the layout, but I think originally there was only one sink, and the door is next to it. I assume they wanted two sinks, which naturally takes up more room, and since they can't move the door, they put the toilet where the sink was, and the sinks on the other side where there's more wall available.

@STH
Well... the plants (and the towels, even) could come back. I wonder if that's what that lower area on the sink cabinet is for (since it's not accessible from the shower, it must be for storage or display?)

@mosaicwench - We have hard water in our area, too. And we have a ton of glass and white tile in our bathroom. Vinegar is your best friend in a hard water area. It really, really works to keep the limescale to a minimum and weekly cleaning with cleanser does the rest of the work.

Once you figure out how to care for something, it's not any harder than in a soft water area.

I like the new bath, but always wonder what happened to the old. Hope they were able to recycle the tub -- it looks like it would be a great, comfortable soak like the ones my parents have in their home.

What a glorious, minimalist bathroom!

Honestly...I think the old bathroom is a little bit more cozy even though i I do not like the colour. The new bathroom is a very modern place. I like to keep things simple but it seems to sterile to actually relax.

Why has no one mentioned the vanity??!! Or at least, I ASSUME that is what the low portion of the countertop is supposed to be. What's the point of a vanity area if you can't pull a chair up to it and sit down? There's no place for your knees. And if that's NOT supposed to be a vanity then WTH it its purpose? I've seen this before in a bathroom - no real functionality as a vanity because of the lower cabinet, but no clear "other" purpose either.

Luscious! Clean, airy and light. Love it.

i wish remodeling costs--at least a ballpark figure--were included with these makeovers.

I liked the before. The after, though nice, is a little boring. Do like the shower though.

Both before and after are gorgeous (I'd be thrilled to have EITHER at my house), but I'm afraid I'm with those that miss the tub edges for keeping bathtime indulgences on hand.

Also, I like dark, rich colors more in the bathroom. If I'm spending any real time in there, it's to relax and feel really decadent.

Both the before and after are nice bathrooms. My preference...the before. The modern one just dosen't feel as warm and inviting.