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Fig. 05 · Primary shower

Quiet,on purpose.

An 1890s Queen Anne, a modern shower, and a palette of olive tile and reeded glass that lets them get along.

Neighborhood
Woodbridge
House built
1894
Duration
8 weeks
Completed
2024
Walk-in shower with vertical olive green tile, reeded glass partition and a dark hexagon floor

The story

  • 01Shower enlargement
  • 02Reeded glass partition
  • 03Window waterproofing
  • 04Mosaic floor

In a house with this much ornament, the shower needed to be the calm room. Vertical stacked tile draws the eye up to the original window.

Reeded glass gives privacy without blocking the light, and a hex mosaic floor nods to the house’s original vestibule.

Restored quarter-sawn oak built-in cabinetry with aged brass latches
A craftsman setting handmade green glazed tile by hand

Materials

Tile
Olive glazed, vertical stack
Floor
Charcoal hex mosaic
Glass
Reeded, clear

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