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3. Rather than a sliding or swinging
door on a stall shower, become
familiar with decorative ceiling-
mounted shower curtain systems
that allow the shower area to be
open to the room when not in use.
4. When considering a bathroom that
needs more space, measure all of
the rooms adjacent to it, and iden-
tify any framing or construction
constraints. If the bathroom opens
into a bedroom, measure the fur-
niture and bed in that room and
make sure you and the client
clearly agree on what is required
furniture in the bedroom and,
therefore, what foor space might
be repurposed for the bathroom.
5. Use angles to help you solve dif-
fcult spaces.
6. Suggest optional solutions to
the prospective client so that
you can assist them in evaluat-
ing functional and investment
diferences.
VISUAL SPACE
MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
1. Do not overlook the value of in-
creasing the visual sense of space.
The way your room looks or feels
can add dramatically to the sense
of space.
2. Using the same material through-
out the entire bathroom but
changing the size or confgura-
tion can add interest, yet keep the
sense of space open.
3. An of-the-foor vanity always in-
creases the visual size of the space.
4. Use clear glass shower enclosures.
5. Specify wall-hung toilets.
6. Specify undermount bathtubs to
decrease visual activity.
Ellen Cheever, CMKBD,
ASID, CAPS, is a
well-known author,
designer, speaker and
marketing specialist.
A member of the NKBA Hall of Fame,
Cheever gained prominence in the
industry early on as the author of two
design education textbooks. She man-
ages an award-winning design frm,
Ellen Cheever & Associates, and has
been part of the management team of
several major cabinet companies.
CASE STUDY #4
Here's our last hall bathroom – locked in between two bedrooms, the
entry hall and the exterior wall with a window at the front of the house.
What a dismal space!
That extra 12" allowed a custom shower and soaking bathtub to be
included on one wall, with an angled vanity on the second. This plan
incorporates many of the points I have already addressed.
Images courtesy of Ellen Cheever, CMKBD, ASID,
CAPS, Ellen Cheever & Associates, Wilmington,
DE, www.ellencheever.com, and Pietro
Giorgi, Sr., CMKBD, Giorgi Kitchens & Designs,
Wilmington, DE, www.giorgikitchens.com.
Photography: Guy Cali Associates Photography,
www.guycali.com