The Mathis Family Bathroom Transformation

The starting point

The Mathis family did not come to us for a bathroom at first. They came for a floor remodel and a couple of closet conversions. That first project is the one that mattered most, because it is the reason there was a second. They lived with our work, liked how we ran the job, and decided the people who handled their floors should handle something more personal: a complete update of their bathrooms, with the master reimagined entirely.

What they wanted

The goal for the master was a spa-like feel — calm, open, and genuinely usable for the long term. That last part shaped the whole design. The husband uses a wheelchair, and the bathroom needed to work for him without looking like a clinical accessible bathroom. Accessibility and a high-end spa aesthetic are often treated as a trade-off. Here they were the same goal.

The scope

We rebuilt the master around a half-standing tub and a curbless shower, so there is no threshold to cross and the space reads as one continuous, open floor. Cabinetry was designed to be ADA-compliant and comfortable to use seated, without announcing itself. We finished the floors in large-format slab tile and the walls in large marble tile, which keeps grout lines minimal and the whole room feeling continuous and serene. The toilet room was extended to give it proper space, and the layout was adjusted with some plumbing rerouting to make the new configuration work cleanly.

The outcome

The result is a master bath that feels like a retreat and functions for everyone who uses it — including, fully and comfortably, the husband from his wheelchair. The family was completely happy, which for a returning client is the only review that counts. The space was elevated, the accessibility was built in rather than added on, and the people who started with us on a floor now think of us as their builder.