12 April 2014 QR ForResidentialPros.com
100-year-old
mosaic foor
drives the update
and expansion
of this tiny D.C.
bathroom
D
esign inspiration can
c o m e f r o m m a n y
sources, including a
100-year-old tile floor.
When Landis Architects
Builders in Washington, D.C.,
began this bathroom renovation
project, it was clear to Doug Pettit,
project designer, that the mosaic
floor in the 35-sq.-ft. bathroom
must remain intact, and the own-
ers agreed. Furthermore, the strip
of rust-colored tiles that zigs and
zags its way around the mosaic
pattern served as inspiration for
a 45-sq.-ft. section of the shower
wall, which was the most costly
element of the project.
The remodeled bathroom is
within a two-bedroom unit in
The Cairo, an apartment building
opened in the 1890s. The tile floor
pattern is repeated throughout the
building, Pettit notes. "That floor is
the kind of thing you don't get any
more in terms of craftsmanship.
Not that my guys aren't talented
enough to duplicate it, but we felt it
was important to pay homage to the
existing building and specifically
this tile work," Pettit says.
Once the decision was made
to preserve the tile floor, it was
time to tackle the layout of
this tiny bathroom. Because it's
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Bathroom
FLOORED
Original plumbing locations remained
intact, yet overall bathroom size near-
ly doubled mostly in the shower area.
COMPANY INFORMATION
Landis Architects Builders
Washington, D.C.
landisconstruction.com
PRODUCT INFORMATION
Bath vanity: Custom
Bath sink: Decolav
Toilet: Kohler
Showerhead: Kohler
Paint: Benjamin Moore
Trim: Custom
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