Qualified Remodeler Magazine

DEC 2013

Qualified Remodeler helps independent remodeling firms to survive, become more professional and more profitable by providing must-have business information, namely best business practices, new product information and timely design ideas.

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PROJECTS: Bath Solutions | By Shelby O. Mitchell COMPANY INFORMATION Mult-family: 3 percent Countertops: Carrara marble Normandy Remodeling, Hinsdale, Ill. Design-build: 100 percent normandyremodeling.com Full-time employees: 50 Luxurious Parisian En-Suite, La Grange, Ill. Average annual revenue: $20 million Date of completion: June 2012 Number of remodeling projects per year: 230 Square footage before: 175 Vanity: Kallista Square footage after: 175 Residential work: 100 percent PRODUCT SPECS Sink faucet: Restoration Hardware Single-family: 97 percent Cabinets: Plain and Fancy PROJECT INFORMATION Tub: Victoria + Albert Toilet: Toto USA Lights: Hudson Valley Lighting Shower faucet: Rohl Hardware: Schaub and Co. Tub filler: Barclay Medicine cabinets: Robern Parisian RETREAT Bathroom is reimagined to increase functionality and its aesthetic appeal The bathroom design draws inspiration from Parisian apartments. A free-standing tub serves as the space's focal point. hen a household includes four growing children, every room must be as functional as possible. With this challenge in mind, a family in LaGrange, Ill., hired Normandy Remodeling to remodel its master bathroom. Designer Chris Ebert was charged with re-imagining the second-floor master bath for the expanding family of six. Although that meet owners' everyday needs. "A room can be pretty and still not be functional. I'd rather focus on the function first." But above all, he knew his clients wanted the bathroom to look and feel fabulous. After learning that one of the family members had fond memories of spending time in France, Ebert drew inspiration from studying photos of Parisian apartments. Having previously designed an 800-sq.-ft., French-style pied-à-terres in Chicago, he was W 20 December 2013 QR ForResidentialPros.com their original bathroom's appearance was acceptable, its layout was poor. "Everything was placed around the edges, with what looked like a big dance floor in the middle," remembers Ebert. Although the family had several requirements for the room, dancing was not one of them. "As soon as I walked in, it was obvious how the room should be laid out to maximize the look, feel and function," says Ebert, who specializes in creating spaces

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