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Honorable Mention
Bathroom

The Usual
Suspects
Designers create four-star, spa-level
space in limited floor plan

I

t's a situation you hear a lot these days: My shower is too small, and I
never use my tub. What can I do to better utilize my space and even
enlarge it? During the scope of this particular project, Tamera Overstreet with Accent Cabinets and Keith Blair of Keith Blair and Associates
in Houston, decided on a complete bathroom/closet gut and remodel.
According to Overstreet, the purpose of the design was to transform
the homeowners' en suite into a luxurious spa retreat, but because the
design team was restricted to using the available space, there was no
option of an actual expansion.

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"We had to view the existing space as a 'blank space,'" she added,
"but we were successful in our conversion of it by redesigning the closet.
We ultimately transformed their space into a five-star [master bath] that
could be located within any of the world's premier hotels."
The wall and door separating the closet and the bathroom was removed, and cabinet towers replaced the linen closet. The door to the
toilet area was moved, and the tub and the large square window over
it were both eliminated. The team also took some dead space from the
existing air-conditioning chases to create effective storage opportunities.

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of KBB - September 2014

KBB - September 2014
Contents
Online Contents
Editor’s Note
Show Director’s Note
People & Places
Dealer Dish
Trends
KBIS Countdown to Design & Construction Week
Products
2014 Design Award Winners
Miracle Working in a Tight Space
A Tall Order
Start Spreading the News
The Usual Suspects
From Dull to WOW
Home Run
A Classic Plan
On the Beaten Path
KBB - September 2014 - Intro
KBB - September 2014 - KBB - September 2014
KBB - September 2014 - Cover2
KBB - September 2014 - 1
KBB - September 2014 - Contents
KBB - September 2014 - 3
KBB - September 2014 - Online Contents
KBB - September 2014 - 5
KBB - September 2014 - Editor’s Note
KBB - September 2014 - 7
KBB - September 2014 - Show Director’s Note
KBB - September 2014 - 9
KBB - September 2014 - People & Places
KBB - September 2014 - 11
KBB - September 2014 - 12
KBB - September 2014 - 13
KBB - September 2014 - Dealer Dish
KBB - September 2014 - 15
KBB - September 2014 - 16
KBB - September 2014 - 17
KBB - September 2014 - Trends
KBB - September 2014 - 19
KBB - September 2014 - 20
KBB - September 2014 - 21
KBB - September 2014 - 22
KBB - September 2014 - KBIS Countdown to Design & Construction Week
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KBB - September 2014 - 25
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KBB - September 2014 - 29
KBB - September 2014 - Products
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KBB - September 2014 - 40
KBB - September 2014 - 2014 Design Award Winners
KBB - September 2014 - Miracle Working in a Tight Space
KBB - September 2014 - 43
KBB - September 2014 - 44
KBB - September 2014 - 45
KBB - September 2014 - A Tall Order
KBB - September 2014 - 47
KBB - September 2014 - 48
KBB - September 2014 - 49
KBB - September 2014 - Start Spreading the News
KBB - September 2014 - 51
KBB - September 2014 - 52
KBB - September 2014 - 53
KBB - September 2014 - The Usual Suspects
KBB - September 2014 - 55
KBB - September 2014 - From Dull to WOW
KBB - September 2014 - 57
KBB - September 2014 - Home Run
KBB - September 2014 - 59
KBB - September 2014 - A Classic Plan
KBB - September 2014 - 61
KBB - September 2014 - On the Beaten Path
KBB - September 2014 - 63
KBB - September 2014 - 64
KBB - September 2014 - Cover3
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