Kitchen & Bath Business - April 2018 - 64

Fitch Hill was hired to
build an addition onto a 1950s
house to accommodate a
600-sq.-ft. master suite.

LEFT

Balanced Budget

The 24-in. by 42-in. mirrors
were crafted by the same
tradesperson who installed the
shower glass. This was more
cost efficient than choosing a
similar mirror style online.

Expensive Tastes
A designer maneuvers around three
must-haves for her clients

A

COUPLE WITH A GROWING FAMILY in Scottsdale, Ariz.,

wanted to update their 1950s home to include a
proper master suite - eliminating the need to use
a smaller separate bath on a daily basis. Molly
Loughney, lead designer for Fitch Hill in Phoenix
- along with her husband and general contractor
Chris Loughney - added 600 square feet from
some unused yard space on the side of the house,
but the major challenge was making economically savvy choices for two
clients with "champagne taste on a beer budget."
SPLURGING AND SAVING

The three must-haves for the client included matte black plumbing fixtures,
marble flooring and customized vanities with a woodgrain finish. Not all
these elements could be included for the project to stay on budget, so the
designer came up with some creative alternatives to keep it on track.
Ž
Maybe not Marble? With no room in the budget for natural stone, Loughney
showed her clients multiple tile options, and they opted for a gray porcelain
floor tile in a hexagon pattern for the overall space. The porcelain shower
floor and insert feature a whimsical basket-weave pattern, and white subway tile makes up the remainder of the shower. They also chose a Carrara
marble-look quartz for the shower bench and vanity countertops.
"By giving my clients physical samples to see and touch, they felt active
in the decision-making process," said the designer.
Ž
Viable Vanity. The clients loved the idea of a natural wood vanity to break
up the cool tones of the tile and plumbing fixtures, but Loughney wasn't
sure how to fit this element into the design given the budget. Before she
and her team suggested a less-expensive option, they did some research.
"We found the best value by hiring a local furniture maker to build the vanity in a white ash,"she said."We were even able to add a small drawer unit and
shelves in the bathroom niche to maximize storage in an otherwise useless space."

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SOURCES
PROJECT TEAM: Molly
Loughney (Designer) &
Chris Loughney (General
Contractor), Fitch Hill;
PHOTOGRAPHER:

Elliot Clark

BARN DOOR HARDWARE:

Sure-Loc Hardware;

FAUCETS & TUB FILLER:

Delta Faucet Co.; FLOOR &
SHOWER FLOOR TILE: Fired
Earth; MIRRORS & SHOWER
GLASS: Modern Glass;
SCONCES: Linea di Liara;
SINKS: Decolav;
TUB: Kokss; VANITIES:
Custom-built by The
Awesome Orange in
Tempe Ariz.; VANITY
HARDWARE: Southern Hills;
WALL TILE: Daltile

"The clients' taste is
more modern/contemporary,
so clean lines and textural
elements brought their bathroom design together," said
Loughney, who engaged
them in the process through a
vendor visit.

BELOW

Ž
Must be Matte. This finish was the clients' deal
breaker in their master bath.Although the designer
tried to steer them in the less-expensive direction
of chrome or satin nickel, they would not budge.
"I found the best value in the Delta Trinsic
line," she said. "For the quality, price and style,
this option was a homerun for my clients,and the
matte black really brings the whole look together."
IT TAKES A VILLAGE

Although Loughney admits staying on budget
was the most challenging part of this project,
she said it was also the most rewarding because
the homeowners were more open to her material proposals. She provided 3D renderings and
mood boards to illustrate what the finished project
would look like with certain choices.
"We got to a point where the wife liked certain
things, but he was a little more challenging because
he is not as visual,"she explained."He ended up being the biggest cheerleader for us and even gave the
bathroom its own style - Southwest modern." 

RIGHT The clients wanted a
grander entry into the master
bath from the bedroom, so the
designer chose a barn door
that would not swing out into
the space.

BY CHELSIE BUTLER

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