Kitchen & Bath Business March/April 2022 - 44

BEFORE & AFTER
Tailored to Fit
W
A designer orchestrates her
perfect bathroom and closet
HEN ANGELICA HENRY AND HER HUSBAND purchased their home
in Scottsdale, Ariz., they knew they had some work to do, especially
in the primary bathroom and closet. Even though it was a large space,
it lacked function.
Th e sizeable bathroom included a glass-enclosed shower, a large tub with
deck, two vanities, a makeup area, a linen cabinet and lots of unused space.
Th e entrance was odd and led right to the water closet.
" One of my pet peeves is when you walk in a bathroom and look straight
at a toilet, " said Henry, ASID, president & founder, Angelica Henry Design.
Although it was also a decent size, the closet had readymade shelving
that did not accommodate the designer and her husband's needs, and it was
chopped up with an awkward shape. Henry wanted to reconfi gure the two
spaces to relocate the toilet room and gain useable square footage in the closet.
PERSONAL DETAILS FOR A CUSTOM BATHROOM
Her fi rst order of business was to get rid of the awkward hallway that led to
the toilet. She incorporated that space into the closet and moved the toilet
forward about 9 feet, putting the door to the water closet on a diff erent plane,
so it was no longer immediately visible upon entering the room.
Th e result had big benefi ts, but getting there proved challenging. Th e
house was built on a post-tension slab with cables running through it for
extra rigidity. Because hitting a cable would be dangerous, Henry had the
fl oor X-rayed to mark out where the cables were located. When chiseling
the concrete to shift the plumbing, the construction team had to carefully
avoid the cables.
" It was a [complicated] process, but we decided it was going to make the
room so much better, so it was worth it, " she said. " I defi nitely don't have any
regrets about making that decision. "
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ABOVE A warm wood fi nish
anchors the palette and is
paired with crisp whites and
off whites, satin-nickel fi nishes
and quartzite countertops to
create a soothing aesthetic for
the designer and her husband.
The removal of a large tub
and deck allowed for a classic
freestanding, jetted tub. To
hide the tub motor, designer
Angelica Henry had a custom
cabinet made, which also
provides the perfect resting
spot for a wineglass while
enjoying a bath.
RIGHT This custom bathroom
benefi ts from attention to
detail. To create the accent
wall that extends behind the
shower, the designer had
square tiles cut into a custom
pattern. Each tile piece was
installed individually.
Other than the toilet relocation, much of the
By CARRIE WHITNEY
overall layout of the bathroom stayed the same.
Henry was able to reuse the glass enclosure for the
zero-entry shower, but she extended a hand-cut
marble and limestone tile accent along the entire
shower wall and added both a standard showerhead
and an adjustable handheld shower.
She designed the custom vanities and reused
the old ones in another bathroom in the home.
Placing sconces on the sides of each mirror off ered
a big improvement to the earlier fi xtures hung
high on the mirror.
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