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Power to the Powder Room

of a powder
room/guest bath so that visitors didn't have to
use - and the homeowners didn't have to share
- the master bath, as they had both been doing
for 20 years.
According to Corridan, because of the building
restrictions in the Lake Tahoe area, he could not
build onto the house, so he built the powder room
onto the existing master where there was already
existing plumbing.
"The former space was a huge, boxy room, so it
was easy to steal the footage we needed,"he added.
The designer cites the powder room as a
great example of a high/low-budget project. He
splurged again here on the walnut-faced cabinets,
but spent less on the vanity tiles than he did in the
other bathrooms.
He chose ridged 12-in. by 24-in. tiles and added
a thin seaming to give as much of a seamless look
as possible. He also purchased the stylish mirror
from T.J. Maxx. Where limestone and marble
from Ann Sacks were used in the other bathrooms, he chose 12-in. by 12-in. sheets of limestone tile from Floor and Décor here.

THE MAIN FLOOR WAS IN DIRE NEED

D e s i g n 's " L i t t l e " C h a l l e n g e s
IN JUST THREE MONTHS, the design team was tasked with reno-

vating four bathrooms, including the master, as well as adding a
powder room before the guests started arriving for the wedding.
Aside from the quick turnaround, Corridan said the owners
also decied on a variety of add-ons after the scope of work was
finalized and budgets were approved.
"With every wall we tore down, they were excited to add
on another element - paint the whole-house interior, install
new carpet, purchase new furniture on the first floor, install
new lighting and update the hardware for the kitchen," he said.
"They increased the budget of course, and even with all of that
we finished one month ahead of schedule - and it was smooth
as silk. That is a testament to great clients and a great team."
Corridan said they were expecting some challenges once they

broke into the demo, but no issues were exposed. He and the
contractor started their mornings together during the critical
weeks of the project, and each week they worked together to
overcome critical issues.
"We were a rock star team, and our contractor was our guy 24/7
for the whole project,"he added."Without that team,it would have
not gone that way."
Corridan said he has become dear friends with the clients,
who have great senses of humor and an understanding of
the design process - useful qualities during a sometimes
stressful renovation.
"They had the ability to fund a vision and stretch as things
evolved," he added. "They had the joy of going through the process and having every day be like Christmas morning when it
was time to show off the newest evolutions of the build-out." 

RIGHT The homeowner wanted
to keep the glass block wall in
the previous design because
as a former fighter pilot in the
armed services, it reminds him
of the Art Deco-style air terminals he used to frequent.

SOURCES

DESIGNER: Scott Corridan,

Scott Corridan Design;
CONTRACTOR: Ross
McMahan, McMahan
Homes; PHOTOGRAPHER:
Kurt Williams
CABINETS: DB Cabinetry;
GLASS: Incline Glass;

HARDWARE: Rocky
Mountain Hardware;
MIRRORS: Custom Made &
T.J. Maxx (powder room);
PLUMBING FIXTURES:

Kohler; SCONCES:
Restoration Hardware;
STONE & TILE: Ann Sacks
(master), Porcelanosa
(master and powder) All
Natural Stone Gallery &
Floor and Décor (powder)

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