Before & After: Luxury Bathroom Remodel

Neutral luxury bathroom remodel by Decorilla

What makes a luxury bathroom remodel truly successful? This story takes you through the journey of transforming a blank canvas into a stunning, fully realized space. Every design choice, from moisture control to the flow of movement, was carefully crafted to meet a unique need—creating a bathroom that’s as functional as it is luxurious.

The Challenge: Luxury Bathroom Remodel

The client contacted Decorilla for help with a full gut renovation of their master bathroom and closet. They wanted a neutral yet luxe interior design with clean finishes and built-in lighting. With no existing fixtures to keep, the project started from zero and required detailed spatial coordination. The team picked up on the client’s vision and requests, setting a list of tasks for the right designer:

  • Create a custom layout for the bathroom and closet
  • Specify lime wash wall finish and fluted tile placement
  • Construct also a floating vanity with integrated LED underlighting
  • Select a corner tub with a wall filler and niche lighting
  • Design his and hers showers with built-in niches and lighting

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Design Inspiration: Modern Luxury Bathroom Design

Luxury bathroom interior remodel by Decorilla designer, Catherine W.
Luxury bathroom interior remodel by Decorilla designer, Catherine W.

The client’s inspo gallery moved toward references with stripped-down volumes and warm finishes. A series of high-end bathroom layouts featured glass, stone, and wood in clear proportion. One layout featured a wet zone enclosed in glass, with transitions between the shower and tub delineated by material thresholds in the role of partitions. That kind of clarity—paired with natural surface shifts—started to guide their choices.

Modern high-end bathroom remodels by Decorilla designers, Karla A. and Elena F.
Modern high-end bathroom remodels by Decorilla designers, Karla A. and Elena F.

They also responded to the way LED lines used under vanities and at step-ups helped mark edges and improve visibility. A travertine sink block, meanwhile, caught their attention for the way it paired with narrow wood slats and indirect lighting. Most of their luxury bathroom remodel images had storage disappear into the volume, mirrors spanned edge to edge, and the palettes within sand and pale wood.

Initial Concepts: Finding the Right Designer

Preliminary proposal by Decorilla designer, Kamila A.
Preliminary proposal by Decorilla designer, Kamila A.

After reviewing the client’s design goals and preferences, the Decorilla team matched them with two experienced professionals—Kamila A. and Erika F.—each experienced in high-performance bathroom remodels and strong technical detailing.

Kamila’s moodboard leaned toward warm neutrals, sculpted forms, and natural materials. She built her concept around surface rhythm and ambient lighting, with a layout that emphasized long sightlines throughout uninterrupted floor planes. The composition held a sense of softness in structure, where materials blended into a neutral, restful volume.

Preliminary proposal by Decorilla designer, Erika F.
Preliminary proposal by Decorilla designer, Erika F.

Erika’s direction, on the other hand, was more architectural. Her luxury bathroom remodel board structured the space through proportion and lighting placement. It used stone, oak, concealed LED strips, and fluted tile to emphasize contrast discreetly. Each illuminated zone edge boasted clean geometry that gave every surface a designated purpose. 

The client chose Erika’s concept, finding it almost completely aligned with their vision: “Perfect, looking forward to rendering. The only thing I would change would be wall-mounted faucets for the vanity.”