Puttin' on the Ritz

When we first talked about doing a walk-in shower in our master bathroom, my first thought was all white marble like they have in fancy hotel bathrooms - like the Westin at Canal Place for my wedding night and the Ritz Carlton for my last birthday weekend.

I just ADORE the look of sleek, head-to-toe white marble. Of course I learned that there are many types of white marble and there are many costs associated with such beautiful stone.

But we got a good deal on White Carrara Gioia marble (which I liked better than just White Carrara b/c it has more white space between all the grey streaks.

Needless to say, this room needed a good bit of demo and when we ripped the floor out, we found rotten ply wood and beams. So basically a major overhaul/face-lift. Here's the creation:

Before...

During...

Close ups of the hardware...

With glass...

With a mirror and finished custom cabinetry...

And my favorite time of day to take a shower is about 3:30 p.m. when the sun is coming through the West-facing window...the most beautiful light bouncing off of my white marble...and I feel like I'm back at the Ritz.