Potomac MD Primary Bathroom Remodel | Freestanding Soaker Tub & Walk-In Shower
Project Overview
Location:
Potomac, MD
Project Type:
Full Gut Renovation - Shower, Tub, Vanity, Tile, Lighting, Fixtures
Service:
Primary Bathroom Remodel
Contractor:
Vale Construction
Features:
Freestanding soaker tub with floor-mounted filler, glass walk-in shower with hex mosaic floor, double vanity with quartz countertops, heated towel warmer, LED-backlit mirrors
The Client's Challenge
This Potomac homeowner had a primary bathroom that was original to the house - functional, but tired in a way that's hard to look past once you start noticing it. A combined tub/shower took up most of the wet zone, the vanity was a single-sink builder unit with laminate countertops, and the lighting was a single overhead fixture that washed the whole room flat.
The space itself wasn't the issue. The room had good square footage, a window looking out over the backyard, and enough room to actually do something with. What it was missing was any design intent that took advantage of those things. The homeowner wanted a primary bath that felt closer to a spa than a utility room - separate walk-in shower and soaking tub, a double vanity that gave both partners actual counter space, and finishes selected to still look right ten years from now.
Vale Construction handled the project end to end, from layout planning through final fixture install. The brief was a clean, calm primary bath that worked as hard for daily routines as it did for the occasional long bath at the end of a hard week.
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The Renovation Process
Gut renovations on older Potomac homes tend to come with a few surprises behind the walls (this one was no exception). Once demo was done, the existing plumbing rough-in needed adjustments to support the new layout. Splitting the wet zone into a dedicated walk-in shower and a freestanding tub means relocated supply and drain runs for both. Electrical was reworked to support a row of recessed lights across the ceiling, the LED-backlit mirrors, and the heated towel warmer.
Tile work was the heart of the project. The shower walls were finished in large-format white tile, stacked horizontally to keep the lines clean and the eye moving across rather than up. A built-in niche was framed and waterproofed before tiling, set at a height that actually fits shampoo bottles, with a recessed lighting accent that gives the niche depth at night. The shower floor uses a hex mosaic in a soft gray - small enough to pitch correctly toward the drain, with enough grout density underfoot to feel grippy when wet.
The freestanding soaker tub was set near the window, with a floor-mounted brushed nickel tub filler running up from the slab. That detail (where the floor-mount filler comes through the tile) is something that has to be planned during rough-in. Once the plank tile floor is down, there's no fixing it.
The vanity is a double-sink configuration in white shaker cabinetry, paired with a quartz countertop and undermount sinks. Brushed nickel widespread faucets carry the metal finish through, and a long LED-backlit rectangular mirror sits above the full vanity run. Recessed lighting throughout the ceiling gives even, shadow-free coverage at both the vanity and the tub.
A wall-mounted heated towel warmer was installed near the shower in a brushed nickel ladder style. Not something every bathroom needs, but in a Maryland primary bath it earns its keep from October through March.
Floors are a gray porcelain plank tile in a staggered offset pattern, picking up the shower-floor tones without matching them outright. Walls were painted in a warm greige that lets the white cabinetry and tile read crisp without going cold.
Project Features
Design Features
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Freestanding white soaker tub positioned beneath the window
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Floor-mounted brushed nickel tub filler with handheld sprayer
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Frameless glass walk-in shower enclosure
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Large-format white shower wall tile in horizontal stacked pattern
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Hex mosaic shower floor tile (soft gray)
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Built-in shower niche with recessed accent lighting
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Rainfall showerhead in brushed nickel
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Wall-mounted heated towel warmer, ladder style, brushed nickel
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Double-sink vanity with white shaker cabinetry
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Quartz countertops with undermount sinks
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Brushed nickel widespread faucets at both sinks
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LED-backlit rectangular vanity mirror
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Recessed ceiling lighting throughout
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Ceiling-mounted vent fan and heater combination
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Gray porcelain plank floor tile in staggered offset pattern
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Brushed nickel wall-mounted swivel makeup mirror
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Warm greige wall paint
Looking for a Bathroom Remodel in Potomac?
If you're planning a primary bathroom renovation in Potomac, Bethesda, North Bethesda, or anywhere in Montgomery County, Vale Construction handles full bath remodels from layout through final fixture install. We work with homeowners who want a finished space that holds up to daily use without looking like every other builder-grade bath on the market.
