A master bathroom in Burlingame transformed into a proper wet room — curbless walk-in shower, freestanding soaking tub, herringbone tile, and a floating double vanity that turned an outdated layout into a space that feels like a hotel suite.
A master bathroom should do more than function — it should actually feel like somewhere you want to be. The owners of this Burlingame home came to us with a clear goal: a bathroom that felt both architectural and personal, the kind of space that makes getting ready in the morning feel like less of a chore and winding down at night feel like a genuine escape.
The existing layout had real problems — a traditional tub-and-shower setup that fragmented the floor plan and made the room feel smaller than it actually was. Converting to a true wet room meant a new waterproofing strategy, new drain placement, and coordinating across multiple trades at once. The owners also wanted a freestanding soaking tub as the room's focal point, which meant careful structural and plumbing planning to make it work the way it needed to.
We took out the partition wall and redesigned the entire space as an open wet room — a continuous floor plane connecting the curbless walk-in shower and the freestanding soaking tub. Floor-to-ceiling herringbone tile on the shower walls adds rhythm and texture, and the pattern pulls your eye upward in a way that makes the room feel taller. The floating double vanity in warm wood grounds everything with natural texture; the vessel sinks and matte black hardware bring a clean, contemporary edge. Every element — the linear drain, the frameless glass, the niche lighting — was part of one continuous design decision. The master bathroom this house has now would feel right at home in a five-star hotel.