Bath Before and After: A sitting room is sacrificed to make way for bigger baths

Bathroom Before Remodel

When it comes to owning a home, necessity is often the mother of reinvention. For Tim and Elizabeth Dugan of Kenilworth, Illinois, the need to reimagine their space grew out of the realization that their three boys (an 11-year-old and 8-year-old twins) had been bumping elbows in the hall bathroom they shared. The misguided bath remodel shouted 1980s. It lacked both practicality and privacy, with the toilet on display between the shower and the partially enclosed tub.

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• Gallery: Bath Before and After: A bumpout adds space and river views to an outdated room
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