“The bathroom was a large space to work with that was already divided into ‘his’ and ‘hers’ sections,” says designer Kara Kersten. “The closets were small, there were doors everywhere and the shared toilet-bidet-shower space was covered in floor-to-ceiling mirrors!”

Swapping the existing his-and-hers spaces allowed the team to fit a new, freestanding tub into “her” bathroom and expand the closets. Storage was enhanced with custom cabinetry, linen closets and dresser space. The linen cabinet is painted creamy white with a walnut top. The existing door panels were repurposed as pocket doors for each closet, smoothing the transitions between areas.

“We used an antique vanity found in Charleston, South Carolina, to sit in front of the full-length window on ‘her’ side and centered the masculine, walnut-wrapped ‘his’ side vanity with the smaller existing window,” Kara explains. An existing window provided a focal point and allowed a bank of open shelving to hide daily toiletries from view.