EASY ACCESS: The roll-in shower was designed for the clients to age in place; its opening may be widened if needed.
Clients with an Eastern Shore getaway on the Wye River wanted a whole-house update that would better reflect their mid-century sensibilities. Tapped for the job, architect Colleen Healey reimagined the primary bath with clean lines and crisp detailing. “We used materials like bronze and walnut to create a rich, warm material palette in a contemporary language,” Healey observes.
The long room is lined on one side with 10-foot-tall, bronze-framed door panels of alternating frosted and mirrored glass; they conceal the shower enclosure and two WCs. On the opposite wall, floating walnut vanities with ceiling-height mirrors flank a soaking tub beneath a bank of windows. At the far end of the room, a narrow window is tucked between mirrors that elongate the room.
Architecture & Kitchen Design: Colleen Healey, AIA, Colleen Healey Architecture. Interior Design: Kate Ballou, Allied ASID, Hendrick Interiors. Contractor: West & Callahan.