HGTV-Featured Bathroom Renovation In Buffalo, NY

Project goal

Recently engaged, Matt and Leslie are searching for their first home in Buffalo, NY. And they have very unique needs. As a brewer, he wants space for a kegerator where he can chill his homemade beers. And she wants a yard with enough room to grow her own vegetables and have her very own chicken coop. Their agent Robert Blake will have his hands full trying to find all that in a place that also combines Matt's Pacific Northwest industrial style with Leslie's farmhouse style.

Our approach

First, we wanted to brighten up the bathroom. During the renovation phase, we ripped out the old wooden window and installed a glass block window which let more natural light into the space.

We wanted the bathroom to feel luxurious and comfortable on those cold Buffalo winter mornings, so we installed an under floor heating unit. We chose a Nuheat electric floor heating system.

We chose African slate tiles for the shower walls and smaller tiles of the same slate for the back shower wall and the shower pan/floor. Having the same material on the shower floors and the back wall provided a lot of continuity and gave the whole bathroom additional depth.

We added a corner matching stone seat in the shower and a Koehler multi head shower fixture with a rain head. We also installed a new Koehler toilet.

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LOCATION: Buffalo, New York

CLIENT: Matt & Leslie

FEATURE: House Hunters Renovations

EPISODE: Season 6 Episode 2