We’re skipping from the kitchen progress post at the Vic to the 3rd floor master suite because we are SO EXCITED to show you what it looks like up here!  (Also, the rest of the first floor is a huge mess and not photo-ready yet, so there’s that… :))

You may have seen the Insta story we posted of the tile we’re installing in the master bathroom.

I KNOW.  Worthy of all caps.  We’re gettin to the good stuff, folks!

Let’s go back in time for a sec and look at what the third floor layout used to be.  There were two bedrooms, a large hall and a large closet.  If you missed our full third floor “before” tour, you can check it out here.

This was bedroom #1 (on top in the drawing).

And this was bedroom #2 (on bottom in the drawing).

In our reno, we changed up the layout to create one large master suite.  The master bathroom is now where the old blue bedroom was, and the master bedroom is where the orange bedroom used to be.

Here’s the view of the bathroom right after we had insulation installed.  Our best discovery was uncovering the peak in the ceiling by the window.  We had to get an engineer out to determine how to redistribute the load before removing any of the collar ties, but it was worth it!

Here’s the same view after drywall went up, stepping back a bit (closet is on the right, stairs down to the 2nd floor are on the left).

We kept the wall going into the old blue bedroom (now bathroom) intact, but moved the doorway into the center to make room for these beauties, which are over 8′ tall!

On the bedroom ceiling, we added cove lighting similar to this photo.

The light is indirect and soft, which will be really nice for a bedroom.  The plan is to also add a few beams from AZ Faux Beams to the area below the light opening.  It’ll look something like this, but instead of mounting the beams to the ceiling, they’ll be suspended to allow the light to shine through.  We’re hoping that you guys are the only ones who will ever know they’re fake!

Going into the bathroom, we’re putting a large freestanding tub in front of the window and hanging a chandelier above.  It’s going to be a pretty focal point!

Vanity #1 + the water closet will be to the left of the tub.

Vanity #2 + a double shower will be to the right of the tub.

Throwback to these photos that we took at the same angles before we started, when the bathroom was a bedroom.

We purchased a gorgeous black & white marble hexagon tile for the floor, which inspired the rest of the design.  We have been eyeing it for years now (it’s called Hex Appeal from Mission Stone & Tile) and finally had an opportunity to use it.  It’s not cheap and we needed to wait for a project where we could justify the cost.  On the walls, we’ll probably do subway tile (maybe marble, depending on budget), marble/quartz floating vanities, wood shelves that’ll be built into a few nooks in the bathroom, brass fixtures, and some floral curtains above the tub (TBD).  We’re really, really excited to see it come together!

Turning around, this is the view looking into the bedroom (which was previously the hallway + old orange room).  It feels so much larger opened up.  Similar to the bathroom, we opened up the ceiling in front of the windows.  We’re going to add a nice long window seat to that nook.

The layout will be similar to this from Urban Grace Interiors, with a bed on the left, window seat in front of the windows, and sitting/lounge area on the right.

Last but not least, here’s the entrance to the master suite.  We’re going to keep the brick exposed, and we’ll be adding a custom railing that continues from the 3rd floor down to the 1st.

It feels great to be making progress, especially now that we’re getting into installing finishes.  Next up, we’ll photograph the 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms on the second floor, and share inspo for each.  Follow our Instagram (and Insta Stories) for updates in the meantime!

We’ll leave you with a peak at one of the guest bathrooms that we posted on Instagram a few days ago. 🙂

Floor tiling has begun at #theblondevic! We have 3 bathrooms to work with, and the plan is to do some variation of black & white in each. In this guest bathroom, we purchased classic b&w hexagon meshes that we’re using to create a custom pattern (swipe to see what they looked like before we started picking them apart!). It feels like a large scale puzzle, but it’s turning out exactly the way we had hoped! #theblondevic #ihavethisthingwithtiles

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