A primary bath in Upper St. Clair built around two non-negotiables: a steam-ready walk-in shower the homeowners could actually use as a steam room, and a custom-painted vanity in a specific shade of dusty blue that didn’t exist off the rack.
The Ask
We want a steam shower — not a gimmick, an actual functioning steam room with a bench and proper sealing. We want the vanity painted in this exact blue (showing a swatch). And we want the cabinetry detail to feel built-in, not bolted on.
The Design
A frameless glass steam-tight enclosure with a built-in teak bench and a herringbone glass tile field in two complementary blues. The vanity was custom-built in shaker style with a beadboard base, a recessed makeup counter between two sink runs, and full-height linen towers — all painted to a custom-matched dusty blue with polished nickel hardware. Marble counters tied the room together against textured grasscloth-look wallpaper above the wainscot.
The Build
Seven weeks. The steam unit was installed with proper electrical and water lines from a dedicated shutoff, vapor-sealed at the ceiling, and pressure-tested before tile. Every cabinet door and drawer front was sprayed off-site at the millwork shop in three coats — the consistency on a hand-painted vanity this size is impossible to get on a job site.
See it in motion.
The moment it came together.
Details, from every angle.
“A primary bath built around the way the homeowners actually unwind. The steam shower turns the bathroom into a destination at the end of a long day. The dusty-blue cabinetry is calm, distinctive, and exactly what they asked for.”
