Bathroom

The guest bath includes sustainable Richlite countertops made from recycled paper.

Upstairs in the Floating House, building codes didn't allow a full kitchen, but a galley kitchenette continues the compound's simple palette of white and Douglas fir. "I love how understated it is," says Worple.

In the bathroom, a custom ceramic backsplash designed by Meredith and Sample joins an iroko-wood tub created by their students a the University of Toronto. In spaces where the tiles don't need to be cut around corners, outlets, or other obstacles, it might even be possible to do the tile work yourself for a DIY project.

This shower with its various body jets and sprays makes for a spa experience from the comfort of your own home.

A tub remains in one bathroom, as a balance of accessibility and non-disabled wants.

"Tiles were very important to Julie,

The marble in here matches the marble in the kitchen.

Two existing bathrooms became one, with a pocket door now separating the toilet from the shower.

The Bauhaus bathroom is named for the tubular pattern on the floor tile.

The original bathroom was spartan and industrial, with little more than a cheap shower, sink, and toilet. Hanna and Sims updated it for a clean, modern look.

In the bathroom, a thin pane of glass separates the shower; an Aquaplane sink by Lacava hovers above a built-in vanity illuminated by a lean Adelphi light by Oxygen Lighting; and blue-green glass penny tiles by Terra Verre decorate the floor. The absence of a door, combined with windows on two sides, makes the bathroom feel like a continuation of the overall space.