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The black chair is an Urbanology design.

The en-suite bathroom also features a spacious steam shower.

The new en suite bath features two-tone, gray-and-white tiles to match the two-tone paintwork in the original house and the two-tone plasterboard on the extension. Metal detailing wraps around the arched mirror above the timber vanity.

"The shower room in the main bathroom is covered completely in gray limestone to allow for a sauna/steam room and also provides a neutral palette for optimum relaxation,” says the firm. “The material disappears when the steam shower gets going!”

The three kids share a bathroom that's also located in the attic. The penguin basket is from Bloomingville.

The main bathroom features Timorous Beasties' White Moth Circle wallpaper. The mirror and vanity are from Gone Vintage in Belleville, Ontario. The shower is tiled in white saltillo tile from Saltillo Imports in Toronto.

"The materials and finishes used in the main bath really transformed it from being solely utilitarian into a zen retreat," she says.

A bathroom stands opposite the principal bedroom on the first level.

The en suite bathroom features a soaking tub and large windows overlooking the marshy waters.

Bathroom

Cheng specified brass schluter inlay between the terrazzo tiles at the floor. "These are installed in an offset Y pattern, which is the first letter of their last name," says the designer.

In the kids’ bath, a custom vanity by Christopher Derek Bruno and a ladder by Lostine extend the home’s warm material palette.

In the powder room on the main floor, &Tradition's Verner Panton-designed Flowerpot VP1 pendant pops against crisp, white subway tiles.

Sponges and gentle brushes serve as great assistants when looking to remove grime and stains around caulking.

Powder room