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Derek and his partner, Jean Banks, share the house with their two Spinone Italianos, Ben and Quinn. A Trumpet light from Dokter and Misses hangs next to the arched double doors at the home’s entrance, which is framed by brick that matches the patio.

“Wright was a maverick who never looked back, so we knew we didn’t want to be anchored to the past ourselves,” says Lord. “Instead we asked ourselves how we could re-envision the future of the bath space through his eyes.”

The bathroom features simple black hex tile on the floor and white tile laid in a grid on the walls. The custom vanity is fir, in keeping with the rest of the home’s material palette.

Cool, gray-toned cement tile grounds the palette for the new bathroom and syncs it with the rest of the house.

The contractors working on the project started referring to the bathroom as a "jewel box" because of the meticulous attention required to piece it together. "The 1" x 1" Japanese porcelain tiles were laid out in a grid that aligns with every element in the bathroom," says Eng-Goetz. "For example, the bathroom sink aligns with the adjacent grout lines, as do the inset cabinet doors below." The cabinetry is white-washed red oak and the vanity lights are by Anastassiades.

Because they were working with a modest budget, Casework left the bathroom plumbing fixtures in their original locations (aside from the showerhead).

She had a vessel sink and a Delta faucet in champagne bronze incorporated into the vintage dresser.

In the shower, handmade "bubble hex

During the renovation, workers uncovered frescoes painted on the walls, and the couple decided to leave portions of them uncovered.