Retreat-style master bath can be yours
The Hampton model at Hawthorn Woods Country Club features a center whirlpool tub surrounded by ceramic tile with mosaic accents.
Savvy home buyers are turning their master baths into unique retreats -- a place to relax and escape their busy schedules.
Toll Brothers offers luxury features that transform a typical bathroom into a personalized reflection of its owner. Options can include an elegant spun glass vessel sink, a steam shower with multiple-head jets, a Kohler water tile body spray or a heated natural stone floor.
Innovative bathrooms in Toll Brothers homes feature plenty of vanity countertop space, convenient storage and Kohler fixtures. Buyers can customize their vanity countertop by choosing from Corian, granite, ceramic tile or natural stone.
Other features include his and her vanities, skylights and special lighting packages.
One of the most elegant bathrooms is in the Hampton model available at Hawthorn Woods Country Club in Hawthorn Woods and The Woods of South Barrington in South Barrington. Two separate vanities are shown with an expansive center soaker tub enveloped in a ceramic surround laid on the diagonal with slate inlays and a slate deck.
The floor is natural stone with complimentary mosaic inserts. Covered in granite, his and her cherry vanities have a traditional feel. Completing the picture and adding drama is a double tray ceiling.
Designed on a smaller scale is a contemporary bathroom vignette on display at Toll Brothers Design Studio and also found in their rowhomes, townhouses and condos. It features a sleek-lined Kohler sink and water closet with walls in sparkling white ceramic tile adorned in a combination of blue/green glass tile accents.
The maple vanity has a Corian countertop, while a wood bordered mirror compliments the design. A corner shower appointed in ceramic tile walls with a mosaic pattern has a semi-frameless glass shower door.
These retreats are two examples of the bathrooms buyers can create utilizing the options available to them. Buyers can choose a Kohler whirlpool air bath, honed or polished marble floor, a tumbled or natural stone floor or unique granite countertops.
When it comes to selecting lighting for the bathroom, there are 16 styles of indoor and outdoor lighting and ceiling fans to choose from.
The latest in flooring choices such as Brazilian cherry, kempas and walnut floors are also available. Distinctive vessel sinks are adorned in marble, glass, porcelain and stainless steel, while furniture-style vanities come in traditional, contemporary and Victorian fashion in many styles and stains.
Toll Brothers home buyers can design their dream home at the 6,000 square-foot Design Studio, located at 1033 E. Woodfield Road in Schaumburg. Several bathroom vignettes and products are on display.
"The proper selection of colors and interior finishes enhances the visual impact of a home," says Todd Schmidt, Design Studio Manager for Toll Brothers,
The Design Studio is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. to 5 Saturday and Sunday from p.m. Call (847) 995-1880.