Full Bathroom Remodel — Blue Onyx Tile & Marble Floor

The original bathroom featured dated 4×4 white tile, a yellowed fiberglass tub insert, worn laminate flooring, and a builder-grade oak vanity from the 1990s. The homeowners wanted a complete transformation — keeping the tub but elevating every other surface to a luxury standard.

Full gut demolition — all tile, flooring, drywall, and fixtures removed down to the studs and subfloor. Plumbing rough-in updated, new drain locations set, and the subfloor leveled and prepped for the mud bed.

GoBoard waterproof backer installed on all shower walls. A custom mud bed leveled and floated for the floor, establishing the proper slope and a flat substrate for the large-format marble tile. Precision work at this stage is what prevents water damage years later.

The centerpiece of this project: large-format blue onyx porcelain tile on all four walls, floor to ceiling. Each slab-look tile was laid with precision leveling clips to achieve near-zero lippage. The dramatic veining — deep ocean blue with gold and amber streaks — creates a continuous visual flow across the entire space. A custom double-shelf niche was built into the wall and tiled to match.

The completed bathroom features floor-to-ceiling blue onyx porcelain walls, a new soaking tub with brushed nickel fixtures, Arabescato marble porcelain floor tile, a custom gray shaker vanity with Calacatta quartz top, crystal vanity lighting, recessed LED ceiling lights, and a tile-matched floor vent. Four weeks from demo to final walkthrough.