Black Marble-Look Basement Bathroom in Redmond, WA

This Redmond basement bathroom was rebuilt in about 12 weeks in early 2024 as a dark, warmly lit room. Black marble-look tile covers the walls and floor, a black oval freestanding tub sits in a glass-enclosed wet area with lit niches behind it, and a wood double vanity with a black and gold stone-look top and black sinks faces it under a backlit mirror. Strips of warm LED light run along the ceiling and the floor.

City: Redmond, WA
Service: Basement bathroom remodel
Scope: Full demolition, rough plumbing, tile on walls and floor, glass-enclosed tub and shower area, freestanding tub, double vanity, lighting, toilet
Duration: About 12 weeks, February 26 to May 16, 2024
Approximate investment: About $100,000
Materials: Black marble-look tile, black freestanding tub, matte black fixtures, wood vanity with a black and gold stone-look top, frameless glass, LED cove lighting
Contractor: Volcano Builders, WA license VOLCABI792C6

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Black oval freestanding tub on black marble-look tile in front of three lit wall niches, with LED light along the floor — The finished Redmond bathroom: black freestanding tub and lit niches

Before

Before the remodel

Old glass shower stall beside the end of the light wood vanity and a towel bar — Before: the old glass shower stall

Old white vanity counter with two sinks, a wide mirror and globe lights — Before: two sinks under a wide mirror and globe lights

Old white corner tub under two small windows with beige walls — Before: the old corner tub under the windows

After

The finished basement bathroom

Wood double vanity with a black and gold stone-look top and a backlit mirror on black marble-look tile — Wood double vanity under a backlit mirror

Black freestanding tub with a matte black floor-mounted faucet and warm lit niches behind it — Matte black floor-mounted faucet at the tub

Rectangular backlit mirror on a black marble-look tile wall between wood panels — The backlit mirror on the black tile wall

Glass-enclosed wet area holding the black tub and the shower, seen from the vanity side — Frameless glass closes in the tub and shower area

Wood vanity with an open lower shelf and warm LED light along its toe kick — An open shelf and lit toe kick under the vanity

View from the doorway into the glass-enclosed wet area with the black tub and lit niches — The wet area seen from the doorway

Black sink set in a black and gold veined stone-look counter with a matte black faucet — Black sink in the gold-veined counter

Glass wet area under two windows with a warm LED cove along the ceiling — Windows and a ceiling LED cove over the wet area

Black oval freestanding tub seen from above on black marble-look floor tile — The black oval tub from above

Black toilet in a gray-walled alcove on black marble-look floor tile with a lit baseboard — A black toilet in its own alcove

Square ceiling rain shower panel above a handheld shower and black marble-look walls — A square rain panel set in the ceiling

Recessed niche with warm LED light set into a black marble-look shower wall — One of the lit niches in the shower wall

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The project

How this Redmond basement bathroom came together

The goal

The basement bathroom had a light wood double vanity, a separate glass shower stall and a white corner tub under two small windows, all on beige walls. The new design went the other way: a dark, dramatic room that still feels warm, built around a tub as the centerpiece.

The challenge

A black room can easily feel like a cave, and a basement has less daylight to work with than any other floor. The design had to bring in light from the finishes themselves, and the tub, shower and vanity all had to fit the same footprint the old room used.

The solution

Work started on February 26, 2024, demolition was done by March 1, rough plumbing by late March and tile in early April. Black marble-look tile now covers the walls and floor. The old tub and stall were replaced by one glass-enclosed wet area holding a black oval freestanding tub with a matte black floor-mounted faucet, a shower with a square ceiling rain panel and a handheld, and three recessed niches lit from inside. Warm LED strips run along the ceiling cove, the baseboard and the vanity toe kick, so light glows off the dark tile instead of being swallowed by it. Across from the tub, a wood double vanity with an open shelf carries a black and gold stone-look top with black sinks under a backlit mirror, and a black toilet sits in its own alcove.

The result

The basement bathroom was complete on May 16, 2024, about 12 weeks after the start, and was photographed that week. The black tile and black fixtures give the room its drama, and the layered warm light makes it feel like a retreat rather than a basement.

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Questions

Questions about this project

Will a black tile bathroom feel too dark?

Not when the lighting is planned with it. This Redmond bathroom has warm LED strips in the ceiling cove, along the baseboard and under the vanity, lit niches behind the tub and a backlit mirror, so the dark tile reflects a warm glow.

Can a tub and a shower share one glass enclosure?

Yes. Here a single frameless glass enclosure holds both the freestanding tub and the shower, with a ceiling rain panel and a handheld, so water stays in one tiled zone.

How much did this project cost?

About $100,000. It took about 12 weeks, from February 26 to May 16, 2024. Every project is priced in writing, line by line, for your home.

How do I get a price for a bathroom remodel like this one?

Book a consultation. We look at the room, talk through the tile, tub, lighting and vanity you want, and send a written, itemized price before work starts. For what moves the price of a bathroom, read Cost of a Bathroom Remodel in the Greater Seattle Area.

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