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CRÈME
2024
Downtown Saint Paul, MN
Built by MNLIFESTYLES
2025 Midwest Design Awards – Interior use of Tile – Second Place
keep the best of what is there.
the best of the best.
la crème de la crème.
We love finding the best moments of the before and treasuring them like a fond memory placed in the perfect after.
Here, a glass block recess became a handy niche.
The plumbing locations all stayed the same, just updated, refreshed, primed for their next chapter.
We even kept the tub just as it was, re-tiling around it.
The feature vanity is a custom floating, tiled countertop with crackled brick heavy in variation and a crème brûlée-like finish offering a richness complementary to the paint color which was also kept and informed the material palette.
We introduced rich brass fixtures (both in plumbing and lighting fixtures), a full height glass shower enclosure, and a new floor tile.
This is a small space with alignments and details dialed down to a sixteenth of an inch: designed for everyday use and to provide a space for self care for a couple who spend all day caring for others.


