Case Study: The Great Austin Space Swap
Customer: The Johnson Family
Location: Austin, TX
The Challenge:A Tale of Two Tubs
Austin, Texas, may proudly boast about “Keeping it Weird,” but there is absolutely nothing charmingly eccentric about a bathroom layout that actively fights against you. The Johnsons were dealing with a classic conundrum: a massive, space-hogging garden tub that saw more action as a laundry sorting station than a place for actual bathing.
To make matters worse, their daily wash routine took place in an old, cramped shower stall. After a long, 100-degree summer day hiking the Barton Creek Greenbelt or dodging the Congress Avenue bats, the last thing the Johnsons wanted to do was squeeze into a shower the size of a vintage telephone booth. They needed room to breathe, a place to properly cool off, and desperately, a place to store their towels.
See the culprit garden tub here:
the claustrophobic shower stall here
The Solution: Slow and Steady Wins the Remodel
In the home improvement world, plenty of contractors like to brag about the “24-hour flip”—rushing in and out of your house faster than a tourist fleeing a jalapeño eating contest. But at Custom Bath & Shower, we know that true craftsmanship takes a little more finesse.
Instead of just slapping some new tiles on a bad layout, we proposed a total geographic shift for the bathroom. We decided to rip out the useless garden tub and convert that prime real estate into a sprawling, luxurious walk-in shower. But what about the old shower? Instead of leaving it as dead space, we converted it into a brand-new, built-in closet to give the Johnsons the storage they desperately lacked.
We took our time to ensure the framing, plumbing, and aesthetic finishes were absolutely perfect. We didn’t just want to perform a standard tub replacement conversion; we wanted to completely rethink how the room worked for the family.
The Outcome: From Cramped to Custom
The results speak for themselves. The Johnsons traded their dusty garden tub for an expansive, spa-like shower enclosure, complete with gorgeous stone-patterned walls, a built-in bench, and sleek sliding glass doors.
Where the tiny shower once stood, there is now a beautifully finished, fully shelved storage closet. It’s the perfect spot to house plush linens, toiletries, and cleaning supplies—proving that with a little imagination and expert craftsmanship, you really can have it all.
Behold the stunning new walk-in shower
the brilliant new closet space
If your bathroom is feeling a little too “weird” and not quite functional enough, don’t settle for a rushed job. Let the experts at Custom Bath & Shower take the time to do it right.
