Interior Design Studio · Serving Bellevue
Bathroom Remodel Design in Bellevue, WA
NU Curations designs bathroom remodels for Bellevue homeowners: layout, tile, vanities, and lighting composed as one calm, cohesive room and documented so your licensed contractor can build it exactly as designed.
Book a Design ConsultationThe most personal room in the house deserves a real design
Bathrooms concentrate more decisions per square foot than any other room: tile on three planes, stone, fixtures, lighting, storage, and hardware, all visible at once. Designed one purchase at a time, the room reads as busy. Designed as a single composition, it becomes the calmest room in the house.
NU Curations is a Seattle-area interior design studio working across the Eastside. Our portfolio bathrooms, from a green-marble primary bath to a mural-wrapped powder room, were each fully drawn and specified before demolition started, which is exactly how we would approach your Bellevue home.
What our bathroom remodel design service includes
Bathrooms are small rooms with big decision density: tile, stone, plumbing fixtures, lighting, and storage all in a few square feet. We design the whole room as one composition before anything is demolished.
Layout & space planning
Vanity placement, shower and tub configuration, and storage planned around how the room is actually used, from busy family baths to calm primary suites.
Tile & stone design
Floor, wall, and shower tile selected and laid out with intention: patterns, transitions, and niches drawn before the tile setter starts.
Vanity & fixture selections
Vanities, sinks, faucets, shower systems, and hardware specified as a cohesive set, with finishes that hold up to daily use.
Lighting & mirrors
Flattering, functional light at the mirror plus ambient layers that make the room feel considered rather than clinical.
Contractor coordination
We prepare the drawings and specifications your licensed contractor builds from, and stay available for design questions during construction.
Styling & finishing
Towels, art, and finishing details layered in after construction so the room feels finished on day one.
Bathroom design from our recent projects
How much does a bathroom remodel cost in Bellevue?
Eastside bathroom remodels tend to run above the metro average, reflecting larger rooms and premium material selections. Ranges published in Bellevue remodel guides cluster into three tiers:
Refresh
$15,000 to $25,000
Keep the layout, update the finishes: new vanity, tile, lighting, and fixtures that transform the room without moving plumbing.
Full remodel
$25,000 to $45,000
A gut renovation of a full bath with a new tile shower, vanity, flooring, and lighting, typically within the existing footprint.
Primary suite
$45,000 to $70,000+
Primary-bath scope with custom tile, heated floors, and layout changes. High-end Bellevue primary suites with expanded footprints can run well beyond this range.
Ranges reflect construction market costs paid to your licensed contractor, based on published Bellevue-area remodel guides; design fees are quoted separately after consultation. Homes from the 1960s and 70s can surface dated plumbing that affects construction budgets.
How a bathroom remodel design project works
Our process is designed to replace uncertainty with momentum, whether you are refreshing a hall bath or building out a primary suite.
- 1
Start with a consultation
We learn who uses the bathroom, what is not working, and what you want the room to feel like.
- 2
Get a clear design direction
We shape the layout, tile, fixtures, and lighting into one cohesive plan, refined with your feedback.
- 3
Hand off a buildable plan
Your licensed contractor receives complete drawings and selections, so bids are accurate and construction starts with clarity.
- 4
See it through with confidence
We stay involved through construction questions and finishing details so the built result matches the design.
Why Bellevue homeowners choose NU Curations
Nearly half of Bellevue's single-family homes date to the years between 1960 and 1979, and many are still living with their original bathrooms: 4x4 tile, cast-iron tubs, single vanities sized for a different era. In Lake Hills, Newport Hills, and Woodridge, the hall bath is usually the hardest-working room in the house and the one most worth rethinking. In Somerset and Enatai, primary baths in view homes deserve layouts that borrow the light and calm the house was designed around.
The design decision most Bellevue homeowners face is whether to honor the mid-century character or replace it. Both can be beautiful, whether that means a refreshed mid-century bath with intentional color and period-right tile or a full transformation into a modern retreat. Either one only works when tile, stone, fixtures, and lighting are chosen as a set.
That is the studio's core skill. Our portfolio runs from a mid-century blue-tile bath handled with a light touch to Queen Anne Crestside's green-marble primary bath, and every project gets the same treatment: the whole room drawn, specified, and documented for your licensed contractor before anything is demolished.
Neighborhoods we serve
- West Bellevue
- Bridle Trails
- Somerset
- Lake Hills
- Newport Hills
- Woodridge
- Enatai
- Crossroads
Client Experience
“Neha was wonderful to work with. She listened and understood our needs and was able to coordinate our eclectic styles and came up with a beautiful design for our new home. We couldn't be happier. I would highly recommend NU Curation and Neha to anyone looking to design their home.”
Sara, NU Curations Client
Bathroom Remodel Design across the Seattle area
Core Eastside
Frequently Asked Questions
Ranges published in Bellevue remodel guides put a finish-level refresh at roughly $15,000 to $25,000, a full remodel at $25,000 to $45,000, and a primary-suite renovation at $45,000 to $70,000 or more. Those are construction costs paid to your contractor; design fees are quoted separately.
Roughly ten to twenty weeks end to end: design and selections take about four to eight weeks, and construction runs three to ten weeks depending on scope. Bellevue permits are filed by your contractor through MyBuildingPermit.com. Tile and fixture lead times are usually the pacing item, so we finalize every selection before demolition.
Either can be the right answer, and it is a design decision worth making deliberately. We help you weigh the home's era, the rest of the house, and resale considerations, then design the chosen direction completely, from tile pattern to grout color, so the result feels intentional rather than dated or generic.
Yes. Primary-bath projects with freestanding tubs, curbless showers, heated floors, and double vanities with real storage are a core part of our bathroom design work, and view neighborhoods like Somerset are ideal candidates for them.
No. NU Curations is an interior design studio, and construction is performed by your licensed general contractor. We design the bathroom, document every selection, and coordinate with your contractor so the build matches the plan. If you do not have a contractor yet, we are happy to work alongside the one you choose.
Permitting is managed by your licensed contractor as part of construction. Our role is to provide the design documentation and selections your contractor works from, and to keep the design intent intact through the permitting and building process.
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