His Taste Runs to Turrets: Featured in GM Today

HIS TASTE RUNS TO TURRETS
Master bath adds elegance
By CARLA CUDA

Greg Burke has a critical eye for design. He had a distinctive vision of what he wanted. He wanted the bathroom to resemble a Roman bath with European flair. It was to be highly personalized and individualized to suit his taste.

We all want a bathroom that is beautiful and functional. After all, a bathroom is the most used room in a house. At times it can be our precious place of sanctuary and one of the only places where others usually won't follow.

Greg Burke and his son, Tom, a sophomore at University School of Milwaukee, moved into a two-story Colonial house in Fox Point two Januarys ago.

"Since the day we moved in, we've been fixing, painting and expanding the house," Burke said. "I wanted to bring the house back to life."

One of the additions is a turret. The turret was just the beginning of a dramatic bathroom design that would follow.

The existing second floor master bathroom included a separate vanity/dressing area lined with globe lights and mirrors from floor to ceiling and across the ceiling. It felt like stepping into a theater dressing room. Burke plans to change this into a walk-in closet.

Burke met with several contractors and chose Bartelt. The Remodeling Resource of Menomonee Falls to design an entirely new master bath rather than remodel the existing bathroom. Bartelt specializes in custom residential, commercial and historical renovation projects.

As a former designer of outdoor play equipment, Burke has a critical eye for design. He had a distinctive vision of what he wanted. He wanted the bathroom to resemble a Roman bath with European flair. It was to be highly personalized and individualized to suit his taste.

"Bartelt. The Remodeling Resource came up with the most exciting plan," Burke added.

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