While Jay Leno and his wife have never had children of their own, his friend David is like a son to him. David started out as an intern for The Tonight Show, and he not only became a director and producer for Jay’s other shows, but he also personally took care of Jay after he had a terrible accident last year.
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Now that David and his wife, Margaret, have a newborn on the way, Jay wants to repay the favor. So he asked us to help surprise the growing family with a bathroom makeover and a nursery for their century-old home.
Before & After
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Celebrity IOU: Jay Leno
Resource Guide for CIOU S4E1
| wdt_ID | Room | Item Type | Product Name | Company | Product Code/Sku |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Throughout | DOOR HARDWARE: OUTSIDE FACING | Round Knob Disk Rosette | Emtek | US10B Oil Rubbed Bronze |
| 2 | Bathroom | Fabricator | Marble Yard | ||
| 3 | Bathroom | TOILET | WHITE Bradenton 1.28 gpf Elongated Floor Mount One Piece Toilet with Seat | Signature Hardware | 945956 |
| 4 | Bathroom | SHOWER TILE, FIELD | LANCASTER BIANCO WHITE | TileBar | 3" x 12" |
| 5 | Bathroom | SHOWER + NICHE + WINDOW, TRIM PIECES | Snow White 1x12 Polished Marble Pencil Molding | TileBar | |
| 6 | Bathroom | WET ROOM FLOOR TILE | 12" x 12" EARTH GRAY POLISHED MARBLE | TileBar | |
| 7 | Bathroom | WET ROOM FLOOR TILE | 12" X 12" CARRERA MARBLE POLISHED | TileBar | |
| 8 | Bathroom | FLOOR TILE | 12" x 12" EARTH GRAY POLISHED MARBLE | TileBar | |
| 9 | Bathroom | FLOOR TILE | 12" X 12" CARRERA MARBLE POLISHED | TileBar | |
| 10 | Bathroom | VANITY WALL TILE, FIELD | LANCASTER BIANCO WHITE | TileBar |
Design Highlights
Updated Antiques
We installed entirely new plumbing to make sure David’s bathroom stayed leak-free, but we didn’t want to take away the vintage charm that drew their family to the house in the first place. So we recreated the home’s original checker tile flooring and repurposed a vintage drawer for their bathroom vanity.
A Place to Grow
The trick to creating a great nursery is to make it a space that can grow and mature with the baby. We decorated the side wall with a natural and refreshing peel-and-stick wallpaper print that can be switched out when the baby gets older.
Built-In Beauty
There’s no reason for the only entrance to the bathroom to be through the nursery. After relocating the bathroom door, we used this extra space to create beautiful built-ins that could provide a changing station and extra storage space.
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