For help, they brought on designer Grace Arndt, who was helping them remodel their kitchen with similar principles. Arndt ditched a shower-tub combo in favor of a curbless shower that’s easy to enter for someone with mobility issues. A sliding glass door can easily be removed and replaced with a shower curtain that allows access for a wheelchair and a caregiver. A new double vanity has room under the sink to accommodate a wheelchair; tilted mirrors can be used by someone seated as well. Grab bars and rounded countertop corners also support aging in place. Meanwhile, light blue walls, a dark blue vanity and marble-look porcelain tiles in various sizes make the space as stylish as it is functional.
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