For bathroom remodeling in the Park Cities, Dallas, hire a designer and general contractor who can plan the room and manage its construction together. Chateau Concepts handles bathroom remodeling and primary-suite remodeling in Highland Park and University Park. Jan Revels, ASID, designs the space and then runs the build herself as general contractor. In older Park Cities houses, where a larger bathroom often requires borrowing space from a bedroom or closet, that connection matters: when something unexpected turns up behind a wall, the person making the decision is the person who designed the room.
We begin with how the bathroom and the surrounding rooms work. Does the plumbing need to move? Can the closet give up space? Does the bedroom, bath, and closet function as a primary suite? Those answers establish the project before we select tile or fittings.
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Jan has practiced interior design in Dallas since 1997 and founded Chateau Concepts, LLC in 2001. She holds a BFA in Interior Design from the University of North Texas and is an ASID Allied Professional Interior Designer. We work in the Park Cities, Preston Hollow, and North Dallas.
Chateau Concepts is registered with the City of Dallas as a general contractor and carries general liability insurance. Certificates are available on request. Highland Park and University Park have their own permitting and inspection processes, which we address separately for the project’s location.
Our design-and-build service keeps responsibility connected. Jan draws the room, works through selections with you, schedules trades, orders and tracks materials, walks the site, and checks construction against the drawings. A layout decision stays connected to its construction consequences.
That is especially useful when an existing wall contains something the plan could not reveal. A field decision can affect the shower, vanity, storage, or adjacent closet. Jan can evaluate that decision against the whole design because she developed it.
You can review our portfolio on Houzz and named client testimonials from Mary Pat Higgins, Sharon Devereux, Paula Grier, and Kathleen Ray on our website. Chateau Concepts is rated 4.9 stars from 15 Google reviews.
For homeowners deciding who should design your bathroom remodel, the practical question is who will carry the design through construction. We offer that continuity through bathroom remodeling in Dallas, along with design-only engagements and hourly remodeling consulting for homeowners using their own builder.
In older Park Cities houses, bathrooms are often few and small by current expectations. Enlarging a primary bath or adding a bathroom usually means borrowing space from a bedroom or closet rather than adding on.
That makes the surrounding rooms part of the bathroom project. A bathroom can look cramped in isolation while an oversized closet beside it holds the space needed for a better arrangement. Borrowing 18 inches from that closet is frequently what turns a cramped bathroom into a good one.
The point is to understand what the borrowed space accomplishes. We evaluate fixture placement, clearances, shower space, vanity width, and the remaining storage together. Taking space from a closet only helps if the revised closet still supports the household.
Older room dimensions also affect the cabinetry. A stock vanity may not suit the available width; custom vanities are appropriate where the room is not a stock size, which in older homes is most of the time. We plan the vanity as part of the room instead of assuming a standard cabinet will resolve it.
The first layout question, however, is whether the plumbing moves. That is the largest single cost variable. A more generous floor plan needs to be considered alongside what it takes to put the fixtures there.
Our approach to home remodeling in Highland Park starts with those relationships: the bathroom, the room lending it space, and the construction required to connect the plan.
Before settling on finishes, consider what you want the completed room to do differently. A larger shower, better storage, and a more useful vanity can lead to different layouts.
We walk the adjoining rooms as well as the bathroom. If the existing footprint cannot support the desired result, we evaluate the bedroom and closet before committing to a layout that preserves the same limitations.
Our guide to primary bathroom layouts that work addresses fixture placement and clearances. In a Park Cities remodel, those principles must fit the space available across the suite.
When “the primary suite is not a suite,” replacing the bathroom finishes will not resolve the underlying arrangement. The bedroom, bathroom, and closet need to work as a sequence.
For primary-suite remodeling in University Park, we plan those spaces together. A larger bathroom may be worthwhile, but its value depends on what remains around it. A closet that gives up space still needs useful storage. A bedroom contributing space still needs to function as the bedroom.
We begin by establishing the priorities: a generous shower, a larger closet, a better vanity arrangement, or a more coherent connection between rooms. Then we draw the plan and elevations to scale so the tradeoffs are visible before construction.
A common decision concerns the primary bathtub. We recommend keeping at least one bathtub somewhere in the house. In the primary bath, a generous walk-in shower plus a larger closet is a trade most households prefer. That choice should be made in the context of the whole house and the storage the suite needs.
Our primary suite design work addresses the combined plan. We also consider closets and storage design while developing the bathroom, because moving a wall changes both rooms.
For University Park households, the school calendar is another planning constraint. A summer-only project must be small, with every selection closed before work starts. A suite reconfiguration needs to be evaluated against its design, construction, permit, and shower-glass timing before summer becomes the assumed completion window.
Call 214-797-4657 or book a design consultation to walk through your bathroom and adjoining rooms with us. We will give you honest first impressions and identify the decisions that need to come before the layout.
There are no published prices to apply to every Park Cities bathroom. The useful comparison is between the construction choices within your house.
Moving plumbing is the largest single cost variable. What that involves depends on the foundation. A pier-and-beam house provides crawl-space access, making rerouting comparatively straightforward. A slab requires cutting concrete. Post-tension slabs require care around the tensioning cables.
That difference belongs in the earliest layout discussion. Moving a fixture may improve the room enough to justify the work, but it should be a deliberate decision.
| Decision | What it involves | What to weigh before choosing |
|---|---|---|
| Keep plumbing locations or move fixtures | Plumbing relocation is the largest single cost variable; the work depends on the foundation | Whether the revised fixture placement meaningfully improves clearances and use |
| Borrow bedroom or closet space | Reconfiguring adjacent rooms to enlarge or add a bathroom | Whether the bathroom gain leaves the bedroom and storage working well |
| Keep a primary tub or use the space differently | Considering a generous walk-in shower and larger closet | Whether at least one bathtub remains elsewhere in the house |
| Use a stock or custom vanity | Matching cabinetry to the room’s actual width | Whether a stock size suits the available space |
| Hire for design and build or design only | Choosing who develops the plan and who manages construction | Whether you want Jan to run the build or provide a plan and selections for your own builder |
We work through these choices before making selections dependent on them. The vanity, shower, and storage should follow the agreed layout.
The shower or tub decision is particularly important when space is being borrowed. A tub retained by default can shape the entire plan. A tub removed without considering the rest of the house can overlook a household priority. We resolve the choice as part of the suite.
Layout, waterproofing, and ventilation decide whether a bathroom serves for decades. Tile, vanity, fittings, and lighting are the style applied on top. All deserve attention, but attractive finishes cannot compensate for water getting behind the tile.
The shower assembly needs cement or foam board, a continuous membrane, a correctly sloped pan, and flexible movement joints at every change of plane.
Ask to see the membrane before tile goes over it. This is the stage when the waterproofing remains visible. We also recommend photographing every open wall before it is closed, preserving a record of what will be concealed.
Tiling over existing shower tile buries whatever waterproofing exists. New tile alone does not establish what is happening behind it. A bathroom fails early when water gets behind the tile, so the concealed assembly must be part of the remodeling discussion.
Our construction checks connect the finished design to that work. The shower is more than its tile pattern: the pan, membrane, wall assembly, and movement joints all belong in the scope.
Bathroom ventilation should be sized to the room, ducted outside, and controlled by a timer or humidity sensor.
We consider ventilation alongside the layout because it is part of how the room performs. It should be resolved during planning and construction, before the finished surfaces close off the work.
Lighting also needs a complete plan. We use light from both sides of the mirror, ambient light, and a low-level night light. Each serves a different part of using the bathroom, so selecting a mirror or vanity light alone does not complete the lighting decisions.
While walls are open, include blocking for grab bars, towel bars, and wall-hung fixtures. These locations should be considered while the room is being drawn and selected, so the supporting work can be coordinated with the design.
Finish choices also benefit from direct evaluation. Choose grout against a wet sample board and use slip-resistant floor tile. Review materials together rather than treating each selection as an isolated purchase.
These are concrete items to discuss with anyone you hire: what goes behind the tile, where the ventilation terminates, what supports the fixtures, and what you can inspect before the work is covered.
Highland Park and University Park each issue their own permits and run their own inspections, separately from the City of Dallas and from each other. A Park Cities project must follow the process for its municipality.
During the build, we pull the permits for the right town, schedule trades, and check work against the drawings.
Permit review in Highland Park or University Park is added to the project schedule. We do not treat it as part of the stated on-site construction duration.
Our process connects the planning work to the build:
Design and selections typically take 4–8 weeks. On-site construction for a full primary bath typically takes 4–8 weeks. A powder room typically takes 2–3 weeks on site.
Frameless shower glass takes 2–3 weeks after tile is finished and measured. That sequence matters: glass timing follows completed tile and measurement, so it must be considered when discussing bathroom use and completion.
The schedule therefore needs to account for design, selections, municipal review, construction, and glass. The on-site duration alone does not describe the full project.
For households planning around school, the University Park remodeling guide provides context for the local project. Bring the school-calendar constraint into the consultation so we can assess the scope against it. A summer-only project requires a small scope and completed selections before work starts.
Our bathroom design-and-build service suits homeowners who want Jan to develop the room and manage its construction. She carries the plan into the field, coordinates trades and materials, and holds the work to the drawings.
Primary-suite design expands that planning to the bedroom, bathroom, and closet. It is appropriate when the issue extends beyond an outdated bathroom and into how the rooms connect or share space.
If you already have a builder, we also offer design-only engagements and hourly remodeling consulting. We can develop the plan and selections for your own builder. The choice depends on whether you need the design work, construction management, or the combined service.
Before-and-after photographs can help you see the kinds of changes to discuss. Our bathroom portfolio includes a tub replaced with a tiled walk-in shower and bench, a rebuilt master bath tub deck and surround, and a powder room vanity and mirror. Other projects include Agate Master Bath, Jack & Jill bath, Neutral Shower, and Arabesque Tile Accents.
Use those examples to identify your priorities. The next step is to test them against your rooms: available space, plumbing locations, storage, and the work behind the finishes.
Walk the room, establish whether the plumbing can move, and be honest about what that costs.
Fixture placement, clearances and every wall drawn — including where the sconces land.
Tile, stone, fittings, vanity, glass and lighting, chosen against each other rather than in isolation.
Waterproofing inspected before tile, curing respected, and the finish trades sequenced properly.
Jan designs the space and then runs the build. No hand-off, no two firms blaming each other, and nothing lost between the drawing and the crew.
Floor plans and elevations first, so you see the room before it exists. On paper, changing your mind is free. After the plumbing is run, it is not.
Chateau Concepts, LLC is registered as a general contractor with the City of Dallas, which requires registered contractors to carry general liability insurance. Certificates available on request.
4.9★ from 15 Google reviews. The person you meet at the consultation is the person on site at installation.
Walk Jan through the bath and the rooms beside it. The space you need is often already there.
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