A remodel run by a designer, not handed to a contractor. Layout, stone, and construction coordinated by one studio from drawings to the final install. Primary bathroom remodels start near $75K and run 10 to 16 weeks of construction.
If the remodel involves layout changes, stone selection, or custom millwork, yes. A contractor executes; a designer decides what gets executed. On a designer-led remodel every fixture, slab, and tile layout is specified on drawings before demolition, which is what prevents mid-build surprises, change orders, and a finished room that reads like a catalog. Joelle's practice is design-build, so the design and the construction coordination run through one studio.
In the practice's range of work, primary bathroom remodels start near $75K and run to $250K and up for full gut remodels with layout changes, book-matched stone, and custom millwork. Powder rooms start lower. The full cost breakdown by tier is published in the bathroom renovation cost guide on this site.
A primary bathroom remodel runs 10 to 16 weeks of construction once demolition starts. Design, specification, and slab reservation happen before that, typically 6 to 10 weeks. Layout changes that require permits add city review time, which in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills is planned into the schedule from day one.
A remodeling contractor builds what is on the drawings; if there are no real drawings, the contractor makes design decisions by default, one trade at a time. A designer-led remodel reverses that: the room is fully designed and specified first, then built exactly once. Joelle's real estate development background means the studio also coordinates the construction, so there is one point of accountability instead of a designer and contractor pointing at each other.
Yes. Layout changes, plumbing relocations, and structural work require permits in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, and Beverly Hills has among the strictest review in California. Architectural drawings, city approvals, and inspections are coordinated through the studio as part of the engagement.
Yes, and it is the fastest way to control cost. Keeping fixtures in place and transforming the room through stone, tile, fixtures, lighting, and millwork avoids the most expensive line items. Part of the first consultation is an honest assessment of whether the existing layout deserves to be kept.
The studio is based in Beverly Hills and remodels bathrooms throughout Los Angeles, including Bel Air, Brentwood, Malibu, Pacific Palisades, and the Hollywood Hills. Projects in Miami Beach and New York are taken on as part of larger engagements.
Primary bathrooms are one of the first two rooms buyers evaluate, alongside the kitchen. In the high-end Los Angeles market, a dated primary bath reads as a project and gets priced as one. A remodeled, cohesive primary bath consistently returns its cost in sale price and reduces time on market. Joelle's background in real estate development informs which remodel decisions actually move value.