Old House Journal

Prairie Bath Suite for a Sears House

his handsome bathroom is in a 1917 Sears bungalow—the ‘Ashmore’ model—in Minneapolis. Three tiny former bedrooms and a remodeled bathroom were combined to create a bed/bath/dressing suite. It’s accessible to the master bedroom, and also to the hallway leading from guest bedrooms.

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