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Love the niche. Could you please tell me how you did it?

6 years ago

Did you purchase the template? Thank you!

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Mabbott Seidel Architecture
6 years ago
Thanks! The niche was built without a template out of wood framing, cement board and waterproofing (we like Laticrete Hydroban). There's a thin LED strip light mounted in a recess at the top of the niche (designed for wet locations). The tiles were painted by a colleague of ours. I hope this helps!
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