Bathroom
Now there’s a clear view into the shower from across the room and from the shower to the large windows. The shower is curbless, which will make it easier to enter as the homeowners age in place here. Other aging-in-place elements include a built-in bench and a grab bar. The slate-like porcelain tile continues up the shower walls. But it’s a stunning glass mosaic tile that steals the show in here. “My clients wanted a tile that would look like a stream of water,” Clink says. They purchased this tile from Houzz. “We worked on the proportions a lot. We wanted it to stand out but not be distracting as a texture,” Clink says. The lines of the glass tile continue from the wall down onto the bathroom floor, breaking up the composition of the large-format tiles.
White oak vanity color
walnut vanity
The shower niche and the cleaness of the lines overall
The vanity color
Tile color
The tile, vanity, countertop colors
Slab quartz and porcelain showers. Engineered materials aren’t just for countertops and backsplashes. Cambria’s quartz product, for example, can now be cut as thin as 6 millimeters and be used to clad fireplaces and shower walls, as seen here with its new Colton color.
color of the vanity
placed electrical outlets on either side of the vanity, and the recessed medicine cabinets have outlets inside. This allowed her to keep the backsplash wall free of outlets for a cleaner look.
Good lighting is important to making any space look big and open, but in bathrooms, which often don’t have much natural light available, it’s especially important. Plus, in a bathroom, you need good lighting to do things such as shave or apply makeup effectively, so its importance can’t be overstated.
The gorgeous onyx shower wall in this Denver bathroom by Robyn Scott Interiors caught reader kangasaris’ attention. “It opened my eyes to the delight that is onyx,”
The niche beside the tub
Shimmering blue 8-inch-square terrazzo tiles from France provide a smart contrast to bright white walls and cabinetry. Floating vanities and toilet contribute to the room’s airy feel and make it easier to clean. The designers also included many modern features. A hinged shower door makes it easier to get in and out and facilitates cleaning. It covers half the tub area, allowing the striking blue wall tile to show. The handheld shower head slides on a vertical bar to accommodate users of different heights, and the controls are on the opposite wall to avoid water that’s too hot or cold when turned on. A horizontal niche extends the width of the wall, providing plenty of room for bath items
The double vanity features hickory cabinets and drawers in a custom stain. The countertop is polished gray quartz, which also tops the shower bench and was used as the countertop material in the kitchen. Reclaimed hardwood boards cover the ceiling for added visual warmth. The floor is 10-inch matte black hexagonal porcelain tiles that vary slightly in tone.
Wade used dark burgundy for this bathroom. Paired with brass hardware, the color makes a dramatic yet elegant statement.
Instead, the designer brought in the black through the clear glass shower enclosure’s framing and matte black shower fixtures.
The hardware was a splurge. “We didn’t want the hardware to take over the green cabinets, we wanted it to complement them,” Catlin says. The elegant glass-and-brass hardware is a beautiful finishing touch.
This is the vanity with the existing soffit overhead. Along with the tub, the arched mirrors and conical sconces add curves that contrast with the bathroom’s straight lines.
The black tub plays perfectly off an element that was the wife’s idea — a beautiful botanical black-and-white wallpaper. The large-scale flowers are rendered in a way that gives them a 3D look. Another element the homeowners wanted to include on the wallpapered accent wall was open shelving. “I find when I buy floating shelves from cabinet companies they are usually only 2 to 3 inches thick and have a very ‘stock’ look,” Catlin says. “She wanted something more rustic and was open to things that weren’t standard.” So the designer sourced these chunky wood shelves directly from a craftsperson.
One of the first suggestions Catlin made brought in the boldness the homeowners wanted — a black freestanding tub with a strong silhouette.
2. Spring Green A crisp yellow-green calls to mind the rebirth, growth and renewal of the warming, sunny days of spring.
A green-painted ceiling and walls, waterfall-inspired dimensional shower tiles, limestone-like porcelain floor tiles and a natural white oak vanity bring the outside into this Raleigh, North Carolina, bathroom by 2SL Design Build Collaborative. A black-gridded glass divider separating the wet room from the rest of the space coordinates with black drawer pulls and plumbing fixtures.
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