Custom cabinetry adds interesting details to a room
Creating a master bathroom based on highly detailed, built-in wood cabinets – elements usually be found in a library — is interesting and luxurious. Conceptually it moves beyond using an antique piece as a sink cabinet because it establishes an architectural style in a room normally lacking one.
Floor to ceiling woodwork in this master bath is fit to the wall deftly resolving, enclosing and framing a dramatic sink arrangement. New York designer Robert Passal chose coffee-colored woodwork that adds a welcome masculinity while the splashy Venetian mirror over the sink beckons Madame.
Looking closely, the cleverness of the design is revealed: a cabinet-on-chest idea creates a pair of shallow his-and-her glass-door “medicine” cabinets backed by shirred curtains on each side of the sink niche. The recess in the niche accommodates the necessary lighting above, and to the sides, of the mirror. Panels above the cabinets finish them beautifully right up to the crown molding.
The “coffee and cream” color scheme works consistenty through the marble chosen for the counters and floor, as well as for the walls. Small refinements, such as the low marble backsplash below the mirror, slightly bumped out sink base, and an elegant ogee edge on the sink deck contribute to the polished elegance.
