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Tile Bathroom Rugs

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Both of these “rugs” in the bathroom [above and below] have the same center medallion, but the field and borders are different.  Both add style without the maintenance required of a traditional rug.

As we can see, this isn’t your ordinary not-enough-room for two kind of bathroom, this is a retreat. Upholstered chairs, elegant furniture and [...]

Classic Seafoam Bathroom

Monday, March 30th, 2009

The seafoam and white “spa” bathroom is old enough to be called a new classic. Variations are as numerous as shades of green and vary from old-fashioned hues on the tasty side of mint to the elusive color of water. The hallmarks include a white pedestal sink — Kohler Memoirs with its broad deck [above] [...]

Turkish Mosaic Bathroom

Friday, March 13th, 2009

An antique Turkish stone horse mosaic became the highly artistic theme for a lovely and feature-packed penthouse bathroom by Chicago designer John Robert Wiltgen.
Mosaics often appeared on old Roman bath walls and it’s great to see the idea updated. Installing the piece in a recessed niche over the tub, opposite the entrance, makes it the [...]

Antique Chest Bathroom Vanity

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

A good carpenter can easily adapt a vintage chest for use as a bathroom vanity. This charmingly painted, country style two-door commode lent itself especially well to the task because the paneled apron above the doors eliminated reworking drawer fronts. The painted rim on the top frames the sink, and ties into the black diamond [...]

Library Style Bathroom

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

Creating a master bathroom based on highly detailed, built in wood cabinets – elements that would 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 that normally lacks one.
Woodwork in this master [...]

Red Toile Bath

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Today, most baths have a tile or a stone look. That means that color or pattern come from one of those materials rather than paint or wallpaper. This bathroom takes things in a different direction by minimizing tile and going for red toile wallpaper as the main design motif, supported by matching fabric. [...]