Goth taste, Disco nostalgia, a need for intimate drama, or an overabundance of natural light would be reasons for creating a black bathroom. The effect is stunning but using an all-black bath is an experience you don’t forget.
Recently, black rooms have been making a comeback. Over the past year or two we’ve seen a series [...]

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 [...]

Simplicity imparts a modern elegance to this master bath, which first poses a frequently asked question: must the sink and shower fixtures match? The sink faucet has modern lines whereas the shower system fixtures definitely land on the traditional (they were there so we used them) side style wise. For those it bothers (all you [...]

Photos of what appears to be the same beautiful and very distinctive bathroom – but is not! – poses a question: Inspiration or rip-off? The doppelgangers have the same two colors of mosaic glass tile from Waterworks — Sundance and Cloud White on walls — in double floor-to-ceiling tent-stripe, with Butternut on the floor. [...]

A soft spot in my heart goes to salvaged house fixtures and this powder room shows the totally unique result they can provide. Sinks like this French 18th century brown marble basin are being copied in other materials today so finding one is a real coup. Rather than go with a conventional wood vanity, this [...]

During the house renovation I often exchanged ideas and information online with others going through the same process. We jokingly called faucets (especially the blingy-er ones) “sink jewelry.” Now we have actual sink jewelry from France: THG’s new Vogue faucet, shown here with crystal and thulite knobs in a gold finish over brass. Now, [...]

Take a peek at a fashion-forward bath from the Alternative Plans, the English arm of the Italian manufacturer Boffi. Essentially, it’s a bathroom deconstructed: fixtures float. Water connections come through the floor and a mirror (look carefully) is suspended above each solid pedestal sink. Storage is low, along the left wall with cubbies for towels [...]

Making a sculptural stone or ceramic tub the focal point of a bathroom is one thing. Having it refer to an iconic piece of furniture takes it to another level of chic. Once again, the Italian firm, Rapsel breaks ground with the “Arne” titanic resin bathtub, in homage to the “Egg” chair (below) Arne Jacobsen [...]

Grab a glass of wine, ease yourself (carefully!) into the freestanding tub, and enjoy the view. Then swaddle yourself in toasty terrycloth (that big towel warmer can handle quite a few). Large-scale ceramic tiles zero clutter and neutral colors increase the spacious feeling of this large master bath which boats a spectacular rustic ceiling and [...]

A rustic bathroom is often about texture. To us, distressed wood with nailheads and ring-pulls is reminiscent of the rough darkness of old California wood, especially with wrought iron sconces and towel bars. Then designer Robin Cannell Baker sets stone tiles with glazed ceramic around the tub for a mini fiesta of sizes and shapes. [...]

A little Deco mixed with French Empire can create a successful formal bath. In this silver, black and gold beauty, repetition is key. Identical curved-top parcel gilt mirrors dominate the double vanity and the tub while gilded rosettes at the center of crossed arrows are set over the mirrored fronts. Dots in the marble tile [...]

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. [...]