A master bath retreat enhanced with a tile bathroom rug and other elegant details. A tile bathroom rug in this bathroom-dressing room area is an elaborate floor treatment with two variations. Both have the same center medallion, but the field and borders are different. Both add style without the maintenance required of a traditional rug. Tile rugs like this are made of … [Read more...]
Black Bathrooms
No guts, no glory or is too much of a good thing bad? 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 … [Read more...]
Antique Chest Vanity
A good carpenter can easily create an antique chest vanity for a bath by adapting a vintage piece. This charmingly painted, country style two-door commode lends itself especially well to becoming an antique chest vanity. The reason to go to the trouble of finding and adapting a piece of furniture like this one is character. A piece of vintage furniture is a one-of-a-kind … [Read more...]
Turkish Rugs in Moorish Baths
Turkish rugs are well known and their oushak rugs are prized -- especially for an exotic bath. Turkish rugs have been produced since the 15th century. These antique carpets can be found at auctions and new reproductions are readily available on the retail market. Designs are predominantly geometric, with an allover pattern. The beauty of Turkish rugs is enhanced by a … [Read more...]
Grande Chateau Bathroom
Details in a French château bathroom seem larger than life, due to the grand scale of the rooms. Modernizing Madame’s French château bathroom? That starts with wood-paneled walls (boiserie), that have concealed storage behind barely visible panels – see the telltale crystal knobs. The French have long been fond of judiciously cutting into antique wood paneling to create … [Read more...]
Manor House Bathroom
In a Mediterranean manor house bathroom, designer Barry Dixon channels Italian style. Opulent and highly detailed, this manor house bathroom by a top Washington, D.C. designer lavishly uses Walker Zanger mosaic tile to create a grand home spa. From the stone fireplace to the freestanding claw-foot bathtub, this is a grand Roman bath updated. First, there is an acre of … [Read more...]
White Beadboard Bathroom
Bead board ushered in a cottage-style wainscot revival Old-fashioned beaded wood paneling for bathrooms and kitchens became popular after it was widely shown in catalogs. As an inexpensive alternative to tile, this white beadboard creates a durable wall surface and can be painted any color, though white is especially popular, especially for cottage style baths like this one. … [Read more...]