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Saturday, March 10, 2018

Bathrooms - Gray Bathroom Pink Accents

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Glam bathroom features a walk in shower finished with a frosted glass door with gold trim next to a gold trimmed mirror.

Sotheby's Realty

Incredible bathroom with floating gray lacquered vanity with towel shelves, filled with white and pink towels finished with a white quartz counter which frames an undermount sink with modern faucet situated below a beveled vanity mirror which reflects a brass arch top lantern lit by a glass sphere pendant light.

PNE Prize Home

Incredible bathroom design with gray dual vanity accented with nickel hardware and a white and gray marble countertop framing the undermount sinks with gooseneck faucets.

Artistic Designs for Living

Navy blue and gray bathroom features walls clad in grey grasscloth lined with a polished nickel framed medicine cabinet illuminated by polished nickel sconces accented with white plated shades over a navy washstand with ring pulls topped with white marble alongside a marble hex floor next to a walk-in shower.

Meg Lonergan

Chic bathroom features a corner walk in shower fitted with a steel and glass shower enclosure and a polished nickel shower head mounted on marble shower surround with a small niche.

Lucy and Company

Fabulous pink and gray bathroom with walk-in doorless shower enclosure with marble tiled walls and ceiling.

Lewis and Weldon

Pink and white contemporary girl's bathroom boasts a white step stool positioned on a hot pink striped bath mat sits on gray wood like floor tiles in front of a white washstand fitted with nickel hardware and a hot pink countertop finished with an oval sink and a polished nickel faucet kit fixed under a polished vanity mirror mounted on a white wall illuminated by light bulb pendant.

Kim Lewis Designs

Melissa Haynes - Chic girl's bathroom features a nook clad in white beveled subway tiles lined with a cream bone inlay mirror illuminated by sconces with pink shades placed over a white washstand with shelf fitted with pink baskets topped with a bowl sink and wall mount sink.

At Home in Arkansas

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Narrow Bathroom Makeover

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August 11 2013

Our latest Kitchens & Baths special issue is now on newsstands and I’m pleased to give you a little more behind-the-scenes info about one of our feature bathroom stories, “Split Personality” (page 110).

The bathroom was designed by Vanessa Francis, whom you may know from her popular blog Decor Happy. Seeing photos of her clients’ bathroom sparked a story idea, and when I contacted Vanessa to pitch the concept, I was so pleased when she agreed. We wanted to tell two stories about this bathroom:

1. The inside scoop on Vanessa’s design choices.

2. How H&H design editor Joel Bray, could give this space two very different looks with just accessories and clever styling.

For every great after there is usually a scary before. I give you exhibit A. This is what Vanessa had to start with — awful tiles, plastic shower shelving and that random wall cabinet stuck in the middle in that reddish wood tone. Also, notice the towel bar under the window on the right. Take note: we at House & Home are seeing a shift away from towel bars to hooks, which are so much more practical for households lacking habitual towel-folders (which is to say, most households).

Here are some pretty close-up shots of Vanessa’s choices. Everything here is so timeless it could just as easily be a design for a 1920s hotel. I have a particular crush on that faucet.

Here’s where the clients definitely got their money’s worth in hiring a pro like Vanessa. She custom designed this vanity and it’s a genius execution. Here’s the thing: bathrooms (and kitchens) are a game of fractions of an inch. In the race for storage space, making every eighth of an inch work hard is key. Sometimes standard sized vanities don’t let you realize a room’s full potential. That’s when a custom piece is worth every penny. Notice how Vanessa opted for drawers and open storage rather than cavernous cupboards with doors. This gives the cabinet a sense of lightness that helps the narrow room feel less crowded. Also, drawers and baskets that you can pull out mean the contents are much easier to access and keep organized.

Here’s how Vanessa styled the space. We love her mix of neutrals and texture. Pick up a Kitchens & Baths issue to see how Joel took inspiration from her work and then kicked it up a notch with even more layers. Compare this look to the ones in the issue to see which you like best. It might be time to set a deadline for an accessories makeover of your bathroom.

See more Bathroom Makeovers in our photo gallery.

Photo credits:
1. House & Home
2. Margot Austin
3-6. Decor Happy blog