Color, personality and even furniture convert pure function into unique bathrooms.
By Alexandria Abramian
Kim Gordon makes a huge statement in this Venice Beach bathroom with plants, upholstered seating and a mix of lighting that make for a spa-like lounge. Custom-built double sinks with hand-forged brass hardware keep it warm, inviting and high-performing. (kimgordondesigns.com)
Color, materials, wallpaper, vintage furniture and plants bring modern form to spaces that were previously all function. Forget the all-white subway tile bathroom. Designers are importing the entire decorating toolbox to give these once strictly utilitarian rooms huge, and often playful, personalities. Step inside some of the best new bathrooms on the block.
Newport Beach-based Raili Clasen ups the drama factor in the bathroom by setting a Victoria and Albert bathtub against a moody backdrop of Ellie Cashman’s floral wallpaper. The result? A still-life-worthy setting for a luxurious soak. (railicadesign.com) Photo: Karyn R. Millet
Laguna Beach-based Tania Cassill makes a modern case for a hard-working kids’ bathroom. Working in triplicate, Cassill mixes materials like shiplap walls, vintage-inspired lockers for storage and an old-school-style trough basin that looks entirely of the moment. Tiles from the Cement Tile Shop and stools from Serena & Lily complete the look. (huitlaguna.com)
Laguna Beach artist, jeweler and designer Diana Garreau’s
custom-made
wallpapers bring
bold pops of color
to small or large
bathrooms, such as
this “An Egret” (bottom) and “Meadow Wallk” (top) designs that feel like a garden
is blooming on your walls.(dianagarreau.com)
Laguna Beach artist, jeweler and designer Diana Garreau’s custom-made wallpapers bring bold pops of color to small or large bathrooms, such as this “An Egret” (bottom) and “Meadow Wallk” (top) designs that feel like a garden is blooming on your walls. (dianagarreau.com)
