Bathrooms
A warm gray wall color is a terrific alternative to pure white, which can sometimes feel too sterile, or a cool gray, which might register as chilly in a space with lots of hard surfaces, such as a bathroom. The color palette seen here is fairly restrained, but the different shades of warm grays play well together and add variety and visual interest.
“The shower is a walk-in wet-room style with a level threshold,” Camisuli says. “It has a very sleek glass door, which plays with the combination of putting something that looks very traditional alongside modern finishes.” All bathroom fittings: Aston Matthews; wall tiles: Criterion Tiles; floor tiles: Emery & Cie
The designers also had fabric shower curtains custom made to hang from floor to ceiling, adding dramatic height. They added a second pair of panels on the other side of the room, creating symmetry around the vanity and providing some separation for the toilet, which is located opposite the mirrored cabinet. “The fabric panels also help soften all of the hard elements of the bathroom,”
Leaving the area under the sinks open rather than closed off by cabinetry is a nod to the historic era when the home was built. It also makes the room feel larger. This photo was taken from the master bathroom’s entrance. “With a closed vanity, you would have felt like you were walking right into a wall,” WHALE GREY BY BENJAMIN MOORE
Designers love to take chances and go bold in powder rooms, particularly when it comes to wallpaper. Why? First, because the door is often kept closed, it’s a chance to break the continuity of a first floor’s decor and do something that surprises upon entry. Second, the spaces may be closet size, but they have the potential to be transformed into dazzling little jewel boxes. Third, there are none of the wallpaper concerns of a full bath, like damage from humidity and moisture from the bathtub and shower.
Vanity paint: Cavernous DE6364,
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