Tag Archives: Inspiration

Black and White Baths

/ August 8, 2012
A well blended black and white bath with dainty wallpaper and a black and white striped rug to tie the space together.

A well blended black and white bath with dainty wallpaper and a black and white striped rug to tie the space together.Slideshow

There are lovely architectural ceramic details in this bath, but it could have become bland. It was saved by the black penny tile floor with a white border. It grounded the space and added a little drama.
Sophistication and drama with black marble walls and a modern and graphic mosaic floor.
A black ceiling, white walls and other colorful accents. This space would lose its' drama without the black overhead.
An easy way to achieve a crisp interior is to use black accents sparingly. In this case, black stripes on the towels and shower curtain, a black and white floor, and the thin black line in the floor referencing a border.
Black walls (hide many architectural flaws) and a black and white floor, and strategically placed art (on the floor) makes this a dramatic space in a traditional setting.
Man's best friends printed on a white ground. This is a completely whimsical powder bath with an unlaquered brass Henry fitting and vintage accents.
This is a wonderful space with black walls and crisp red accents as a diversion to the white tub with a painted black exterior. This is a sharp space.
Qunitessential New York Men's room at Schiller Liquor Bar. A few black accents go a long way.
The textured white towels and the white glass are perfect accents in this black 'shadow box' like storage unit.
This pristine white bath is punctuated with a charming assortment of black and white vintage photos. Just enough black in the frames to create a great accent wall.
There are so many ways to use black as an accent in the bath. Certainly small scale mosaics is an easy one. Photo courtesy of Celerie Kemble.

Black and white simply never goes out of style.  Just think about favorite black and white moments; movies like The Artist, night and day, spectator shoes, courtyards in Rome, a zebra pattern, the mosaic floors at the MET and the ‘little black’ Chanel dress. Black and white baths never go out of style either. They are like chameleons; they can be formal or casual, colorless or high contrast, elegant or understated, traditional or modern.

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Friday Post: A Classic Beauty

/ August 3, 2012
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Elegance, simplicity, classicism and modernism come together in this space. The light colored textured stone walls and floor, both of the same material, against the figured marble tub creates a sense of tension; rough against smooth, light and dark, modern and traditional, minimal and complex.

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Travel: The Octagon House

/ August 1, 2012
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Last week I accompanied Kathleen Brennan, a Waterworks sales consultant, to Dobbs Ferry, NY.  At the end of our visit to Steven Tilley Architects, she offered to show me a house that I would love and probably want to write about. It was the incredible Armour-Stiner House in Irvingington-on-Hudson, NY; an eight sided, domed, colonnaded house shaped like a Roman temple.  It has all of those architectural attributes and it is painted pink as well!

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Friday Post: Modern Bathtub

/ July 27, 2012
This photo was featured in AtHome Magazine.

This photo was featured in AtHome Magazine.Slideshow

It seems that we see more traditional baths published than modern ones.  I was very pleased to see an example of the Waterworks modern .25 tub in AtHome magazine recently. This particular house has traditional elements, but the tub seems right at home.  The right choice of materials, artfully layered, as well as beautiful textures and art make this a cohesive design.

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