My Master Bedroom and Bathroom in my Channel Islands home are my favorite rooms that Steve and I have ever designed. They exemplify my present design aesthetic. The rooms are simple, clean, neutral and textural. They are not cluttered, and each piece is something that I love.
Here are just two images of my bathroom and bedroom. You can go here to see more.
These rooms are a stark contrast to the Powder Room.
It is original to our home, but that is about to change.
Here is what the Powder Room looks like now....
It's not awful, but it's just not "me". I'm not a big fan of the geometric glass in the door or the sconces on the wall. Because the room is under the stairway, the ceiling has odd slopey angles.
The mirror is too big and chunky, and the sink and faucet just look blah.
Here's the other problem: we often use this door to get to our boat in the back of the house, but who wants to walk guests past the toilet?
Right now, the dogs' pen in across from the toilet next to the Powder Room door.
My goal is to make this a pretty space to walk through when going outside while keeping it as a Powder Room.
To get some inspiration, I looked through my bathroom images. Here are the ones that stood out...
I took this picture of the Powder Room in Phoebe Howard's gorgeous store, Mrs. Howard's. I am set on using a vessel sink and a tap that comes out of the wall.
It appears that Jose Solis Betancourt likes this sink as well. He used a simpler wall mounted faucet. I'm not quite sure which one I like best. They are both beautiful. I leaning towards using a piece of furniture as the sink base. This piece is stunning. The neutral color palette also appeals to me. To see more gorgeous rooms designed by Mr. Betancourt go here.
This picture of John Saladino's Powder Room is divine!!!
Every piece is beautiful on its own. Using a fountain spout is a great idea. I also am drawn to the idea of using an open console as well as having a lamp on the counter rather than doing wall sconces.
With these images in our heads as inspiration, Steve and I started to design the room.
Here is a quick sketch.
Architecturally, we are going to arch the ceiling to get rid of those awkward bumps.
We are also going to create a small doorway going into the toilet area, so we can close it off. The door going to the outside will be replaced by a French door with frosted glass. Having more glass will allow more light into the room.
I have two of these old pine shutter doors that we will use to close off the toilet area from the rest of the room. We are going to put plaster shelves where the dogs' pen used to be. It will be great storage for towels and baskets.
We will use the same aged limestone from Exquisite Surfaces that we installed in our Master Bathroom. We will also put the same California One Kote on the walls and remove all of the baseboard and trim around the doors.
I actually got the "no trim around the doors" idea from this image of a home designed by Jose Solis Betancourt.
When I was in Atlanta, I saw this Gustavian style console made by Chelsea Textiles.
The seafoam finish is beautiful. It is going to make a fantastic sink base in my Powder Room.
I found this spout at a garden store in Carpenteria yesterday. Hmmm...might work!
This French silver leaf mirror that I purchased from Scott's Antique Market in Atlanta last week is an option, but I'm not quite sure. Any other thoughts?
I bought twelve of these botanicals at Scott's as well. They will find a new home in the Powder Room as a couple of compositions on the walls.
I like this French Balustrade alabaster lamp from Circa Lighting.
Or the English Barley Twist.
Or maybe an Artichoke lamp or
Canterbury lamp from Aidan Gray, with a beautiful lamp shade from Lux Lamp Shades.
I'm still not sure what to do about the sink. Should I use one similar to the one that Phoebe Howard used? Should I look for something more rustic or made out of stone like that fantastic piece that John Saladino used? I also still need to find two pretty ceiling light fixtures to replace the can lights that must go.
I'd love to hear your ideas about my Powder Room design so far. It's going to be exciting to see what the final room looks like!
xo
Brooke
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