As they flipped on lights to "show off" the kid's/guest bath, the owners just laughed. As you might imagine, this was on the top of their "to do" list! Our main goal was to create a bath that would be exciting for their son and daughter, while maintaining an element of sophistication (since this bath is occasionally used by guests too).
The inspiration for this space came from Mackenzie-Childs. Their use of color, stripes, etc. is bold and exciting..... not childish (which was exactly what we were after here). We gravitated toward the stripe and decided to overhaul the look of the room by adding a faux finish to the vanity (in the form of a stripe- pattern). To further accentuate the stripe we ran it from the vanity over the two VERY important step stools! These step stools became much more than just functional once they were finished... The walls were painted and the room began to feel much larger with a solid (versus the toile) and fresh paint color. In addition to pattern, another important element we altered was the vertical line of the shower curtain. This is easy to do with a custom curtain (and not very expensive). We added height and interest by using a curved shower rod mounted significantly higher than standard. The modifications made to the lighting certainly had great impact too. The polished finish supported our new contemporary style. The placement defined "his" and "hers" vanities, and again, accentuated the vertical line (as we placed them higher than the standard vanity light).
The next time the couple is touring their home with a guest, I hope that when they flip the lights on their response will be a little different!!!
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I loved the curved shower curtain rod. I had one but it fell down because nothing anchors into my walls right LOL. What a wonderful job you did.
Love the shower curtain!
Unbelievable how a nondescript bathroom and vanity can evolve into something like that. My favorite is the vanity...nobody would guess it's the same one. Great work!
Yep, it's amazing the amount of change that happened in that small space. Good design work.
This looks just like a Msckenzie-Childs showroom. How did you come up with these creative designs? You must have a very good artist on staff to paint these designs. Did you custom make the shower curtain? It looks just like MC. Love it!
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