Bathroom of the Week: A Vintage Bath on Old Chaser Farm in Vashon Island, Washington
A few weeks ago, we featured the cookhouse outbuilding at Old Chaser Farm on Vashon Island, Washington—it’s the farm that supplies provisions to Seattle chef Matt Dillon’s restaurants (Bar Ferdinand especially). The space is used for everything from event rentals to farm chores, and plays an important role in the founding of Dillon’s restaurant empire, now five establishments strong (including...
DIY: Maidenhair Fern for Bathroom Greenery
As far as bathrooms in rental apartments go, we’re pretty lucky. With a palette of white and more white, we were saved from the Pepto-Bismal pink tile and glitter-flecked vanities that I’ve seen in my friends’ apartments. Still, white tile nearly up to the ceiling can make even the most adamant minimalist yearn for a spot of color. My favorite...
Trend Alert: 8 Sculptural Bathroom Sinks
Noticed (and admired) recently: carved stone sinks that function as sculpture. Above: A simple porcelain basin is sculpted into a pillar of Tadelakt plaster at Coqui Coqui, in the ancient Mayan city of Coba. Photograph by Cerruti Draime from Bathroom of the Week: The Serene and Sculptural Coqui Coqui Bath. Above: An 18th-century Italian marble sink connects to a floating...
Expert Advice: 10 Essential Tips for Designing the Bathroom
I first got to know San Francisco architect Malcolm Davis of Malcolm Davis Architecture when he designed my friend Berry’s house (coincidentally, years earlier I had ripped out one of his projects from a magazine). Among the many highlights of his projects? The bathrooms, which are light, airy, and full of well-considered details. So who better to turn to for...
Best Amateur Bath: Craftsman Bungalow Guest Bathroom Remodel by Conway Brackett
The winner of the 2018 Remodelista Considered Design Awards Best Amateur Bath is Conway Brackett, for her project Craftsman Bungalow Guest Bathroom Remodel in Decatur, Georgia. The project was chosen as a finalist by editor in chief Julie Carlson, who says: “Bold blue painted paneling and Shaker peg rails make this bathroom both practical and punchy; we also like the...
Bathroom of the Week: A Spa-Like Sanctuary in a Sonoma County Cottage
When Katie Baum, a Bay Area-based photographer, bought a weekend house a couple of years ago in Monte Rio, along the Russian River in Sonoma County, she turned to designer Lois Vinsel of Lola Home Design to help her overhaul the interiors, specifically the bathroom. “It’s a two-story, two-bedroom 1970s cottage, rustic and a little funky (in a good way),”...
Steal This Look: A Classic NYC Bathroom with a Modern Edge
Elizabeth Roberts’ overhaul of Jean and Tzu-Wei Lee’s brownstone in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, is so full of memorable moments that it was hard to condense and curate the images for the house tour that we ran last year. There’s the dining room with views of the kitchen just below it; there’s the chic sunken den; there’s the breathtaking plaster ribbon...
Steal This Look: A Bright and Modern Kids’ Bedroom/Bathroom
In the Prospect Heights renovation by Frederick Tang Architecture, the firm was tasked with “creating a more open modern home for a family.” The kids’ bedroom and bathroom are designed with a simple, whimsical, and down-to-earth touch. Here we profile the key elements of both the bed and bathrooms to achieve a similar look. Above: An inviting and modern bedroom...
10 Things Nobody Tells You About Renovating Your Bathroom
Renovations of any kind are a daunting process. But when it comes to the bath—a space that needs to be both hyper-functional and serene, practical and, ideally, a little bit luxe—the stakes somehow seem higher. There are a million decisions to be made along the way, from mirror to grout—and the price tag can be surprising. What to know before...
Steal This Look: A Graphic Bathroom with Vintage Charm
When Margot recently profiled the ambitious renovation by artist Russell Loughlan in Kent, England, the project’s graphic bathroom was one of the more stand-out moments. Loughlan, who holds an MFA from Central St. Martins, hand-painted the stripes using precise tape and Farrow & Ball color. Coupled with black and white tiles and vintage-inspired fixtures, the space is one we’d like...