Trending on The Organized Home: Bathroom Storage Secrets
This week over on our sister site The Organized Home, the editors let us in on the secrets to efficient bathroom storage, made the case for minimalist entryways, and more. Here’s a look back at the highlights from the week. Above: “Next to the kitchen, the bathroom might be the most hard-working room of the house,” writes Fan. “Given the...
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...
10 Easy Pieces: Square Undermount Bathroom Sinks
There are bathroom remodels that call for a square undermount wash basin, such as with double sinks or fitting compact consoles. Here are our 10 favorite options. Above: The Kohler Verticyl 13-Inch Square Undermount Bathroom Sink is available in six colors; $183.45 at Kohler. Above: The Signature Hardware Destin White Square Porcelain Undermount Bathroom Sink is $119. Above: The Dado...
Water Colors: 10 Favorite Bathrooms with Retro Colored Fixtures
What was old is new again: We’ve been spotting retro-inspired colored bath fixtures cropping up in the unlikeliest of places, where they feel fresh and modern, not dated at all. Here, a few favorites from our archives and beyond. Above: A modern vanity sports unexpected pastels in a bath designed by UdA Architetti in Milan. Above: In Detroit’s Siren Hotel,...
13 Favorite Green Bathrooms from the Remodelista Archives
We’ve noticed green kitchens on the rise (see Trend Alert: 10 Favorite, Time-Tested Dark Green Kitchens), but for some reason, the color is rarely seen in the bathroom. Perhaps that may be because green, depending on the shade, isn’t the most flattering, but we think these green bathrooms may be worth the potential bad selfie. Here, 13 favorites from our...
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...
Steal This Look: A Masculine Beach House Bathroom
Born in London, raised in Australia, and now based in Manhattan, fashion photographer Ben Watts (brother of actress Naomi Watts) escapes the city to a shingled house in Montauk. The setup, which we spotted in Lonny Magazine, overlooks the ocean and has an overall laid-back vibe that we can’t help but attribute to Watts’s Aussie background. The master bath is especially appealing; masculine,...
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...