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Who would have thought that toilets were a design element? Carol Tanner, one of the owners of F.H. Herbert Designs in downtown Kirkland, says she carries a model from Toto which has a built-in bidet that “does everything.” It’s even possible to retrofit an existing toilet with all sorts of special features including seats that play music, warm you, blow-dry you and even spray deodorizer.
Vanities and sinks are another bathroom design area exploding with new designs and options. There is truly something for every taste and style preference from the starkly graphic such as marble or stone trough sinks to the unique and intriguing vessel sinks that are often works of art. These sinks, which look like freestanding bowls, can be made of anything from hollow stone or pounded copper, to mosaic-inlaid ceramic or glass. The “wash-plane” or trough sink is a flat, shallow trough cut into marble or limestone and Tanner believes these sinks will become as popular and unique as the vessel sinks.
According to designers and remodelers, more important than the style you choose is having room for more than one sink if you’re aiming for luxury. Vanities should be long enough to easily accommodate both partners and are frequently separated by a cabinet to create a clear separation of territory. With enough room, some homeowners opt for separate vanities.
Finally, designers say the room should have good ambient light, usually with the use of inset cans set on a dimmer. Toe kick lights mounted underneath cabinets that illuminate the floor at nighttime are very popular as well. Any lighting plan, however, needs to include task lighting on both sides of the mirrors. Wall-mounted sconces at face level are a good option for shaving and putting on makeup.
The care and planning you put into designing your master bath can have a big influence on your quality of life and designers say the room is becoming as important to homeowners, if not more so, than the kitchen. As Carol Tanner says, “People eat out a lot, but the master bath is someplace that you’ll visit at least twice a day. It’s where your day beings and at the end of the day, it’s where you relax.”
Vanities and sinks are another bathroom design area exploding with new designs and options. There is truly something for every taste and style preference from the starkly graphic such as marble or stone trough sinks to the unique and intriguing vessel sinks that are often works of art. These sinks, which look like freestanding bowls, can be made of anything from hollow stone or pounded copper, to mosaic-inlaid ceramic or glass. The “wash-plane” or trough sink is a flat, shallow trough cut into marble or limestone and Tanner believes these sinks will become as popular and unique as the vessel sinks.
According to designers and remodelers, more important than the style you choose is having room for more than one sink if you’re aiming for luxury. Vanities should be long enough to easily accommodate both partners and are frequently separated by a cabinet to create a clear separation of territory. With enough room, some homeowners opt for separate vanities.
Finally, designers say the room should have good ambient light, usually with the use of inset cans set on a dimmer. Toe kick lights mounted underneath cabinets that illuminate the floor at nighttime are very popular as well. Any lighting plan, however, needs to include task lighting on both sides of the mirrors. Wall-mounted sconces at face level are a good option for shaving and putting on makeup.
The care and planning you put into designing your master bath can have a big influence on your quality of life and designers say the room is becoming as important to homeowners, if not more so, than the kitchen. As Carol Tanner says, “People eat out a lot, but the master bath is someplace that you’ll visit at least twice a day. It’s where your day beings and at the end of the day, it’s where you relax.”
Posted October 8th, 2008 by HomeSavvi Team
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