designs for bathroom

A striped rug from Ikea brightens the bath in a Bridgehampton, New York house bathroom.There a discipline to stripes, design consultant Ellen ONeill says.When I worked at Ralph Lauren, we attended stripe class awning stripes, regimental stripes, ticking stripes.I love them all.Canvas sling chair from Bloom.Striped towels by Ralph Lauren.Good Morning towel from Pearl River.

The Michelangelo soaking tub from Hydro Systems takes center stage in the master bath of a comfortable bachelor pad in Southern California designed by Parrish Chilcoat and Joe Lucas.Ballard Designs lantern.

Striped palazzo curtains in Victoria Hagan fabric from Holly Hunt hang on either side of the sunken tub in the master bath of this Michael Berman designed Los Angeles home.They offer a graphic counterpoint to the Dunn Edwards Perfect Pear paint on the walls and ceiling.

Marbleized paper Pheasant by Twigs and a 1940s French metal mirror complement a New York apartment powder room vintage marble sink and antique fixtures designed by Todd Klein.

The guest bath in Fulk vacation home feels authentic to the period of the house, but also clean and modern, he says.Pedestal tub and fixtures from Sunrise Specialty.

Ann Sacks tiles stripe a California pool bath from floor to ceiling, giving the space a modern, unified look.To avoid breaking up the continuity, designers Heidi Bonesteel and Michele Trout frosted the shower wall only in the middle.We love stripes, but wed never seen them before in a wall tile.It perky and different, Bonesteel says.Ann Sacks Capri ceramic floor tiles.Dornbracht hooks.

Designer Betty Lou Phillips chose a luxurious French inspired theme for the decoration of her Dallas bathroom.She paid attention to details, such as the tub and its floor mounted water filler, the 19th century crystal chandelier, the freestanding nickel leg washstands, the vintage glass pharmacy chest, and fittings that read chaud and froid.They give the room character, a period feel.Theyre functional, too, of course.That another French trait their flair for melding the past and the present, she says.

Designer Lindsey Coral Harper updated fixtures in the master bath of a North Carolina home, added Carrara marble tiles, and had the tub glazed from beige to white.Waterworks sink.

Designer Barry Dixon added sconces by Crowder and an Urban Smokebell lantern by Baker in the bathroom in a Victorian row house in Capitol Hill.I love this washstand from Waterworks, because I can hang wet towels without having to have towel bars everywhere, Dixon says.

By painting the claw foot tube midnight blue, designer Deirdre Heekin gave it a glamorous update.She and Caleb Barber designed their cozy Vermont cottage based off of the Italian countryside.