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The Kansas City Homes and Gardens October 2010 issue showcased Interiors Nouveau's first magazine publication! This bathroom design was chosen with four others to spotlight what the city has to offer in design. Please read below.
"With its calming sand-and-surf hues and five-foot jetted tub, this bathroom is the perfect place for the homeowners to bubble their troubles away. “The clients are big Jimmy Buffett fans, so we incorporated a bit of Key West style by using beachy colors,” says Allen Harris of ALH Home Renovations, who worked with interior designer Lisa Davis to achieve the laid-back look.
The green glass and marble tile used in the border around the bathroom and in the shelved niche above the tub was the starting point for the bathroom’s design. Its distinctive look (and high-end price tag) means it works well as an accent, providing visual impact as a backsplash above the custom-built glazed maple vanity and standing out from the Portofino marble countertop and beige porcelain field tile used on the bath surround and floor. “There are a lot of really gorgeous glass tiles on the market now. The challenge is that it’s pretty expensive, but you can balance that out with a less expensive field tile,” Harris says.
A column of that same luxury tile supports the brushed-nickel rain shower and stretches all the way to the ceiling, emphasizing its lofty height. “We’re seeing a lot more openness in bathroom design today,” says Harris, who raised the ceiling from its original eight to 11 feet to make it feel more spacious. “We wanted to accentuate that new height,” Davis adds. “That’s why we have both the box-out of green tiles in the shower and the brick-shaped field tiles running vertically up the walls.”
Other key elements aiding the room’s open and airy feeling include the European-style glass shower walls and the zero-threshold shower, which gives the appearance of uninterrupted floor space. Though the original plan was to use an Old World-style chandelier over the tub, the free-formed pendant lighting fixture caught the homeowner’s eye in a local stained glass shop. “It reminded her of a jellyfish, so it works well with the seaside theme,” Davis says."