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Unveiling the Latest Luxury Bathroom Trends

October 24, 2024

Tips and Suggestions for Crafting Your Bathroom into a Luxe Oasis with Latest Looks

1. Quiet Luxury Timeless Aesthetic – This aesthetic is my favorite – a room that gives you the feeling that it could have been here forever, because it isn’t committed to a particular era, style, or fad. Made of lux materials – think marble and exotic stones combined with luxury amenities such as a steam shower or heated floors, this design brings individual elements together in perfect harmony to create a stunning more time-honored space.

photo example — Interior design by Karen Mills

2. Stained Vanities with Bold Tops such as mitered edges (thick countertops) that often float above the floor to make the space feel grander. Of course, painted vanities are still popular for those that prefer them.

3. Bold Mirrors, often framed in metal are trending hard, but these mirrors are showing up in a variety of shapes from rectangle to round or oval.

4. Accent Lighting – We’re seeing accent lighting appear everywhere in bathrooms from underneath soaking tubs and vanities to backlighting mirrors, stone walls, and countertops.

5. Warmer Earthy Hues – The color gray has begun to morph into warmer hues in a big way like tan, beige, and warmer whites.

Want to view an amazing lux high-rise bathroom transformation we did a few years ago? Check out my blog below.

Bathroom Transformation

From paradise with love,

Karen

Interior Design/Interior Decorating

Interior Design: Transforming an Ugly Duckling Bath into a…

May 30, 2019May 23, 2019

Master bath before remodeling

As an interior designer I think you will find this master bath remodel quite amazing not only because of the transformation of this historic high rise built in the early 1900s but also because of how it lives so much larger in the same space.

When you entered the master bath as shown here the space was chopped up by a walled in shower placed in the middle of the room making the space feel cramped, small, and unattractive.

Karen Mills' blog — Master bath remodel before

To the right of the shower was a dimly lit dressing area with a small amount of storage that didn’t function well.

To solve this interior design dilemma we ripped out everything but one small closet and started over. By pushing back the shower we gave the bathroom a bigger sense of volume and were able to expand the vanity to accommodate two people instead of one just like the shower.

As you can see the transformation was amazing! By placing the same marble style tile from Italy on the floor and walls the room suddenly visually expanded into a beautiful timeless space with an over sized shower for two. To help the bathroom live even larger we also eliminated the shower curb and placed a solid glass panel along the front so the shower space virtually disappears.

For the former dressing area I designed a double vanity that included usable top drawers that wrapped around the plumbing for more storage.

The result? A gorgeous bathroom that ended up in Kitchen Bath Design News – the national design magazine for kitchens and baths. Click now to read article!

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