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LISA CREGAN: This looks more like a dressing room than a bathroom. LORRAINE HERR:
I was inspired by a 1930s photo of a woman in a long black evening dress, sitting at a vanity putting the finishing touches on her makeup. The room had panels bordered with mosaic moldings, and a black, white, and shimmerygray paiette. I wanted to create that age - of - elegance feeling. With feminine and masculine vanities. His is a handsome burled walnut Louis - Philippe commode from the 1800s. It has the hint of luxury. I wanted to glam up the room with hers, but I couldnt find the right one. So I worked with a kitchen cabinetmaker and put one together from standard cabinetry, and then we had those feet made for it to make it look like furniture.
How did you get that beautiful silvery finish? Randy Netley, an Omaha designer who worked with me on the roorr, layered it with gesso, gray primer, silver leaf, a brown wash glaze, aid white glaze highlights. He turned it into the most glamorous thing ever. Wc also had it built to the same height as the commode —39Y2 inches. Thats higher than the norm, but I like it because you dont have to lean so far down.

Bath of the month


His sink is pretty small. The gray marble topis original, and we didnt wan: to cut away too much of it. Her vanity has a creamy marble top. We also used it on the tub surround, ard then we matched the color for the window trim. Why did you throw in a creamy color:1 This palette could feel clinical and cold without a warm color. It also warms all the metal. His commode has a stainless - steel backsplash, and we used stainless - steel tiles —Randys idea —to mimic the moldings in the photo. That floor makes me think of retro movie musicals. Why did you lay the tiles on a diagonal? A checkerboard pattern is classic, but it would have accentuated all the angles in the room —there are a lot. The bias doesnt call as much attention to them. The floor extends into the shower —with no curb to block the water.
We slanted the floor gently toward the drain, so it doesnt need a curb. Its complicated to do, but so beautiful this way. 7s the bathroom what you dreamed it would be? I wouldnt change a thing. Even if you werejust putting on jeans and a T - shirt, this room would make you feel elegant.
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