Showing posts with label bathrooms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bathrooms. Show all posts
Thursday, March 6, 2014

Creating Bathrooms in Color - Guest Post

If you've followed this blog for a while then you know we do our fair share of bathroom renovations, and love every inch of transforming such a key areas of the home into a client's dream space. Today's sponsored guest post is from DecorPlanet, a leading retailer of luxury bathroom furniture, bathroom vanities, toilets, tubs, shower panels, bathroom accessories, and other bathroom and kitchen products.

Take a look around you – the world is rich in colors, so why not to add some color to your home in order to create right atmosphere.
The choice of color in design is always very subjective and usually rely on our personal preferences. This is natural, since we are eager to please our eye and thrill our soul. But there is one thing that should not go unnoticed – colors affect human emotions and state of mind. In fact, there is a color theory as such.
Let`s apply general knowledge of how we perceive colors and create balance between “what color we like” and “how we feel about it” at our homes by coloring a bathroom.


BLACK
Black color is mostly associated with elegance, sophistication and glamour. It usually gives the feeling of perspective and depth and is perfect for making other colors to stand out. Black also contrasts well – the black-and-white combination always looks daring!
Black piece of bathroom furniture seems to have a grace of a black cat, while black surface allows to create a sense of sophistication and mystery in your bathroom design.


 












WHITE
White is often associated with purity and virtue. It is a color of fresh snow, thus it can help to evoke feelings of cleanliness and light. Bathrooms designed completely in white can seem spacious, however a little empty and cold. In that case color the surface of bathroom or add colorful accents to your design. A white background will help other colors to look more favorably. White is very popular in minimalist designs as well.


BROWN
Brown is mostly the color of wood and earth, and basically represents the natural world. It has much of the same seriousness as black, but creates warmer and softer feeling. You can commonly see brown in wood surfaces and finish materials. Brown color furniture usually looks solid and helps to bring a feeling of warmth and stability to bathroom design. 





GREY. SILVER
Gray is a neutral color, generally considered to be conservative and formal. However it is a modern color and very common in designs. It can be very sophisticated in case you add notes of silver.

Red is a very strong and hot color most commonly associated with energy, strength and power as well as love, passion and desire. It is also an emotionally intense color and can actually have a physical effect on human: it enhances metabolism and raises blood pressure.
Choose bathroom furniture or other design elements in red, in case you wish to make a powerful accent, however be careful with the amount of it. It`s not the color to overdo with, since it can stimulate aggression and feelings of danger.

If you`ll “play” with red, you`ll get a variety of beautiful shades, such as pink, coral, salmon, ruby, maroon and other. Just be creative!


YELLOW. ORANGE. GOLDEN
Yellow and orange colors are quite alike in the way we perceive them. They both are vibrant and energetic and are most commonly associated with happiness, creativity and excitement. Both stimulate mental activity and arouse feeling of cheerfulness, as well as give a sensation of warmth.
These two colors are attention getters: they`ll help you to highlight some elements of your design without excelling them too much as it happens in case with red color.
As for golden color: it is usually associated with wealth and prestige. Thus, use golden tones to bring feeling of luxury to your bathroom design.



BLUE. GREEN
Blue is the color of clear sky and sea. It is most commonly associated with harmony, confidence and stability, as well as calls to mind feelings of calmness and serenity.
Blue affects our mind and body favorably. Light blue shades are usually refreshing and can calm your mind and strengthen concentration, while dark blues are considered to be strong and reliable colors, which can stimulate clear thoughts.
Color your bathroom surface in light blue or choose deep blue bathroom furniture and you`ll practically feel the breath of sea air.
Green is the color of nature that symbolizes balance, harmony and freshness. It has a great healing power, since green is the most restful color for the human eye. With its calming effect it resembles blue color, though green additionally can have a balancing and harmonizing effect.
Color your bathroom into dark green if you lack sense of stability and safety, since this particular shade is often associated with money, or add brighter green in order to evoke vibrant emotions.
“Colors are the smiles of nature”. – Leigh Hunt

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Thanks so much to DecorPlanet for showing us how the many ways to add personality to any bathroom. I'm smitten with the red curves of that vanity, and with the gold vanity and faucet. What's your fave? Be sure to check out their full bathroom and kitchen selections online. 



Friday, March 15, 2013

A Master Bathroom Gets a Wacking

So we're in the midst of many projects, among them the master bathroom renovation for the amazing client, Doris. She's one of my long term clients whose home I've been renovating slowly over the years. We featured her kitchen, son's bedroom, and kids bathroom.
Here's what's cooking now.
Last week, we gave her bathroom a good ass-whooping. It was demo madness in full effect. Can you tell I love demo day? Definitely a great way to relieve some stress. Hehe.
 

Then we settled on this swoon-worthy vanity.


It is to die for! I first sourced it online and then stumbled across it when I happened into one of my favorite vanity shops The Home Design Outlet Center.  And guess what? It was $500 cheaper than what I'd found it for online. Winning.
This weekend we need to select the tiles. Here are the three options:

Lord, this is a tough one. We're definitely using a large white tile as the main tile, but we're a bit stumped on the accent tile. I'm loving all things Greek Key these days so option 1 is looking good. Such a classic. But you know I love me a contemporary glass tile, and a back shower wall in that glass mosaic would be a jaw-dropper for sure. But that last combo makes my heart skip a beat. Just seems timeless and seems like it was made to have that vanity in its midst.
Which would you pick? Help us out here peeps. A decision must be made.
And oh, TGIF! Here's to a fab weekend.



Thursday, January 24, 2013

A Seductively Sexy Master Bedroom Reveal


This femme fatale of a master bedroom belongs to our very own client fashionista, Ms. Janeka. Remember we chatted about her fabulous tufted sofa here
Well, we just wrapped up her master bedroom and bath this weekend and it was a doozy, as in a major whirlwind with even Xavier pitching in to help (more of that to come next week)!
This should have been one big reveal to include the main floor of her home and her bedroom and bath, but she had a bit of a rough patch to endure last week and so I decided to fast track the bedroom reveal to lift her spirits and surprise her when she returned from the inauguration festivities. And I do mean fast track, as in expediting delivery on some key items which THANKFULLY arrived a few hours before we finished installation. Huge shout outs to Fed EX and UPS for taking my pleas via Twitter very seriously!
Anywho, here's where we started:

Three words for all this: blah, blah, blah. Let's just say the space had zero personality.
I knew off the bat that I would need to infuse her fashion sensibilities in the space. She did after all, have a rolling rack smack dab in the middle of the room with her favorite jackets and clamored for a dress form mannequin to display some of her favorite outfits. She also wanted it to be vintage glam, with lots of mirrored furnishings and a bed that made a bold yet feminine statement.
Debbie and I sourced all over but Janeka and I got lucky on our shopping excursions as we found many amazing pieces in the clearance room of City Furniture. Word to the wise, stalk the clearance rooms and be nice to the folks who work there. They'll sometimes give you a heads up to what's about to hit the floors.
Some more background: we weren't hired until after the home had been painted so I also knew that while the grey walls were fine I needed to add a punch of color. The coral color we used was a color match of the bathroom towels my dear friend Tamisha and I spotted one Saturday afternoon while we were out sourcing for items. It would become a key color throughout the space.
Okay, enough chatter, here is the full reveal:

This room was a fun opportunity to showcase how to blend various patterns and textures: a houndstooth rug, striped wall and curtains, herringbone lamp shades, floral pillow, geometric shapes on the nightstands, a headboard lined with nail heads all topped off with a sparkly vintage inspired chandelier.
I'm a big fan of using personal art in a space. In this case, Janeka had taken some flirty photos which she knew she'd want to incorporate in the space. I emailed the images to Kinkos, picked em up an hour later and framed them with these inexpensive black frames from Target.

Playful pillows and pillowcases from Anna's Linens, Overstock and Target add some fun and color to the bedding.That amazing hat, jacket and jewelry were pulled from her closets, notice I said closets!

 
Well, you all know how I feel about fake flowers so of course I had to add some fresh flowers in the bedroom/bath. Tulips were just the soft floral touch needed here. Grabbed a few bundles at Target, I swear I love that place, what don't they have?


Every fashionista needs a fab full length mirror. These mirrors can be pricey but we again scored this one at City Furniture. I gotta say that they have really stepped up their game in their furniture offerings and they are hella budget friendly.


We were on a tight budget with this project and therefore couldn't do much with the master bathroom. To bring some life to the space, I decided to frame the mirror and paint it in the same coral color we used on the accent wall in the bedroom. It immediately takes your eye away from the other shortcomings such as the outdated lighting and faucets, all of which can be replaced at a later date.





And there you have it folks, another whirlwind transformation done in the nick of time. 
As usual, I was not there for the reveal. I think I mentioned to y'all that I've been shying away from that in recent years. When Janeka asked why, I told her it was simply too stressful! Honestly it can be a bit. But most importantly for me I think not being there allows the client/clients to soak in all the changes and make an honest assessment without me hovering nearby. 
When she got home that night and saw the transformation she admits to "bawling" like a baby. After waiting over nine months to purchase her home, it was everything she'd dreamed it would be and it was extremely emotional and guess what? She was glad I wasn't there to see her completely unravel! Thanks again Janeka for allowing us to transform your home into everything you'd hoped for. Can't wait for round two, which we'll complete in a few weeks.



Thursday, September 27, 2012

A Master Bathroom Gets a New Life. On a Budget.

We showed you the budget-savvy kitchen makeover we did for our client Jina B., a few weeks ago. You know Jina, the dream client who let me get away with all kinds of Shenanigans when we did her powder room, foyer and master bedroom earlier this year. We're now working on the design plans for her family room/kitchenette and can't wait to get that rolling.
But today we're revealing her very budget-friendly master bathroom makeover.This is also a true his/her bathroom. A massive shower sits in the middle with duplicate vanity/toilet on opposite sides. I think this is the perfect set up especially if your guy shaves and leaves his mess around - ya never have to see it. Genius! 
Cost: $350 for materials/accessories. No joke.
Here's what a can of black paint, new hardware, molding and some accessories will get you. If you're patient and have some faith.

Black paint! Debbie's idea to add black was ingenuous and it turned some pretty lame developer grade cabinets into a fab focal piece. Jina raised an eyebrow when I suggested black, but in true Jina fashion, she said, okay, go ahead. Love it!

Confession: My before pics are often a hot mess! I'm usually busy taking copious notes, measurements and sketching out floor plans that taking a photo often takes a back seat. I'm trying. I really am. Any who, that's Jina's mom, Pat, reflected in the mirror. She's equally fab, cooks up a mean dish in the mammoth kitchen we designed for her last year, makes a killer cocktail and is a huge supporter of NWD.

Too messy to spray the cabinets in this small space so we brushed and rolled.

Isn't that black stunning? Rich and glossy as can be. Knobs were a $1.97 a pop from Home Depot. Adding molding around an existing mirror is one of my fail-safe ways to achieve a fab mirror at a fraction of the cost.


All photos by Circle Ten Media

And there you have it. A master bath that's fit for the queen of the home - with a heck of a friendly price tag.

Get the Look  


Cabinet handles, towel racks and molding - Home Depot  

Towels/accessories - Target & Home Goods

Thursday, May 10, 2012

The Kids Bathroom? No Way!

We told you we've been busy. There are three lucky teenagers in Southwest Miami-Dade these days, because well, they get to call this swanky bathroom their very own. 
Glass mosaic tiles on the main shower wall make a bold statement as you enter. They are then framed by seamless shower doors, with a brushed nickel handheld shower. And to top it all off, we added the coolest vanity any kid has ever had the pleasure of using. 
Yet as fancy as the finishes are, it's still feels playful. We selected two styles of glass tile that mimicked the frothiness of the ocean and added more splashes of color with the accessories.







 

Want The Look?

Porcelain and glass tiles: Floor Decor
Vanity: Rorcabinetry
Towels and bathrugs: Target
Artwork/accessories: HomeGoods
Shower Doors: Bazart Glass


A-Efendy bathrooms