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It has been nearly 40 years since my husband Robert and I founded Waterworks. During that time I have sold countless bathrooms, answered what seems like millions of questions, solved many problems, designed any number of iconic products and created a bath style that has endured over the years.
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Barbara Westbrook, author of the new book, GRACIOUS ROOMS, loves bathrooms and treats them thoughtfully with an eye on proportions, decoration, light and views. Architectural details, color (her favorite is the color of bark and weathered wood), and materials all factor in to her thinking as she plans and executes really beautiful baths. Her classic Southern style infused with a European touch create approachable and memorable rooms.
The lovely old factory building repurposed for a cool and hip hotel.
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Hip, cool and of-the-moment are some of the adjectives used to describe Soho House Chicago. The hotel is located in a building commissioned by industrialist Charles Allis in 1907 as the headquarters for his Chicago Belting Company. It was designed by Lawrence G. Hallberg, a pioneer in factory design. Hallberg’s combination of large factory floor spaces with decorative accents such as terrazzo floors, an embellished elevator cab, a wrought iron double staircase and a neoclassical portico were part of his signature design vocabulary.
Brick walls in a staggered pattern always look classic.
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From the Paris Metro to school bathrooms, public buildings, restaurants, and countless baths, the standard white 3X6 subway tile installed in a familiar, repetitive staggered brick pattern is classic and timeless. It is comfortable and friendly, and such a composition that emphasizes the horizontal lines in a room is an excellent basic format. You simply cannot make a mistake with white subway tile.
