Bathrooms are often fraught with design challenges. The space can be small and have very specific specific requirements including the grand visions of the client. I am always looking for great solutions to what seem like insurmountable challenges. Gil Schafer has two great examples in his book, The Great American House, where a window is in exactly the wrong place for the flow of the space.
Shirting stripes with simple borders create a handsome floor. By simply changing the palette, the tiles go from traditional to modern.
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The production of cement tile is documented as far back as the 13th century in France and Portugal with some early installations still in in remarkably good condition. The hay day of cement tile in the US was in the 1920’w and 30’s. The tiles were often used in kitchens and on sun porches, particularly in warm climates. The patterns and colors were bold, the material was durable, decorative and sophisticated.
Photograph by Matthew Millman
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This week I am pleased welcome Suzanne Tucker, friend, fellow Board member of the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art and preeminent nationally known interior designer to The Perfect Bath. Her new book, The Romance of Design, has just been released. Below is Suzanne’s post:
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The New Bespoke is the compelling monograph featuring the work of Boston interior designer Frank Roop. An earlier career in specialty menswear at the eponymous shop Louis Boston formed his unique and unexpected concepts for designing a space. Murray Pearlstein, founder of Louis Boston, was both a tutor and mentor. Pearlstein had a high regard for classics with an open mind about new trends that kept him hip and cool into his 70s. His extraordinary taste, style, sophistication and elegance clearly informed Frank’s design perspective.
