Beautiful Bathrooms

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A Detailed House, Barry Dixon, Bathroom, bathroom fixtures, Bathroom ideas, bathroom inspiration, bathroom renovation, Bathroom sinks, home improvement, luxurious bathrooms, marble floor, marble tile, Stone sinks, tile designs, tile ideas, tile work, Venetian mirror

While researching bathrooms for a project, I came upon pictures that were too exquisite not to share! Some of these luxurious bathrooms have unusual sinks, fixtures, mirrors and/or faucets, providing a statement piece – a good idea for any room – that goes beyond the typical and gives that “custom” look. Any homeowner can tweak certain features, even if you aren’t doing a bathroom overhaul or renovation.

I just love the drama of this deep, moody, masculine grey paired with the feminine Venetian mirror and gleam of the metals.

DIY Custom Bathroom Sink Cabinet

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A Detailed House, Bathroom, Bathroom sink, DIY bathroom vanity, diy sink cabinet, DIY vanity, High end bathrooms, Renovation, Sink cabinet, sink cabinet from furniture, Vanity

I’ve posted before about bathrooms and pointed out some high-end vanities, briefly mentioning that you can make your own bathroom sink cabinets, so I thought it was time to delve into it further.

I wanted to show you what I did for our downstairs powder room that was inexpensive, yet custom, and can be done in any style to suit your taste and budget. Almost any dresser, table or chest can be converted and fitted with a sink and faucet.

Here’s what I did:

DIY Bathroom sink vanity / cabinet

Natural Rock Bathtubs

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Natural materials, which I adore, are very prevalent in design, so I thought I’d show you some bathtub made from a single rock that range from formal and carved to untouched and natural-looking. It probably goes without saying, but because of the materials’ durability –  and with proper care – they can be used outside as well.

Carved granite by Carved Stone Creations.

Clawing for a Clawfoot Tub

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Antique bath, Antique bathroom, Antique tub, Bathroom, bathroom renovation, black and white tile, Black and white tile floor, Black and white tile idea, claw foot tub, clawfoot tub, glass tile, grout, iridescent tile, Non-sanded grout, refinish a clawfoot tub, Retro bathroom, Retro tub, tile, Triangular tile floor, vintage bathroom

I’ve seen some pretty unique things, but when I stumbled upon this, I did a double take. I think I’ve made it well known that I love all things old and historic ….but sometimes they do need a facelift and this was pretty ingenious:

Hand Rails for a Special Needs Child

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Bathroom, bathroom fixtures, Child, design, Equestrian, horseback riding, physical therapy, pretty handicap bathroom, pretty handicap rail, pretty handicap railing, pretty special needs railing, Special needs, Sports, Virginia

The other day, I received an email from a mother that read:

“I love all of your blogs and creative ideas and I’m wondering what thoughts you would have for designing a room, specifically a bathroom for a special needs child. My daughter is 12 and she’s special needs (mild cerebralpalsy [sic]). She gets around good but does not have as much strength in her body as a child without special needs. Her difficulty is manoevering [sic] around in a bathroom and the assistance bars that you see in handicapped bathrooms as well as tubs aren’t exactly pretty. Just wondering how you would design a room like that to be as beautiful as the ones you have on your blogs. Thanks!”

I read every email when it comes in, but I get quite a few (and a surprising number of WordPress “how to” questions – why, I have no idea!), so even though I read them, it sometimes takes a while to answer them and I respond to them in the order that I receive them. Not the case in this one. I replied immediately due to the nature of the design dilemma. I wanted to post my solution to her in case others were in the same position, whether for a child, adult or an elderly individual.

I asked her what finish her faucets were, but it turns out she was going to renovate the entire bathroom and would go with my suggestion. I still wanted to give her a few options from which to choose, but my very first thought was this:

Recognize it?

Bathrooms with Color

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A Detailed House, Asian bathroom, barble faux finish, barble veining, Bathroom, Bathrooms with color, DC, eclectic bathroom, Embassy Row, Faux finishing, marble floor, marble tile, Massachusetts Avenue, Mirror, mirror mosaic, orange bathroom, round tub, sink cabinet from furniture, skirted sink, Small bathrooms, Subway tile, tile, tile ideas, Washington DC

With the reader who requested pictures on black and white bathrooms happy and armed with enough inspiration, I wanted to show a few with color, covering many different styles. This was where the “style poll” and comments were helpful, however, some styles I did not come across or just do not come across intrinsically, but I will keep my eye out for them…

This bath is located in Washington, DC and the salvaged architectural elements at the end of the tubs came from an embassy here. There is a road here in DC (Massachusetts Avenue) that most locals call “Embassy Row” and it is where the majority of Embassies reside and some of them are just beautiful.