Yesterday I shared Part 1 one of one of my favourite clients’ bathroom renovation projects, revealing some of my secrets to creating interesting texture with the use of tile. Today I’m excited to share with you the cabinetry design and the 2-way fireplace “big reveal.”
As I said yesterday, my goal for the cabinetry was for it to have a very “furniture-like” look and feel while still being extremely functional for this bathroom application. I wanted to distinguish the “his and hers” sinks and break them up with the centre cabinet. Also on my creative designer’s “wish list” was to create a floating effect, with at least one element of the cabinetry cantilevered from the wall.
I also wanted the mirror to be dramatic, so in this case I designed a beveled 5″ mahogany frame that wraps around the entire vanity – floor to ceiling – and graphically defines the vanity area. The vanity feels like it is floating on the mirror itself, creating both a dramatic and sophisticated effect in the space.
I decided to face the centre drawer cabinet in crotch mahogany – one of my favourite woods for creating an artistic swirl of texture courtesy of nature herself. This cabinet also has a beveled face frame to tie in the details of the top (with the stone damper inset) and the larger scale bevel on the mirror frame.
Even the fireplace has a beveled edge around the face of the opening! No detail was left untouched.
Story time: Installing this floor-to-ceiling slab of vein-cut travertine was NO. SMALL. FEAT. In fact, the fabricator wound up doing it for us twice as they broke the slab on the way into the house the first time. {Design lesson: When renovating, expect the unexpected and the delays to go with it! The end result can still be spectacular, but remember to take your patience pill on stone installation day!} The end result is really breathtaking, and speaks so beautifully to what is on the other side.
I think this is one of the most beautiful fireplace surrounds I’ve yet to design. Inspired by the clean, sophisticated lines of the Deco period, I designed this waterfall, stepped mahogany mantel to sit proud of a paneled Sapele or ribbon-stripped mahogany wall. This focal point in the Master Bedroom is powerful, grounding and extremely elegant.
I hope you’ll take away some inspired ideas for your next bathroom from this project. This one is truly a reflection of my motto: Beautiful process, beautiful product. SO loved working with this client!
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All photos courtesy of Jordan Fretz
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