Dream Bath Look Book by Style Maker Cheryl Clendenon:Designer Notes

Cheryl Clendenon’s Style Maker Look Book: Dream Bath Design Hot Pink Fabric “Kimura” (Romo) on slipper chairs. Ravello tub – Victoria and AlbertBrizo custom shower in polished nickel (Virage handles) Clarita sconces with polished nickel finish – Artcraft White Bronze Color

Shimmer “Victoria White” tiles for flooring and  “Chateau” Danse Blanc tiles which will go behind the vanities, above and below window. – Artistic Tile Inspired by this image: Mirror tiles custom behind white lacquer shelves in sitting area. Fireplace in silver gray steel – Wittus Zen sink in white bronze – Stone Forest Brizo Virage bath faucet in polished nickel finish. Caboche Chandelier – Foscarini

Cheryl Clendenon’s Style Maker Look Book: Dream Bath Design

Shopping Resources and Designer Notes: Dream Bath Look Book by Style Maker Cheryl Clendenon

Designer Notes: Bookcase/fireplace area: 3 inch thick high gloss lacquer shelves with mirror behind them. The fireplaces is a Wittus Fireplace and is flush to the wall.

Designer Notes: Tub is the Ravello from Victoria and Albert and is volcanic limestone. Sinks are from Stone Forest. “Zen” in white bronze.

About Cheryl Clendenon of In Detail

Cheryl is the owner of the Florida-based kitchen,bath and interiors design firm, In Detail. Her award-winning designs have graced the pages of over 50 national consumer magazines. She has won multiple prestigious national design awards for kitchens, baths, and closets. Cheryl’s most recent industry recognition includes being a 2010 National Kitchen and Bath Association design competition finalist and receiving a Merit award in 2010 Kitchen and Bath Business design competition. Read more about Cheryl and her multi-award winning, nationally recognized designs in her recent Spotlight on Design interview.

Design Talk & Look Book Inspiration

This dream bath is created for a woman who works hard and plays hard. A mother, wife, executive professional. Someone who appreciates the finer things in life and although quite busy with work and family, loves to relax in her own space. This is not a family bath! But a bath designed for a woman who wants to luxuriate in a feminine atmosphere, relax, have a glass of wine while bathing or reading. Yes, reading in the bath! I love books and think they give any space instant character and depth. I would have books, and beautiful, meaningful art pieces on the floating shelves. And, fresh contemporary flowers every day.

This really goes against some philosophies ( and really mine too for most of my clients) of streamlining the bath to do your business and get out. I wanted to create a bath that would be so restful and luxurious that you really could escape to it and spend time being a woman and not a busy professional or mom. Sort of harks back to the time when people bathed as an “event” and now, we really do not do this any longer. I think though, that people do want some luxury in the bath. Meaning, even on the smallest budgets you might enjoy a hand-shower or a beautiful sconce or fantastic walls treatments. I spend a lot of my time designing baths and I try to make each one unique in some way even on the smallest of budgets – finding a way to stamp the personality of the homeowner into the space even while addressing the needs of the client.

I have included a very large floor to ceiling window overlooking the beach. ( I live on the beach and it is my dream…so why not??)

I would have ample lighting….but all would be on dimmers and switched differently so that a mood can be created. I put the vanities by the large window because I believe you always need natural light by a vanity!!

This is the bath I would want if I had all the marbles in the world. My husband would just have to deal!

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Linkasink Bathroom Sink Drain Covers

Quad with Turquoise in Pewter Sink Drain Cover(left) and Quad with Pearl in Pewter Sink Drain Cover (right)

Beaded Round with Crackle Shell in Dark Bronze Sink Drain Cover (left),Beaded with Daffodil Cloisonne in Dark Bronze Sink Drain Cover (right)

Beaded with White Clouds Cloisonne in Pewter Sink Drain Cover (left), Three Flowers in Pewter Sink Drain Cover (right)

Sink drains are usually, well, to put it kindly, functionally ugly and so are their boring,blah, covers. So when we saw these decorative sink drain covers  from sink maker Linkasink our design hearts raced. They are GORGEOUS.  The decorative drain covers are designed by Linkasink founder and designer, Kirk Guthrie and are heavily inspired by his world travels.

We’ve picked six of our favorites (shown above) from Linkasink’s incredible sink drain cover collection of over 64 unique decorative sink drain cover designs.  There’s a decorative drain cover design for every decorating diva to love from stone sculptured drain covers to metal carved drain covers to drain covers made from semi-precious stones (we’re loving the “Linkasink Quad with Turquoise in Pewter Sink Drain Cover”), glass, pearls and cloisonné.

The Linkasink drain system includes a fully functional drain and decorative drain cover that can be installed on any sink.

Retail price ranges from $150 to $195. Yeah, we couldn’t believe the amazing price on these beauties. Even in a “down” economy this is an affordable home improvement that will provide lots of bang for the buck, not to mention having something beautiful to look at.

If you have a few more home improvement bucks to spend you may want to couple a gorgeous sink drain cover with an  equally beautiful crystal embedded vessel sink

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Home Decor Buyer Resource: Linkasink.

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TOTO Waza Miyabi Bathroom Suite:Pedestal Sink & Toilet

As noted in The Decorating Diva.com’s 2009 Trend report, consumers are seeking unique design and decor for their homes. TOTO, luxury bath product vendor, has introduced the Waza Miyabi bathroom suite collection which brings fine art and design to plumbing fixtures.

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Home Decor Buyer Resource: Toto

Related: Top 8 Bathroom Design Trends 2009

Linkasink Mosaic Crystal Vessel Sinks

Bronze Crystals Vessel Sink

Pearl Crystals Vessel Sink

White Porcelain with Pink Crystals Vessel Sink

MultiColored Crystals Vessel Sink

Fish motif with Amber Crystals Vessel Sink

Crystal Lotus Vessel Sink

Elegant and shimmering;  Linkasink Swarovski Crystal mosaic sinks lend a luxurious feel to bathroom design.  Even the most boring, white, standard powder room will come alive when dressed up with any one of the above mosaic crystal vessel sink from Linkasink.

Retail price:From  $1,900 to $12,200.

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Home Decor Buyer Resource: Linkasink

Related: Top 8 Bathroom Design Trends 2009

VITRAFORM Luxury Bath Sinks

VITRAFORM high-end modern bathroom sinks, basins, and vessels. With various configurations to choose from: under mount sink, free-standing vessel sink or integrated counter sink – there’s one that will be the perfect fit for your luxury bath spa room. Showroom locater: vitraform.com.

Beach House Bathroom Retreat

The bathroom is increasingly becoming the most important room in our homes – second only to the kitchen. Bathrooms that are merely functional are quickly becoming a thing of the past. Today’s bathrooms are larger and more luxurious. It’s not enough to have a simple basin tub, regular shower head, ordinary fixtures or a common sink basin. What we want in our bathrooms today are the luxuries one would find at the world’s best hotels. We want to escape to our special spa retreats – our personal home spa retreats.

Today we will discuss some easy decorating and design tips you can use to create a soothing beach house bathroom retreat. The ideas presented require little expense and a bit of your time.
Color Palette: First we start with soothing colors to set the mood and to serve as a foundation for the rest of your design. These are colors that can be used for paint, decorative accessories and linens.

Bathroom Fixtures

Rainshower Showerheads: One of my favorite things while traveling is staying at hotels that have rainshower showerheads. The soothing gentle spray created by the rainshower shower head is enough to make whatever stress I am feeling melt away. If you are able to incorporate one into your bathroom retreat design then by all means do so.

Curved Shower Rod: Enjoy up to six inches of additional shower space by using a curved shower rod. Having that extra room will open up your showering environment and make you feel less confined and will make you feel much more relaxed as you shower. Moen’s Inspirations collection offers several curved rods in finishes ranging from Old World Bronze to Chrome and Brushed Nickel. I like the Chrome or Brushed Nickel for use in a beach house bath retreat. What’s really great about the curved shower rod is that you can use your existing hooks and curtains (if you choose to) – so the only financial outlay will be for the rod.

Materials

Soft, Fluffy Towels, Robes and Bath Mats: Nothing says beach retreat more than unbelievably, soft, fluffy, comforting towels. Egyptian cotton is the best and I highly recommend spending the extra money here. The towels and other bath linens you purchase will last and last, wash after wash. Frayed edges and dangling terry cloth threads don’t convey the image of a soothing retreat nor do cheap cotton towels that abrade your skin as you dry. For a beach themed decor I prefer to select linens and fabric bath accessories (bath mat or rug) that match or coordinate with the color palette illustrated above.

Elegant Bath Accessories: Add a touch of elegance and timeless style to your beach house retreat by decorating with bath accessories that coordinate with the color palette you’ve selected.