need advice: art or wood shelves above the tub?
Mamaof4
3 years ago
We renovated our bathroom over a year ago and I have not been able to commit to a piece of art for above the tub. It has an east facing window so I have been thinking of adding wood shelves to house plants and other decorative items. I would love some advice. If I go for art, which colors. The tiles are Calacatta gold so it has greens, grays and blues in it. The cabinets are a Greige.
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Mamaof4
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Transition from Arts & Crafts to Art Deco?
Comments (106)I went looking for images of those elements. Ribbed glass panels in cabinet doors is easy enough. Here's one in a bathroom vanity: Ribbed glass (or ''seeded'' glass) is also often found in period light fixtures: As for marquetry countertops, if you asked most kitchen cabinet makers for such, I imagine they would gape blankly at the gabbling woman. But there are plenty of companies doing stock and custom hardwood marquetry inlays using CNC laser cutters. Here's the thing - they are doing it in floors. Google ''hardwood floor inlay'' and see. Yes, many of the rosettes are infeasible for a 26'' counter, but look for the ''border'' designs - or create your own. Assemble a 26'' wide section of inlaid ''floor'' on a 3/4'' plywood substrate, encase it in Waterlox, and I do believe you'd have yourself a marquetry countertop. Another option - perhaps cheaper - is stenciling on hardwood, of which this is an example. And so is this What else? Beveled glass is readily available, as is chrome countertop edging, and any furniture or auto upholstery shop can cover a panel of 1/8'' plywood in soft butterscotch leather framed in silver studs (maybe not actual silver, but close enough). I don't know exactly what version of Art Deco you are headed for, or if you even like butterscotch, but the point is, you are not doing yet another white kitchen, you're doing something that isn't being done by the mainstream, so the ordinary kitchen sources are not making this stuff. Sure, there is cool Art Deco hardware around, but what passes for ''Art Deco'' kitchen cabinetry in the online catalogs is . . . disappointing. You are going to have to make it, or at least source it, yourself - and I think if you're comfortable outside the painted lines, you can. You'll find yourself hiring a floor guy to work on a countertop, hunting down the local hot rod upholstery shops, telling your cabinet maker to fit bathroom vanity faces to kitchen cabinet boxes - they'll still look at you like you're crazy, but you'll know you're not. Go for it, girl!...See MoreThis art over tub?
Comments (62)rgrs, your bath is so lovely! Very spa-like and serene, and I think those hooks are very pretty too. It really is fun to look at your own things in a different light and think about how you could use them as you haven't used them before (as in that little candy dish I "rediscovered"). I really want a pretty soap dispenser, but haven't found one that I like yet. You'd think that would not be such a difficult task, but it seems like when I'm actively looking for something specific, it's often not easy to find! I searched for Edith Iverson too and came up empty handed. Sometimes you can find an obituary for an artist, but I can't link anything to yours. She remains a mystery! ;-)...See MoreNeed advice on Living Room decoration. Area Rug/Art work/ feature etc.
Comments (23)great advice upthread I'll try to be short, probably repeating several people: -get rid of the white console next to the fireplace/look for smth else instead if you need it there for function -think of other window treatments. curtains? woven blinds? roman shades? any of these will look better. move your sectional a bit from the wall, both to allow room for window treatments and because furniture generally needs at least couple inches to breathe..that wil also make room seem larger -you already purchased the ottoman in the same color and style of the sofa..off white, right? well something different would be better, but it's okay..buy a throw, fold it and put there to break your lines a bit. tray is great too-both for function and beauty. you'll appreciate it when watching this TV -I liked reading how your wife gets her art:) okay..so if there's no real room for other suggestions(I'm also prejudiced against mass produced canvas art..maybe she can be talked into a print instead?..)..put that art there first. Make sure it fits-seems huge?.. Say you go for that a very similar art, you have there-a bit of white, black, brown, indigo blue, fiery yellow white and brown you already have in your room (btw like your furniture) pull your other colors (in pillows and throws and accessories) from that art -deep sophisticated blues, golds. can be metallic accessories (like vases or flower pots?), can be softest fur pillows can be velvet, can be knitted throw. everythhing you buy-make sure it's a different texture..leather is sleek you've got enough of it. Speaking from experience-I also have my fair share of leather:) then look for a big ticket items like curtains and a rug. (or simultaneously..just keep your general scheme in mind). you can decide to make them fairly neutral. repeat the color of the furniture, just different material of course. or go for one vivid deep color but make it a shag rag for example. Don't try to match pattern to art..art has a mind of its own. Look at the room as a whole..what does it ask for? and know yourself of course..say I love many rugs but I don't like to clean them lol. You know whether it's high traffic area, what your habits are, and whether you'll be sad for 5 min if the rug will have spots and then get over it, or will be sad for 5 days. when you buy a side table try, again, to introduce another texture, just different material in this case. maybe wood. maybe ceramics(garden stool?some of these look really modern). every new material you bring creates dimension. Dimension is something you look for when creating spaces. Why? well that what we've used to. Ouside always has it. Even when it's a desert or an ocean. It has depth. we need to recreate it with all sort of ways and means that are availiable to us.. Good luck! will be a cool room edited because of thousand typos..))...See MoreArt ledge above piano - advice?
Comments (10)Sara, my vote is to use at least 2 shelves & maybe 3 depending on length you choose. I would use white shelves because of the white wood trim all around this space - I think any color of wood will be too harsh. I’d also center the shelves in the space between top of bottom pony wall & bottom of top soffit. I mean the whole arrangement centered - the bottom shelf up to top of whatever you have sitting on the top shelf. Before buying shelves, I would play around with tape on wall to mock up possible arrangements. Tape for the 2 or 3 shelves then paper cutouts for the pieces to sit on each shelf. I'm a person who needs a visual before making holes in my walls!...See More
HU-187528210
3 years ago
Carrie B
3 years ago
PROBeth H. :
3 years agovery pretty!
A picture, or a few wood shelves (like teak or walnut) would add a bit of warmth to that area.
I did these teak shelves myself in my shower (I specifically designed this for my orchids and other plants) Teak is good for any wet areas.
If you don't want to float the shelves, you could do some gold toned brackets.
Nancy Walton
3 years agoMamaof4
3 years agoMamaof4
3 years ago
PRODesign Directives, LLC
3 years ago
PROBeverlyFLADeziner
3 years agoI don't think I would like things hanging over my head when I am trying to relax in a bath.
Here are ways that others treat blank walls in their bath.
Mamaof4
3 years agoloobab
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