Bathroom Design
9 Fabulous Vanity and Mirror Pairings
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2. Moody Natural Elements
An oversize, backlit custom mirror set against a textured aubergine wall and above a natural wooden slab vanity steal the show in this San Francisco-area bathroom. Designer Amy Friedberg of Amy Friedberg Design designed the mirror to pop with the rich artistic Venetian plastered wall created by Level Five Design. Topped with an understated vessel sink, the carefully sourced natural wood vanity adds warmth and energy to the space. Friedberg, who also worked with architect David Henig on the project, says she was going for something organic with a dark and moody feel.
“My client lives in the woods amongst a ton of redwood trees, so she wanted the entire house to feel like it reflected the nature surrounding it,” Friedberg says.
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An oversize, backlit custom mirror set against a textured aubergine wall and above a natural wooden slab vanity steal the show in this San Francisco-area bathroom. Designer Amy Friedberg of Amy Friedberg Design designed the mirror to pop with the rich artistic Venetian plastered wall created by Level Five Design. Topped with an understated vessel sink, the carefully sourced natural wood vanity adds warmth and energy to the space. Friedberg, who also worked with architect David Henig on the project, says she was going for something organic with a dark and moody feel.
“My client lives in the woods amongst a ton of redwood trees, so she wanted the entire house to feel like it reflected the nature surrounding it,” Friedberg says.
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3. Spa-Like Serenity
In this San Francisco-area master bath, designers Stephen Shoup and Hide Kawato of Building Lab kept the material palette simple and neutral to allow the space and light to speak for themselves.
Tall, skinny mirrors wrapped in LED lighting and framed in the same polished Caesarstone used for the countertops highlight the ceiling height and fill the room with reflected light. The sleek suspended walnut cabinetry aligns with the homeowners’ Scandinavian design sensibilities.
In this San Francisco-area master bath, designers Stephen Shoup and Hide Kawato of Building Lab kept the material palette simple and neutral to allow the space and light to speak for themselves.
Tall, skinny mirrors wrapped in LED lighting and framed in the same polished Caesarstone used for the countertops highlight the ceiling height and fill the room with reflected light. The sleek suspended walnut cabinetry aligns with the homeowners’ Scandinavian design sensibilities.
4. Making a Splash
By pairing a geometric, frameless mirror and a square, wall-mounted vanity, designer Lynette Bard of Rue du Rix aimed to provide a grounding counterpoint to the dynamic, koi-patterned wallpaper in this new-construction guest bathroom in Southwest Florida. The narrow space between the wall sconces and the overall scale of the room (9½-foot ceilings, 8-foot doors) drove the mirror selection.
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By pairing a geometric, frameless mirror and a square, wall-mounted vanity, designer Lynette Bard of Rue du Rix aimed to provide a grounding counterpoint to the dynamic, koi-patterned wallpaper in this new-construction guest bathroom in Southwest Florida. The narrow space between the wall sconces and the overall scale of the room (9½-foot ceilings, 8-foot doors) drove the mirror selection.
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5. Black, White and Walnut
This custom vanity’s shallow black vessel sink echoes the black frame of the mirror and the bold porcelain tile behind it. For underneath, the design team at Mountainwood Homes chose a floating natural walnut cabinet with toe-kick LED lighting and a quartz countertop to complete the look.
This custom vanity’s shallow black vessel sink echoes the black frame of the mirror and the bold porcelain tile behind it. For underneath, the design team at Mountainwood Homes chose a floating natural walnut cabinet with toe-kick LED lighting and a quartz countertop to complete the look.
6. Marble Tile With Flair
Architecture and interiors firm Kemp Hall Studio wanted to keep this Atlanta-area bathroom light and airy despite its low ceilings. To do so, the team chose to float the vanity and use the mirror to reflect light from the window at the opposite end of the room.
The decorative mirror, architect Steve Kemp says, acts like a piece of art in the space while still functioning as a makeup station. “We used different sizes and finishes on the marble to play with light reflectivity,” Kemp says. “The field tile was larger, with a honed finish, while the smaller tile is polished. When the light hits it, you see subtle but beautiful light play.”
Architecture and interiors firm Kemp Hall Studio wanted to keep this Atlanta-area bathroom light and airy despite its low ceilings. To do so, the team chose to float the vanity and use the mirror to reflect light from the window at the opposite end of the room.
The decorative mirror, architect Steve Kemp says, acts like a piece of art in the space while still functioning as a makeup station. “We used different sizes and finishes on the marble to play with light reflectivity,” Kemp says. “The field tile was larger, with a honed finish, while the smaller tile is polished. When the light hits it, you see subtle but beautiful light play.”
7. Stark and Stately
Both budget and the homeowners’ minimalist tastes contributed to the simple but sophisticated mirror and vanity setup in this Pennsylvania master bath. The custom oak vanity matches the hardwood flooring throughout the rest of the house and ended up being less expensive than other ready-made vanities the couple considered.
Designer Katy Popple of Katy Popple Design topped the vanity with the same quartzite used for the kitchen countertops. The unadorned oval mirrors carry the clean lines upward.
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Both budget and the homeowners’ minimalist tastes contributed to the simple but sophisticated mirror and vanity setup in this Pennsylvania master bath. The custom oak vanity matches the hardwood flooring throughout the rest of the house and ended up being less expensive than other ready-made vanities the couple considered.
Designer Katy Popple of Katy Popple Design topped the vanity with the same quartzite used for the kitchen countertops. The unadorned oval mirrors carry the clean lines upward.
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8. Vintage Glam With a Twist
Designer Micaela Quinton of Copper Sky Renovations and the homeowners of this historic Atlanta-area home fell in love with this antique-furniture-style vanity and used it as the charming centerpiece for the guest bathroom design.
The mirror was selected without a frame so it would blend in with the bold wallpaper. Its antique shape echoes the vanity’s vintage character. The wallpaper’s dark background works with the black granite counter, while the dusty blues tie in with the vanity color.
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Designer Micaela Quinton of Copper Sky Renovations and the homeowners of this historic Atlanta-area home fell in love with this antique-furniture-style vanity and used it as the charming centerpiece for the guest bathroom design.
The mirror was selected without a frame so it would blend in with the bold wallpaper. Its antique shape echoes the vanity’s vintage character. The wallpaper’s dark background works with the black granite counter, while the dusty blues tie in with the vanity color.
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9. Modern Lines
Set against the rich color and texture of the feature wall penny tiles, the round gold mirror and wood vanity in this Houston-area bathroom pop. The Morse Studio-designed space feels sleek and modern yet warm.
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Set against the rich color and texture of the feature wall penny tiles, the round gold mirror and wood vanity in this Houston-area bathroom pop. The Morse Studio-designed space feels sleek and modern yet warm.
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The homeowner had her heart set on keeping the travertine bathroom floor intact when she enlisted designer Mary Hannah Giebel of Mary Hannah Interiors to redo her North Carolina home, so Giebel looked to the travertine to set the new bathroom tone. That meant infusing the space with a coastal palette of neutral tans, grays and whites.
Charming round ring pulls swayed the homeowner to choose this vanity over an option with more open shelving, and Giebel added visual interest and height with custom brass leg caps. “This warm detail was an intentional element in breaking up the visual tone of the vanity and floor,” Giebel says. The playful textured mirror was picked to offer soothing contrast.
Alongside it, the ladder does double duty: preventing wallpaper damage that a more traditional hand towel holder might cause and providing a place to display a variety of patterned towels.
The vanity’s marble countertop was selected as a “trial run” for a look the homeowner was considering for her kitchen. “She wanted to test out the look of the veining before committing to [the marble] on her kitchen’s perimeter counters and backsplash,” Giebel says. “Needless to say, she loved it so much that we ended up using it in her kitchen!”
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