Room of the Day: Master Bath Gets an Elegant Industrial Style
A California addition features a mix of metals and an eye-catching arrangement of stone tile
Here we can see designer Lindye Galloway’s adept hand at mixing metals. She offers a few helpful tips for getting the balance right.
Industrial rivet pivot mirror: Restoration Hardware; faucets: Kohler
- Keep the number of different finishes to two or three. For this project, Galloway used matte brass, polished chrome and a black aged steel.
- Use finishes that contrast with one another.
- Repeat two of the three finishes in more than one place. Here the brass faucets were planned to be the standout metal, but Galloway repeated the finish on the vanity hardware to tie it to the faucets. She repeated the polished chrome of the light fixtures on the shower fixtures, tub faucet and toilet paper holder. The industrial black steel finish on the pivoting mirrors stands alone.
- Let one of the finishes be the style star and put the rest in supporting roles. Here, the brass faucets are the star.
Industrial rivet pivot mirror: Restoration Hardware; faucets: Kohler
Wall-mounting the faucets not only saved space, but it was also a style choice to make them stand out more. The X shapes of the handles add a graphic touch to the wall. The rivets on the mirror frames introduce an industrial element.
This shot gives us a close-up look at the chic marble wall tile. The pieces are laid in a chevron pattern, and the veins of the marble are a more sophisticated take on that pattern. Placing each one was a meticulous process.
Because it’s a natural stone, the pattern varies in each tile. Galloway not only planned out where every tile would go on paper, but she laid out the entire pattern on the floor. This way she could make sure that there was the right balance of light and dark throughout the composition. “Be sure to open up all of the tile boxes and intermix them beforehand, as some may be predominantly white or gray,” she says. “Find the right color range to use throughout the whole thing.” While this may have driven the tile installer a bit nuts, it ensured a pleasing and balanced composition.
The countertops are Neolith, a durable engineered product that resembles natural stone.
This shot gives us a close-up look at the chic marble wall tile. The pieces are laid in a chevron pattern, and the veins of the marble are a more sophisticated take on that pattern. Placing each one was a meticulous process.
Because it’s a natural stone, the pattern varies in each tile. Galloway not only planned out where every tile would go on paper, but she laid out the entire pattern on the floor. This way she could make sure that there was the right balance of light and dark throughout the composition. “Be sure to open up all of the tile boxes and intermix them beforehand, as some may be predominantly white or gray,” she says. “Find the right color range to use throughout the whole thing.” While this may have driven the tile installer a bit nuts, it ensured a pleasing and balanced composition.
The countertops are Neolith, a durable engineered product that resembles natural stone.
Using dark paint on the vanity anchors the room with a solid color to break up the white. It also balances the dark mirror frames. And stopping the tile halfway up the mirrors keeps the lively pattern from being too much. “This room isn’t big enough to handle the pattern from floor to ceiling. It would have been overwhelming,” Galloway says.
Vanity paint: Cavernous DE6364, Dunn-Edwards; sconces: Restoration Hardware
Vanity paint: Cavernous DE6364, Dunn-Edwards; sconces: Restoration Hardware
Another of the homeowner’s must-haves was a place for hair appliances. This custom pullout cabinet houses them all neatly.
The black aluminum-clad windows are another industrial touch. The cornice box overhead hides a motorized roller shade for when privacy is desired.
The black aluminum-clad windows are another industrial touch. The cornice box overhead hides a motorized roller shade for when privacy is desired.
The couple plan to add frameless glass around the shower stall but they’re not in a hurry. Their lack of urgency is good for us as we can get a better view of the shower stall. By the way, for those of you engaged in one of our favorite Houzz pastimes, the Find the Toilet game, it’s across from the vanity next to the shower.
The shower has a rain shower head and a handheld fixture, which is helpful for cleaning. Galloway repeated the crossbar shape on the controls to tie them to the sink faucets. But by using chrome in the shower, she let the sink fixtures maintain their star status in the room.
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The shower has a rain shower head and a handheld fixture, which is helpful for cleaning. Galloway repeated the crossbar shape on the controls to tie them to the sink faucets. But by using chrome in the shower, she let the sink fixtures maintain their star status in the room.
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Room at a Glance
Who lives here: A busy couple with two young children
Location: Costa Mesa, California
Size: 78 square feet (7.2 square meters)
Designer: Lindye Galloway
This home’s major renovation gave it the look of a modern farmhouse. But for their master suite addition, the homeowners wanted something a little different. The light-filled master bathroom mixes the farmhouse simplicity of Shaker cabinets and elongated subway tile with industrial elements like riveted steel mirrors and elegant materials like brass and marble.
The footprint for the new bathroom is relatively modest but provided ample room for one of the couple’s top priorities: a free-standing, stylish and comfortable bathtub. The couple were also drawn to different shades of gray and mixing styles. The floor is a hexagonal Carrara marble tile.
Bathtub: Victoria
+ Albert; wall paint: Cool December DEW383, Dunn-Edwards