The 2017 CTC&G IDA Winners: Bathroom Design

When a bathroom is able to get children excited about taking a bath, the design is a success. Sage Design was commissioned to create a master bathroom in a new home that would not only accommodate the couple, but also, on occasion, their five children, who apparently eagerly volunteer for a soak in a freestanding tub wrapped in a stainless steel finish.

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Builder, Nast Builders. Countertops, Academy Marble & Granite, LLC. Vanity and ottoman, Sage Design. Flooring, D&D Homes, LLC. Plumbing, Waterworks.

Another notable fixture is a double vanity made of stainless steel—at once traditional and cutting-edge—with a top and backsplash clad in white marble.

A blue ottoman appears to float on Lucite legs and makes the bright, airy room feel like a living space.

This diminutive, freestanding changing room/bathhouse adjacent to a home’s swimming pool proves that a small space can assume many simultaneous identities. The inspiration for the design and layout harkens to clean, precise Japanese aesthetics. The cabana has four distinct uses: a communal concrete washbasin wall; two changing areas where privacy is maintained via sliding acrylic panels, not unlike shoji screens; and one side that contains a shower room; and the other a toilet chamber. Beinfield Architecture and Clarity Home Interiors were adamant about using natural and green products throughout, including a polished concrete floor at the entrance and a natural stone backsplash.

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General contractor, Artisans Home Builders Inc. Stone backsplash, Stone Source. Porcelain faux wood tile, Emil Ceramica. Towels, RH, Restoration Hardware. Accessories, Rohl. Towel bar and wall-mounted waterfall faucet, Gessi. Sliding doors, 3Form. Sconces, Ayre Architectural Lighting.

Sometimes a single decorative detail is all the inspiration needed to create an entire room. Douglas Graneto Design’s client fell in love with a glass mosaic tile pattern, one whose essential form assumes a precise geometric grid. Graneto decided to exploit that by positioning the mosaic as a kind of oversized mat in the center of the room. The mat would not only have practical gripping applications, but also serve as the room’s main decorative element. To keep the entire bathrooom space light and serene, the designer chose to mimic the glass tile throughout, ingeniously adding crystal accents to the light fixtures and window treatments.

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Construction, Moore Carpenters. Paint, Benjamin Moore. Shade fabric, Holland & Sherry. Fringe on shade, Samuel & Sons. Shade fabrication, Yardstick Décor. Chandelier, Hector Finch from Zoffany. Sconces, Circa Lighting. Tile and stone, Greenwich Tile & Marble. Vanity, Ken Nadler and Douglas Graneto Design.

Our judges were wowed by the fact that this Greenwich master bathroom started as a cramped space, fitted with dark-wood cabinetry. The shower experience is truly spa-like now that the steam fixture is infused with lavender oil and the space has views to the outdoors.

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Interior Design, Rinfret Ltd. Design & Decoration. Contractor, Dibico Construction. Marble, Everest Marble. Window Treatments, Hemming Birds. Vanities, Mark Gravino. Plumbing, Klaffs. Wallpaper, Zoffany and Winfield Thybony. Chandelier, Ro Sham Beaux. Window Treatment Panel Fabric and Roman Shade Fabric Panels, Cowtan & Tout. Roman shades, Hunter Douglas. Upholstered Valances, Hemming Birds. Valance Fabric, Norbar Fabrics. Sconces, Visual Comfort. Stool, Century Furniture. Stool Fabric, JAB. Vanity chair, Bernhardt. Vanity Chair Fabric, Schumacher. Vanity Hardware, Horton Brasses. Mirror, Electric Mirror through Klaffs. Accessories, Rinfret Home & Garden and Home Boutique. Art, Trowbridge through Rinfret Home & Garden.

The designer also worked to craft distinct “his” and “her” zones. The woman’s space is especially appealing with its beaded chandelier and luxe, lacquered dressing table.

Its bold floor and shower tiling energize this stunning master bath.

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Builder, Peerless Construction. Tile, Porcelanosa. Cabinets, Custom Build. Design, Tamara K Designs.

Otherwise, the room is a study in white and gray, from the gleaming, freestanding white porcelain tub to the graphite-colored floating vanities.

The judges also praised the wall of floor-to-ceiling window centered behind the tub with views onto a natural setting outdoors.