A trio of looks for a guest loo
Unfazed by a typical guest loo floor plan, interior designer Linda Stotts takes one versatile pedestal sink and creates a trio of distinct looks.
Colour is embraced in this guest loo, inspired by the yellow-and-orange wall colour and party-perfect silk fabrics."Yellow is always popular, but the act of putting it with orange is a little gutsy", she says.
But this room doesn't scream yellow or scream orange. It just makes you feel warm.
To continue underfoot the warm feel of the walls, Stotts specified yellow-stained wood planks.
Mouldings wear a slightly astringent yellow that brings a pleasant tartness to the scheme. The orange-sherbet-colour ceiling complements the window treatment. Ball-gown poufs and a flirty tassel trim emphasize the luminous silk.
The crystal-adorned sconces and chandelier are fitting jewellery. For a couture solution, she added a sink skirt with faux pearls and crystal-bead trim. The skirt fastens to the sink with hook-and-loop tape for easy removal for dry-cleaning.
Willing to alter an item to fit the scheme, Stotts transformed the formerly verdigris mirror frame with gold paint to complement the table and gold-look faucet.
For this stylish old-world scheme, she first selected stone wall and floor tile for a sense of timelessness and the silk window-treatment fabric in a trend-forward robin's-egg blue for a dash of colour and softness.
To complement the tumbled-stone tile, Stotts specified a rough plaster treatment for the upper walls.
Mounting the window treatment close to the ceiling heightens the effect.
To furnish the room, Stotts favoured a mirror with attached sconces and a chest with two doors. Both items feature gold and silver hues with crackle and rubbed textures for the look of age. Mirrored accessories with a touch of tarnish play up the glam factor.
Stotts fearlessly mixed metal finishes to convey the sense of a scheme collected over time. The brushed-nickel taps work with the bronze frames of the antique prints and the silver design on the chest doors because the finishes share a similar matte sheen. She chose subtly textured silk fabric for the same reason, using it in a tailored Roman shade finished with weighty brown-and-bronze tassel trim.
The chocolate-hue walls and floor form an ideal backdrop for her furniture choices: a substantial mirror and an unexpected two-shelf bookcase, both in black with rubbed gold edges. "Furniture makes a guest loo more of a room, not just a water closet," she says.The black-and-brass faucet echoes the furniture hues, as does the chandelier. Red leather accessories add a punch of colour and natural texture.