They have one primary goal. That’s not to say sharper geometrics don’t have their place here: The rectangular windows, with their characteristically modern horizontal dividers, admit floods of light. Modern designs seem most successful when they take maximum advantage of what contemporary style stands for: a free-spirited, aesthetically honest, and technologically savvy approach to creating an environment for living. Modern style may look simpler than traditional style, but the best modern bathroom designs aren’t about cutting out ornamentation. Forego a mundane institutionallike fixture for a reproduction-period light, a modern hanging lamp in glass and steel, or a zany ceiling spotlight with a trio of adjustable halogen lights. For a look that’s both modern and rustic, consider cement flooring. And the look isn’t limited to contemporary settings: Since bathroom fixtures as we know them didn’t exist during most historical periods, you may prefer these unobtrusive models even in a traditional décor. In a minimalist bath, the limited number of elements and embellishments stands out all the more dramatically. The lovely view is made even more inspiring with wonderful framing.

These homeowners added space from a nearby bedroom and closet to their small existing bath to create a new 31×9-foot bath worthy of its inspiring garden view. To foster flexibility in a small room, include one or two movable pieces. In the powder room, round and oval shapes dominate the foreground, contrasting with rectangular forms in the background. Curtains in a fabric with a navy background and a small, scattered print conjure images of an old-fashioned farmhouse. The scalloped-edge fabric shade, for instance, repeats the broken-line block motif of the chair-rail wall covering. Although fabric window treatments are an option, bays retain their crisp angles when outfitted with shutters, which precisely follow the lines of the windows. Decorative paint treatments such as dragging or sponging are relatively easy and will also hide wall imperfections. Usually two sleeves, the cylinder inside the door asks the hole, will fit. If you have a flood barrier like our Floodgate, as it is erected on the outside of the door you can continue to open the door and step over the barrier if you need to. Flood Door or Flood Barrier? Locate the two screws on the inner door handle cover.

In a room without much pattern on the walls and furnishings, the windows make available an ideal opportunity to provide the space with the visual movement and rhythm that a pattern can give. If cửa chống ngập gia đình isn’t a problem on your property, why not treat your bath to the same scenic pleasures you give your living room? The ceiling arched down to the floor on one side, as though I were in a room on the side of a semi dome. Instead of wasting valuable space with a soffit, zoom extra-tall above-counter cabinets to the ceiling. To enhance the spacious effect, the room was given a cathedral ceiling by opening the original into the attic. This room would have a very different feeling if the tub were enclosed in a square frame and the sink were housed in a squared-off vanity. For an added artistic touch, a band of contrasting-color tiles runs along the backsplash of the vanity and tub and defines an area of the floor. For a different take on a green-themed bathroom, check out the next page where you’ll find an example of a gorgeous yellow-and-green themed room with an added bonus: universal accessibility.

Adjacent to the mirror above the pedestal sink, custom-designed stained glass depicts animals and oak leaves and is back-lit for added drama. The shower wall features hand-glazed putty-colored tiles repeating the theme of woodland animals and oak leaves. The color scheme of a room’s tiles and fixtures isn’t the only way to play with color. A magnificent stone range hood teamed with a backsplash of oversize stone tiles elevates an ordinary drop-in cooktop to dramatic heights. Warm, earth-tone marble makes the space as visually cozy as a wood-paneled library, without sacrificing the cool gleam the luxurious stone provides. Stained glass, cherry millwork, sophisticated black fixtures, and other artful elements also play starring roles in the richly embellished space. Most of these shapes are curved; notably, the oval black rail around the showpiece tub. A half-round window as long as the soaking tub is a dramatic focal point, its pleasing demi-lune shape evoking the classic curve of Palladian windows but with much more dash. Other colors and finishes could be used to create a more traditional atmosphere, but these elements and ideas are all adaptable to just about any bath. Yellow and green, nature’s most bright and hopeful colors, work nicely together in this bath that proves universal accessibility can go hand-in-hand with style.