Bathroom Design Plans- Mullins

I want to start by saying a huge THANK YOU to everyone that left the most thoughtful messages on my social media pages and sent encouraging text messages about my store being one baby step away from opening. I still can’t believe I’m about to be a shop/studio owner, and if I’m being 100 right now, I’m shaking in my boots in a bit. I’m extremely confident in the location I selected, the furniture lines I’ve chosen to partner with, and my design business itself, but it is SO SCARY to put yourself out there in such a big way. I keep reminding myself that with great risk comes great reward and if running a business was easy, everyone would do it. With that being said, I’m jumping in with both feet and taking the design bull by the horns!

By the way- my sign guy hand-painted my logo on the canvas awning!! Such a talent!

Last time I shared the design plans for the common areas of the remodel on Mullins, and today I have the final design boards for the two bathrooms. The hall bath is their main guest bath but also is used by their young children. The homeowner wanted something clean + modern that blended well with the selections from the open concept common areas of their home. We started with a classic 3x6” white subway tile with a high contrast dark grout line (not pictured here, but much easier to keep clean versus white grout), which ties in nicely with the dark floor tile, being laid in a herringbone pattern.

Keeping with the dark details, they selected matte black plumbing fixtures + hardware. We also used a dark framed round mirror for above the single sink, but chose to bring in some brass with the light fixtures. The countertops are a white quartz with pale gray veining.

The completed look offers a dominantly white + black color scheme with a little added warmth from the brass fixtures. It is a no-fuss space with a cool industrial modern vibe. 

The master bathroom repeats the use of matte black + brass but has more of a spa feel with the use of two different marble-look tiles, a larger matte tile for the floor and a polished tile for the shower walls, run vertically to visually bring up the height of the shower. For the shower floor + shampoo box we used a mini marble hexagon. The homeowner selected brass plumbing fixtures + hardware for this space for a touch of glamour. I especially love the repeated use of a hexagon for the cabinet knob as well. 

The vanity for this bathroom is laid out as one long vanity with double sinks and a drop down for the makeup vanity. We wanted all of the mirrors to be at the same height, but the makeup vanity required a mirror that would drop down lower so someone seated on a stool could still see in the mirror. It would be near impossible to find the right style of mirror in the sizes we needed so we opted to have these mirrors custom-made. A single large mirror over the double sinks to help open up the space of this smaller-sized bathroom, and a coordinating smaller, but taller, single mirror for above the makeup vanity. The mirrors will have a very thin black frame with industrial-style lighting mounted above them (one above each sink and one above the makeup vanity). This maybe sounds more confusing than it is, but will make sense once I share the completed pictures. 

That concludes the design plans, and I'm excited to share some progress pictures of the project, which is near completion. I'll also be sharing more of the shop/studio space soon!  

New Project + Kitchen Design Plan- Mullins

I’m finally back!!! A long hiatus on the blog that was filled with holiday celebrations, influenza (boo!) and lots of design projects. One of my business goals for this year is to get caught up on the backlog of projects that haven’t been professionally photographed so I can finally update my website. The task seems overwhelming right now, but as with all things, I’m trying to take it one step/project at a time. In fact, I started today by having two rooms photographed, a baby room + toddler room, by the super talented, Lisa Such Photography. Add this blog post to my day, and I'm basically just checking things off the resolution list. 

I’m so happy to be sharing the first of the design plans for a new project today, a remodel from the Harvey flood. This home belongs to young couple with a toddler and a newborn, who was actually born during this remodel process (talk about stressful situations)!! I absolutely love the design direction of this home and I cannot wait to see it completed.

The overall vibe of this home is clean + modern with a few subtle industrial touches. The floors in the common areas have been replaced with wood-look tile, which is light in color similar to White Oak. 

In the kitchen, the perimeter cabinets are a soft gray and the island has been accented with a classic shade of navy. The elongated white subway tile backsplash compliments the quartz countertops and will add a cool modern feel to the space.

To add a natural detail to the kitchen, we’ve selected a light stain for floating shelves in both the kitchen + living room. We’ll also be wrapping the posts on the island in the same material. Brass accents were selected for the hardware + lighting, which adds warmth to the kitchen.

Open to the kitchen is the living room, dining room and entryway. When selecting the lighting for these spaces we wanted to make sure they felt cohesive with one another. We kept with the black + brass accents in each of these lighting choices and all have a modern + industrial feel to them.

Although separated by a door, the laundry room is directly off of the kitchen, so to connect these two spaces we kept the cabinet + wall color the same as the kitchen. To add some character, a patterned tile was selected for the floor which is a mix of gray, white + black.  A simple, flush-mount light fixture was chosen by the homeowner.

In the next week or two I’ll be sharing the progress of these rooms (tile work + cabinetry are almost wrapped) as well as the design plan for the hall bathroom + master bathroom. Until then, hope ya'll have a great weekend!