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Bathrooms may be small, but their power needs aren’t. Space constraints, the scope of activities, and soggy conditions all call for care when planning where to install electrical outlets (and how many). Here’s the key to…
A while back I launched a search for the perfect stainless steel soap dish and came up with the Nexio Soap Dish by German company Blomus; it's occupied a spot in my bathroom for several…
French interior architect and designer Astrid Houssin creates soft, comfortable, and welcoming spaces with a penchant for playful color. A trained architect, Houssin worked under Turner Pocock in London for six years before opening her…
The request can’t have been customary, even for a firm committed to artfully restoring old buildings. Tuckey Design Studio’s client, a Hong Kong businessman who frequently travels to the UK for work, wanted a bespoke…
To add to the list of luxuries worth considering in your remodel: the heated towel bar. Most commonly called towel warmers, these appliances easily integrate into bathrooms of all sizes and sorts, no remodel required.…
I suspect, for architects, a house with an ineffective layout is like fingernails on chalkboard. When Anaïs Bléhaut, director of Daab Design, was brought onboard to make sense of a client’s gracious but wonky London…
The standout bathrooms in a London townhouse designed by firm Bradley Van Der Straeten are drenched in unexpected color, from the paint to the tiles. On the first floor, the bathroom is cloaked in yellow—and…
Laura Aviva collaborates with artisan workshops in Latin America to create L’Aviva Home’s lighting, textiles, and furniture. She approaches traditional craft as a springboard for sophisticated, entirely new designs and loves getting her collaborators to…
Spotted in Considered Minimalism: Fog Linen Founder Yumiko Sekine at Home in Tokyo: proof that the mirror above the washroom sink needn’t be fussy. Here’s a glimpse—and how to recreate the easy ad-hoc setup at…
Ever since we featured The Rose, a new hotel in the seaside town of Deal in East Kent, England, we’ve been thinking of the boldly colorful rooms and baths designed by Harding & Read and…