For clients seeking the perfect refuge, redraw the master bathroom into a masterful home spa. Although high-tech amenities may be hot buttons, don't overlook your choice of materials. The programmable whirlpool is just a trendy tub until nestled in a honed marble surround or custom-milled cabinetry. Here is a range of well-designed settings.
White robes optional |
Create a clean, ultra-modern day spa with a minimalist decor, gleaming chrome fixtures and acid-etched glass that brings light in.
Desai/Chia Architecture
Photo: Paul Warchol
I love Paris in the bath time
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Offer clients with Parisian dreams an elegantly curved mirror, porcelain console lavatory and petite sconces for a complete boutique hotel look.
BraytonHughes Design Studios
Photo: John Sutton
Don't take this spa for granite
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A massive slab of blue-veined granite, with its edge left raw, sets the stage for this Old World retreat. Furniture-style vanities, chandeliers and sconces coupled with a glassed-in shower with his-and-her doors elevate this bath to spa status.
Graf Developments
Photo: Ken Vaughan
Zen fusion
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Lighting variety blends the rich colors of the custom bamboo cabinetry, Roman travertine tile and vanity with glass mosaic.
DeWitt Designer Kitchens
Photo: Suki Medencevic
Intimate apparel
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Even at 400-square-feet, this master bathroom feels intimate. Aside from the decadent multi-feature shower, not shown, and two-person whirlpool with fireplace, luxury means ample counter space for beauty treatments and a place to display art.
Ruth Mortensen, Susan Fredman and Associates
Photo: Nick Novelli