The Bathroom
A small room made ceremonial — steam, stone, brass, and the discipline of a single good mirror.
The bathroom is the last room anyone styles and the first one that betrays a house. It is small, wet, and full of plastic — which is precisely why it rewards restraint more than any other room in the plan.
Work in two registers. A dark wall where you stand, a pale wall where you bathe. Everything else is material, and material is the whole argument.
- Honed Marble
- Basin and vanity top. Matte, cool, unlacquered — it takes a water mark and forgives it.
- Unlacquered Brass
- Fixtures and rail. Left to patinate; the darkening is the point, not the failure.
- Limewashed Plaster
- Walls in a deep olive-charcoal. Absorbs light rather than reflecting it back at you.
- Washed Linen
- Towels in flax and clay. Loosely woven, dries fast, softens with every wash.
- Terracotta Tile
- Underfoot. Warm in the morning, quiet under bare feet, ages into a map of the room.
The Dark Vanity
Depth before brightness. A dark room makes brass read as candlelight and marble read as stone rather than showroom. Keep the mirror arched and singular — two mirrors turn ceremony into utility.
- Mirror
- 60 × 90 cm arched, brass frame
- Basin
- 110 cm marble monolith, wall-hung
- Tap height
- Set 22 cm above the basin lip
- Wall tone
- Deep olive, matte, 3–5 % sheen
The Morning Room
The counterweight. Where the vanity is dark, the bathing wall is pale and porous — plaster, terracotta, sheer linen at the glass. One stool, one hook, nothing on the floor.
- Tub
- 170 × 80 cm freestanding, 58 cm high
- Clearance
- Minimum 75 cm to nearest wall
- Niche
- 40 × 30 × 12 cm, set at 120 cm
- Curtain
- Sheer flax, floor-grazing, ceiling-hung
Linen on Brass
Hang two weights, never three. A heavier towel behind, a lighter one folded in front — the layering is what reads as considered.
- Rail
- 60 cm, 6 cm from wall
- Height
- 120 cm from floor
- Bath sheet
- 100 × 150 cm
The Apothecary Line
Decant. Labels compete; glass does not. Group in odd numbers along one axis, leave the rest of the stone empty.
- Grouping
- 3–5 objects, one axis
- Tallest piece
- 24–28 cm maximum
- Tray
- 22 cm diameter, aged brass