Bathrooms 2026 Bathroom Design Tip #5: Combine Bold Focal Points with Warm Textures To Make a Bathroom Feel Indulgent
Bathrooms 2026 Bathroom Design Tip #5: Combine Bold Focal Points with Warm Textures To Make a Bathroom Feel Indulgent Mera Studio Architects nails the resort-at-home brief with a marble-clad arch, a freestanding tub as the focal point and warm oak plus textured “kit-kat” tiles that keep the whole room from feeling cold. Homes & Design Bathrooms 2026 Bathroom Design Tip #5: Combine Bold Focal Points with Warm Textures To Make a Bathroom Feel Indulgent Mera Studio Architects nails the resort-at-home brief with a marble-clad arch, a freestanding tub as the focal point and warm oak plus textured “kit-kat” tiles that keep the whole room from feeling cold. Bathrooms 2026 Bathroom Design Tip #4: Illuminate Small Spaces With Big Lighting Designer Peter Wilds leans into nine-foot ceilings with vertical patterns, an extra-long mirror and big, functional lighting, proving drama and practicality can share a sink. homes & design 6 Creative Ways to Decorate Your Ceiling Take your home’s style to new heights (literally). Bathrooms 2026 Bathroom Design Tip #3: Bring a Little Patina into a Traditional Design In this Vancouver primary bath, designer Kelly Deck layers classic marble and traditional millwork with fixtures made to patina, so the room keeps getting better (and more lived-in) with time. Bathrooms 2026 Bathroom Design Tip #2: Treat a Window as Part of the Vanity and Let the Light Pour In Instead of fighting the mirror-in-the-wrong-place problem, Mera Studio Architects treated the window like part of the vanity, kept the daylight and leaned into curves, off-centre styling and richly textured finishes. READ MORE
Bathrooms 2026 Bathroom Design Tip #5: Combine Bold Focal Points with Warm Textures To Make a Bathroom Feel Indulgent Mera Studio Architects nails the resort-at-home brief with a marble-clad arch, a freestanding tub as the focal point and warm oak plus textured “kit-kat” tiles that keep the whole room from feeling cold.
Bathrooms 2026 Bathroom Design Tip #4: Illuminate Small Spaces With Big Lighting Designer Peter Wilds leans into nine-foot ceilings with vertical patterns, an extra-long mirror and big, functional lighting, proving drama and practicality can share a sink.
homes & design 6 Creative Ways to Decorate Your Ceiling Take your home’s style to new heights (literally).
Bathrooms 2026 Bathroom Design Tip #3: Bring a Little Patina into a Traditional Design In this Vancouver primary bath, designer Kelly Deck layers classic marble and traditional millwork with fixtures made to patina, so the room keeps getting better (and more lived-in) with time.
Bathrooms 2026 Bathroom Design Tip #2: Treat a Window as Part of the Vanity and Let the Light Pour In Instead of fighting the mirror-in-the-wrong-place problem, Mera Studio Architects treated the window like part of the vanity, kept the daylight and leaned into curves, off-centre styling and richly textured finishes.
Bathrooms 2026 Bathroom Design Tip #5: Combine Bold Focal Points with Warm Textures To Make a Bathroom Feel Indulgent Mera Studio Architects nails the resort-at-home brief with a marble-clad arch, a freestanding tub as the focal point and warm oak plus textured “kit-kat” tiles that keep the whole room from feeling cold.
Bathrooms 2026 Bathroom Design Tip #4: Illuminate Small Spaces With Big Lighting Designer Peter Wilds leans into nine-foot ceilings with vertical patterns, an extra-long mirror and big, functional lighting, proving drama and practicality can share a sink.
homes & design 6 Creative Ways to Decorate Your Ceiling Take your home’s style to new heights (literally).
Bathrooms 2026 Bathroom Design Tip #3: Bring a Little Patina into a Traditional Design In this Vancouver primary bath, designer Kelly Deck layers classic marble and traditional millwork with fixtures made to patina, so the room keeps getting better (and more lived-in) with time.
Bathrooms 2026 Bathroom Design Tip #2: Treat a Window as Part of the Vanity and Let the Light Pour In Instead of fighting the mirror-in-the-wrong-place problem, Mera Studio Architects treated the window like part of the vanity, kept the daylight and leaned into curves, off-centre styling and richly textured finishes.
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