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Smashing Bathrooms!

Posted on 2012/07/24 by Mia in Bathroom, eclectic, industrial vintage

I’m very easily inspired when it comes to bathrooms. I suspect it has to do with the Swedish tradition of not decorating bathrooms and instead keeping them sterile and top-to-toe (white-)tiled. Apart from some nice towels and a white or wood cabinet, they tend to look like a public toilet more or less! I appointed bathrooms the room of the year 2011, hoping for this country to leave – or at least move some steps forward from – the shiny oversanitized and bare (white) ideal.

I am by no means advocating poor, un-maintained and/or dirty bathrooms (!) No way. But just look what some conscious choices can do: copper pipes, a brass tap, discret moroccan tiles and some well chosen accessories when the rest is concrete (even that brush looks fab!))

Perfectly clean and (assumingly, at least totally necessarily) meeting high standards & requirements! And stylishly decorated. Even a mix of metals in the shower, wow for that! I am really fond of golden/copper/brass/bronze bathroom fixtures. They definitely do the trick. And hey, what about this one below. Beautiful room or what?

 | pics 1 & 2: sköna hem, 3: chris everad |

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blue, concrete, gold, grey, moroccan tiles, public toilet tiles 8 Comments
  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=816943415 Lilly Jones

    Gorgeous examples! I love your bathroom posts, Mia! 

  • J-friberg

    Sorry to say but the plumber must have been blind, looks like a poor DIY job.

  • http://trendey.com Mia

    Ah well,, guess you’re right! The big hole is worrying and the pipes are a mess! Let’s say it’s great _assuming it did meet_ high standards and requirements :)

  • http://trendey.com Mia

    Thank you Lilly! As always it’s wonderful to hear from you xx

  • http://design-vox.com Christina

    Oo that last one is wonderful!

  • http://trendey.com Mia

    Agree! Almost too beautiful!  I really long for the day I get to renovate a bathroom anyway I choose – hope it’ll come! :)

  • Joanna

    I love themiddle photo. Beautiful tiles in the shower. Is big tiles a trend?

  • http://trendey.com/ Mia

    Me too, I think it’s a great combination of tiles on floor and walls in that pic. And yes I do think big sized tiles are the trendiest! Either BIG (at least 30×30 or corrsponding as rectangular) or really small ones. In my opinion the coolest thing is a mix of big and small – small on the floor and big on the walls. Non shiny ones.

    Many thanks for your note!

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