Coconut For Your Walls?

I was at the restaurant Parilla in NY (for all of those Top Chef fans out there, it's the restaurant from the season 1 winner Herold) for brunch last weekend and used the loo just before we were about to leave. The bathroom was an unexpected discovery! I had to do a double take at the walls. At first glance it looked like dark brown mosaic tile just like we have in our powder room I posted about earlier. Upon second glance and looking closer, it was actually coconut tiles! What a cool application to your walls and such a conversation piece! The shells take on a whole new texture and dimension when they are polished and formed in to small tiles. Very chic yet bohemian.

Oh, and please excuse my horrible pictures! All I had to take them with was my phone :( Plus I felt a little silly going back in to the bathroom taking photos.

Bold and Beautiful

Who ever said jungle green in a bathroom would be too much? I surprised myself actually by picking this color, but I now couldn't imagine it any other way. This small powder room on our main floor has become one of my favorite rooms in the house. The green is paired with the neutral AND natural element of the dark brown, marble mosaic. I added a little sparkle and vintage to the room by adding these acorn shaped pendants which also in turn compliment the antique cabinet we turned in to a vanity. And to be sure the room didn't go too traditional, I chose the large white bowl sink and sleek faucet. The play of modern and classic are working well together here - just what I like!

If you tend to stay on the safe side of color like me, I challenge you to pick a smaller room that is more "managable" in a smalller dose and go for it - done the right way, you will be pleasantly surprised!

Dream Bathroom...Almost!

As I have mentioned before, my husband and I are still working on finishing our house and one of the major things we need check off the list is our master bathroom. It is soooo close right now I can almost feel the first bath in our jacuzzi tub! The photo above is the open vanity with mirrors and light fixtures. You can also see in the reflection of the mirror, the chandelier above the bathtub - very decadent, but where else can you put a crystal chandelier and not be over the top I ask?!

Right now we are just waiting on the shower glass doors and then my husband and father-and-law are going to build an armiore that will be off to the left of this photo. Once complete, this will be my dream bathroom. I've never had a bathroom off of my room before, so this is a huge graduation for me! The bathtub is a heated jacuzzi tub for two with a marble counter and a walnut framed casing. The matching walnut vanity we chose to be open for pure aesthetics, but to compensate for the lack of storage, we will have the armoire I mentioned.

I can't wait to share more photos when it is complete. So far, the mix of neutral shades and scale of tiles in limestone, marble and porcelain has interplaid perfectly. And I think the addition of the Armoire and finishing touches of the bath mats will complete the look.