Looking to Add a One-of-a-Kind, Natural Touch to Your Bath?

TREND: Wood, in a starring role DESIGNER INTERPRETATION: Looking to add a one-of-a-kind, natural touch to your bath? Consider giving wood a starring role. "I love the work Italian company Francoceccotti is doing with wood. Not just the use of wood for benches and mats but sinks and bathtubs, too," says Lynda. TREND: Adding personality with lighting and colour DESIGNER INTERPRETATION: Although baths are headed in a clean and streamlined direction, that doesn’t mean there’s no room for personality, says Alicia. "We are seeing very fun trends for bathroom lighting, like hanging fixtures by the vanity mirrors, instead of wall-mounted sconces. Paint colours will be very bright and airy. Wallpaper has also been making a come back, but in 2012 we’ll see [alternatives to] the usual floral and stripe. We'll see a lot of geometric papers in bold colours, and a lot of prints that look almost like fabric," she says. TREND: Show-stopping tile DESIGNER INTERPRETATION: Whether on backsplashes, shower enclosures, floors – or all of the above – eye-catching tile is taking centre stage in the on-trend bath. "'Start at the end' with what you want to create and how you are going to use the space. Then choose from an unlimited number of tile: natural stones, quartz, glass. The trend is about you and surrounding yourself with things you love, to give you that separation from the rest of the world," says Lynn Donaldson, president of Calgary-based Lynn Donaldson & Associates Design and Contracting. Source: styleathome.com