Powder Room THE CLIENTS: A very active middle-aged couple. She is practical and likes clean-lined design. He's a romantic and prefers a lot of design detail. THE SPACE: A main level guest bath with no windows. It was losing its tub-shower during the remodeling of the adjacent Master Bath. The revised space measures 36" x 81" with 8' ceilings. THE CHALLANGE: Redesign the new smaller room to please both partners' tastes and provide a definite WOW factor. THE SOLUTION: The layout of the room was determined by its reduced size. We centered the toilet on the short wall to take advantage of the existing plumbing. The vanity went on the facing wall. A pocket door was our solution to keep the powder room and its narrow adjacent hall as open as possible. The husband fell in love with a scalloped Honey-colored vessel sink. Our goal became finding materials that would complement the sink but not overwhelm the room and the wife. We found an antique-finished Gold Pearl limestone to use as a countertop. Matching Gold Pearl tiles provided visual continuity on the floor and as a wainscot. Then, we discovered some tiny onyx mosaics and molding pieces that matched the sink exactly. We used these as accents in the floor and wainscot and to frame a full-height beveled mirror behind the sink. The huge mirror makes the room look much larger as does the use of a wall-hung vanity with soft lights below. We kept the room very monochromatic and chose cabinets in a simple style in a soft striated finish. Storage was provided with a full-width cabinet over the toilet. Our goal was to please both partners. He loved the onyx, she loved the clean lines. We were happy to have pleased them both. Back to other rooms...