OUR W INNERS
indoors
Brett Youmans
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Compare
your options.
“I brought home
four different
mirrors with the
idea that three
would go back to
the store,” Brett
says. “It's worth the
effort to get the
right look.”
■ Get inspired.
“Rich and I found
the exact mosaic
floor design we
wanted while we
were watching
The Departed.
We paused the
movie to trace
the design.”
■ Dream big.
“When planning,
we had countless
discussions—no
idea was too crazy.
We made a list
and
then pared down
to
meet the budget
and space.”
a
iry ro o m s a n d p a m p e r in g a m e n itie s w e re n o t th e ra g e in th e 1 9 th c e n tu ry .
S o h o m e o w n e r s B re tt Y o u m a n s a n d R ic h A u lt a r e th o u g h tf u lly in tr o d u c in g
2 1 s t-c e n tu r y c o m fo rt a n d s ty le to th e i r 18 7 0 I ta lia n a te h o m e . O n e p r o d u c t o f
t h e i r e ffo rts is th is s u n n y g u e s t b a th ro o m , a m e rg e r o f a firs t-flo o r h a lf b a th
a n d a n a d ja c e n t c o a t c lo se t.
“W e w a n te d th e b a th to fe e l a n d fu n c tio n lik e a sp a ,” B re tt say s. N e w v in ta g e -s ty le
s u rfa c e s a n d fix tu re s p ro v id e d t h e s ta r tin g p o in t fo r th a t e ffe c t. B ric k -s h a p e m a rb le tile s in
th e s h o w e r, c e r a m ic s u b w a y tile s fo r th e r e m a in in g w a lls, a n d h e x a g o n a l flo o r m o s a ic s
m a k e th e ro o m b rig h t, c h a rm in g , a n d e a s y to c le a n . A p e d e s ta l sin k o ffe rs o ld -fa s h io n e d
a p p e a l w h ile d e m a n d in g little flo o r sp ac e .
R e c e s s in g a n ic h e fo r d is p la y a b o v e th e to ile t re p la c e s v a n ity s to ra g e . O th e r w a ll
re c e s s e s a c c o m m o d a te a te le v is io n a n d a m e d ic in e c a b in e t. W h a t’s
not
h id d e n fro m v ie w ?
PASSAGE APPEAL
Brett replaced the
upper portion of the
door with privacy glass
to add character and
supplement light
from the bath’s
small window.
A tte n tio n to d e ta il, lo n g -la s tin g sty le , a n d a c o m m itm e n t to th e h o m e ’s h e rita g e .
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