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SECOND PLACE / LARGE CONTEMPORARY BATH
Blue Arnold, CMKBD, Owner,
Kitchens by Request
Jarrettsville, MD
Mosaic – I set out to create a contemporary master
bathroom with unexpected visually appealing materials while
defining a luxury bathing experience.
In order to maximize the view out of the window, the
freestanding tub uses only a ceiling-mounted laminar faucet
with which to fill it. Further, to enhance the view while providing
privacy, an automated shade was used that opens from the
floor up to the upper window jamb. To the right, the double
bowl vanity cabinetry with optic white glass top drawers and
quilted white leather lower drawers is suspended between a
pair of Makassar ebony linen cabinets that are finished in a
hand-buffed polyester to a brilliant mirror finish.
To maximize counter space and to create a clean aesthetic,
the high marble splash which houses the wall mount faucets is
built out to 4" deep. This creates a convenient ledge in which
to set necessary grooming supplies while using the sinks.
The medicine cabinets with guillotine doors use a large
single mirror that glides upward, avoiding a hinged door. An
additional wall mount mirror sits above the medicine cabinets
and continues to the ceiling, creating a huge reflecting mirror
that showcases the opposite wall and the large walk-in
curbless shower.
On the shower's back wall, and evident in the mirror
reflection, a custom mosaic of a female bust set against black
mosaic tile is an unexpected design element. While in the
shower, a digital showering system eliminates all volume
controls and shower valves, offering a beautifully sparse
shower interior with only the water delivery devices protruding
from the black mosaic tile side walls and ceiling. A shower
seat of the same marble as the vanity top enables a spa-like
experience of a rain or steam shower, all while listening to
music through waterproof speakers. The bidet function
toilet – in a separate water closet complete with additional
storage cabinetry – enforces the clean aesthetic and
contemporary appeal of this master bathroom.
