To Da Loo

 (NOTE: i should have posted this a week ago, but i was looking for one particular bathroom that is in my photo files but un-locatable - grrrrrr! alas....if i find it I shall post it lickety split!)

Two weeks ago, I posted a blog called "Beauty and the Bath" for Benjamin Moore. Since it was a short blog and not a book, many of the bath images and stories that I collected, were nixed from the final edit. This inventory included many lovely real life bathrooms that belonged to my friends: Christine, Cathy, Gigi, Cheryl, and Danielle. So here they are: 

CHRISTINE'S BATH IN MN

The floor came first, and the color scheme followed. Christine pulled flaxen hues from the mosaic and then gave the room some weight with darker brown and gray.

CATHY'S BATHROOM IN FL
Cathy wanted to feel like she was at the beach. At her first attempt at paint, the blue was so electric it sent a jolt through her system. She adjusted the strength and has been happily adding bits of things she loves ever since.

CHERYL & GARY'S BATHROOMS IN FL
After moving to West Palm Beach from Northern California, Cheryl reclaimed her love for bold colors and let her bathrooms reflect this. In the pink bath, she used two different shades.

DANIELLE IN SALT LAKE CITY
Danielle's mother sent me a photo of her daughter's bath. Danielle, a college beauty with a ridiculous amount of style for her young age, designed it. With Audrey Hepburn as muse, Danielle chose colors and decor that reminded her of Tiffany, Paris and got a primping place that is romantic and classically modern.

GIGI'S BATH IN PENNSYLVANIA
I was not surprised that Gigi went brown and minky in the bath. She is a warm, secure, and confident woman and somehow her color choice reflects her chic earthy vibe.  I like the stone shower floor choice and I think it would feel good on my feet.

Two more bathrooms that struck my fancy.

See the tank, bottom right! This is the closest I've ever seen a bathroom get to a real reading room. I love the niche and the bold art. This was designed by Shannon, an antique dealer I met in Boca.

And this farmhouse bathroom was funked up by my friend Christine who's MN bath is featured earlier in this piece. I shot her whole Wisconsin house for Country Living many years ago. It was one of my favorite shoots of all time. Christine is another amazing woman who has authentic style in every pore.