When designing a bathroom, where do you begin?

I always begin with an in-depth interview with the client as to how they need the space to function. It doesn't do much good to have a pretty space if it doesn't suit your needs. After that, I begin space planning. Once the spaces are defined, I begin looking for inspiration for the materials and finishes. Inspiration can come from anywhere such as a beautiful tile for a focal wall, or even a beautiful cabinet knob that becomes the jewelry of the space. It's like when you find the perfect pair of earrings and put together an outfit around them.

Our primary bathrooms have become our sanctuaries. Where this was once just a place that provided a means to get clean, our clients are now reinventing these spaces to focus on wellness and self-care. It's a place to relax and meditate without the noise and distraction of the outside world. It's a place to pamper yourself and create daily rituals that nourish and feed the soul.

As more and more of us find ourselves working from home or distance learning, we are finding that our functional needs within our homes have changed. We had become a nation of wide-open concept homes so that we can be more communal, but that all changed when suddenly we found ourselves with the need to distance ourselves from one another or close a door to have a private zoom call. The way we live within our spaces has changed drastically within only a few short years, and we are finding the need for rooms to serve more than one purpose. The Pandemic and Social Distancing have given birth to the Multi-functional space.