Previous pages: With a trough sink
for two in a long vanity to the left
and bath and concrete shelf/seat
to the right, the bathroom makes
optimum use of available space.
Wainscoting was also popular in
classic Mid-century Modern designs,
but here Bustamante has set it flush
to the wall for a fresher aesthetic.
Above: The large bedhead in the
master bedroom continues the
use of wood. This fronts a walk-in
dressing room area behind.
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also includes the contemporary advantage of
two powered pull-out grooming stations. And
while a mirror would have been expected in
the past, setting this flush with the large-format
wall tiles is a more modern design convention.”
These were only some of the accent changes
from the original style in the luxury bathroom.
“Mid-century Modern dedicated makeup
areas from the 1950s to 1970s would often
echo Hollywood backstage rooms, with bulbs
dotted around the mirror. But for this space, we
designed a clean-lined affair, that opens to reveal
a tilt-up mirror, storage and integrated lighting.
“And where an ornate shelf system or even
full walls might have brought privacy for the
toilet in a classic Mid-century bathroom, here
we went with a frosted glass privacy partition.”
This features a slender medicine cabinet on
one side and a magazine cabinet on the other.
Bustamante created the shower zone with a
stall in the same aqua tone as the privacy wall.
A freestanding cube element – straddled by the
frameless glass of the shower stall – acts as a
handy bench in the shower on one side of the
glass and as a shelf for the freestanding tub on
the other side.