the owners to pick the furnishings and wallpaper.
Several refined touches give the reworked
bedroom its charm, says Morris.
“Maya Romanof’s hand painted Weathered
Walls wallpaper reflects depth and artisanal craft
and sets the scene. I selected Hermes fabrics for
cushions to dress up a much-loved chair and we
made lush velvet pillows for the bed.”
The owners requirements for the bathroom
were simply that it be spacious and beautiful.
“In other areas of the house there was more
push and pull in regards to aesthetics – but not
in the master bath,” says Kaye. “This space was
the result of a fun collaboration with our client.
“We thought it was important that the view
down the hall to the fireplace be preserved, so
placing the bath in the centre of the room on that
axis was the logical choice. This left a third of
the room for the vanity area and a third for the
shower zone, with its two shower fixtures.”
The large mirror above the vanity makes
the room feel bigger – helpful since the brown-
stone is only 4.8m wide. The mirror consists of
three parts. The centre panel is fixed to the wall,
while the panels to either side front medicine
cabinets and are visually separated from the
Following pages: The new master
bathroom occupies what was once
a study in the gracious New York
brownstone. The bathroom is neatly
divided into three zones – showering,
bathing and the double vanity area.
The top of the vanity is in Pietra
Cardosa to match other uses of the
stone in the room, while the drawers
are faced with walnut. Seen above
the fire, the art is framed in white to
ensure the image stands out.
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