I recently came back from a week in Northern California, one of the most beautiful places on earth, for sure. While in Sonoma for a few nights we stayed at the Fairmont Sonoma Inn, which is a historic hotel that has recently been remodeled. Having worked for years restoring older homes, I especially love to stay in these kinds of properties. Give me warm history over cold modernism any day of the week.
Anyway, aside from the wine and plush bath robes, what I really wanted to take home with me was the bathroom. I literally could have spent the three days in the hotel room and bathroom. My mission now is to buy a home and recreate the bath, whose color palette reflects the Sonoma surroundings.
The Vanity: a wheat yellow stained poured concrete. As a girl who would apply carrara marble to literally anything and everything it is refreshing to see color! There was a beautiful antique framed mirror hanging above flanked by two shaded sconces. Being a hotel vanity, there was no cabinetry below the counter top, but I think glazed cabinetry, slightly distressed in maybe an antique red would be lovely against the green walls.
The Fixtures: Kohler Pinstripe Suite in Vibrant Polished Nickel. The widespread faucet is shown above It's a very masculine fixture, but I think quite glamorous, and while semi art deco, timeless. The shower had both a fixed shower head as well as a handheld.
The shower: The floor was a tan ceramic 4x8 tile, almost like smooth rounded bricks. The walls were a green apple glass mosaic which was a great contrasting texture against the large paver tiles. The shower itself was glass enclosed and large enough for two to comfortably shower. So heavenly.
Ok so all we need now is the house to put this into..... The condo goes on the market next week. The house I want to buy is having an Open House tomorrow. Is it bad that I am hoping for exceptional beach weather so no one will go?
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