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This powder room offers an eclectic appeal

The curved tap and scrolled feet on the apartment, ceiling, interior design, living room, loft, room, wall, gray, black — The curved tap and scrolled feet on the ottomans reference the swirls on the hand-painted walls of this powder room. Other features of the space include pop-art portraits of the original architect and his sister, interior designer Frances Elkins.

The clean lines of a pedestal sink and bathroom, ceiling, interior design, plumbing fixture, public toilet, room, sink, black, gray

The clean lines of a pedestal sink and bathroom, ceiling, interior design, plumbing fixture, product design, room, sink, black, gray

Geometric themes play a unifying role in the bathroom, ceiling, ceramic, floor, home, interior design, plumbing fixture, product design, room, tile, toilet, wall, gray

The clear acrylic table in this powder room chair, furniture, home, interior design, room, table, wall, gray, black

This powder room offers an eclectic appeal - ceiling, chair, furniture, home, interior design, room, table, wall, gray, black

The clear acrylic table in this powder room ceiling, chair, furniture, home, interior design, room, table, wall, window, gray, black

The clear acrylic table in this powder room ceiling, chair, furniture, home, interior design, living room, room, table, wall, gray, black

A circular table lamp and white spine sculpture furniture, interior design, lamp, light fixture, lighting, lighting accessory, room, table, gray, black

A circular table lamp and white spine sculpture furniture, interior design, lamp, lampshade, light fixture, lighting, lighting accessory, product design, room, table, gray, black

A circular table lamp and white spine sculpture furniture, interior design, lamp, light fixture, lighting, lighting accessory, table, gray

A renovation project in a house by a noted architect and designer brings an opportunity to reinterpret their motifs in the new design.

When reworking this powder room in a home by noted architect David Adler, interior designer Susan Brunstrum of Sweet Peas Design says she was inspired by Adler's love of eclecticism.

"Geometric themes play a unifying role in this design. I repeated the diamond pattern Adler used on the hand-planked door on the metallic, multi-level ceiling which hides the many pipes and varying ceiling heights."

The diamond motif can be seen again on the walls, in a scrollwork pattern Brunstrum adapted from a vintage design.

"The walls were too uneven for wallpaper, so we stenciled the pattern onto a shimmery hand-painted background. Finally, 133,000 paint dots were applied individually by syringe!"

Other features of the space include pop-art portraits of the original architect and his sister, interior designer Frances Elkins.

Credit list

Interior designer

Susan Brunstrum ASID, IFDA, Sweet Peas Design (Libertyville, IL); design team Beth Kweton, Jennifer Tarello,

Builder

North Shore Improvements and Renovations, Inc

Toilet

Kohler from Ferguson

Lighting

Visual Comfort

Stepped metal ceiling

Firestone silver metallic from Sheet Metal Supply

Story by: Charles Moxham

30 Dec, 2013

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