Love the clean look of polished marble on the floor, but I agonize over whether it is safe. Is it? - I have 12x12 polished porcelain crema marfil look a like. Do I need to cut it into pieces to create a mosaic or will it be okay for the floor as is? »
This includes bath mats in the bathroom — few things make a bathroom room appear smaller than chopping up the flooring with bath mats. There's a reason you don't see them in design magazines.
The familiar furnishings, accents and surfaces in this space, right down to the flowered wallpaper, mark it as traditional. But its classic mien wouldn't be out of place in a preppy home either.
You needn't be an extrovert to incorporate windows into your bath. Shutters allow airflow and modesty to coexist. Seek out shutters made of composite materials, rather than wood, that can hold up to the moist environment.
White doesn't have to mean unadorned. Carrara marble floor tiles, a subtle wallpaper and that chandelier add a luxurious and opulent feel to this not-so-simple white room.