by Tali Hardonag Architect
Palo Alto, CA, US 94306 · 162 photos
sustainable materials powder room
http://www.talihardonag.com

A powder room focuses on green sustainable design:- A dual flush toilet conserves water. Bamboo flooring is a renewable grass. River pebbles on the wall are a natural material. The sink pedestal is fashioned from salvaged wood from a 200 yr old barn.


Staging by Karen Salveson, Miss Conception Design
Photography by Peter Fox Photography

 
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kathleenjschwartz wrote:
What's the sink pedestal source please? »
· Comment · 7 months ago
Tali Hardonag Architect Hi-

The sink pedestal was made from a leftover piece of reclaimed wood, topped with a piece of granite from the 'bone yard' (leftovers and rejects at the granite yard). The wood, which came from a deconstructed barn in Vermont, and found its way to California, was used for the porch posts and beam, also for decoration as interior ridge beam and fireplace mantel. We had a piece left over and found a perfect use for it! The back was routed to hide the plumbing trap.

Tali
7 months ago ·
kathleenjschwartz perfect ! looks great...thanks
6 months ago ·
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bluemtn wrote:
rounded rocks backsplash with wall mount faucet - Hi Cheryl, I love those river rocks. We are doing a similar idea, not the entire wall, just a backsplash with the wall mount faucet. I was wondering if your tile person had any problems with tiling around the faucet since the rocks aren't smooth. Or would appreciate any tricks he used that I can pass on to our tile person. Thank you! »
· Comment · 9 months ago
PoshHaus wonderful look...
9 months ago ·
Tali Hardonag Architect Hi-

We had looked at several solutions - one of then was to find a square or round plate to place between the wall and the faucet. Ultimately we decide on a silicon caulking with some of the backsplash grout color mixed in. It is basically a filler, and flexible to some degree, but the faucet is mounted to the wall with slightly longer screws to make up for the thickness of the pebbles.
6 months ago ·
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Cheryl Cater wrote:
What is the source of wall materials? »
· Comment · 24 months ago
Tali Hardonag Architect Home Depot sells this tile as well. There are several color variations.
The trick is to keep the grout from filling up too much, you want it to just hit below the pebble so that most of the pebble shows.
6 months ago · ·
Maine Susan I bought mine at HD, I have them on the floor in my master bath and absolutely LOVE it!!! As Tali suggests had to really work at not overdoing the grout. Mine have been in place for about 3 years and still look great with no problems.
7 weeks ago ·
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chrisdomf wrote:
What color wall is this? thank you. »
· Comment · 2 years ago
Kerrie L. Kelly Looks like it could be Dunn Edwards' Whisper Gray, DEC785.
2 years ago ·
Tali Hardonag Architect The color is Sherwin Williams 'Familiar Beige' SW 6093
6 months ago ·
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An entire wall of pebbles will delight the guests of this powder room. Island Stone is one good source for pebble tiles.
Think outside the box. The stone wall probably caught your eye first, but take a look at the sink pedestal. It’s fashioned from salvaged wood from a 200-year-old barn: probably not the first place you’d consider sourcing your sink. Only goes to show that creative design is truly limitless!
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