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Interior decor tips on elevating bathroom from service facility to luxury space
Bathrooms provide us with isolated relaxation and ‘me’ time—rendering the space as a landscape for privacy in this highly intrusive world and today, bathroom designs extend beyond their original functions, working on all the senses and becoming a seamless extension of the spaces they are attached to. They are accompanied by features like music systems, colour therapy and aromatherapy, as well as luxurious fittings in gold, bronze and the most exotic stones. A focus on wellness is also being witnessed—additions in the shape of steam and sauna rooms are more common than ever before with all these animate bathrooms, turning them into ‘bathscapes’ of relaxation. In addition, in-residence spa spaces…
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The Room Editor, a virtual home-design service, is on a mission to help beautify on a budget
Elias Blunden-Stone moved around as a child. A lot. Whether it was Boston or Washington or Montreal, however, “the anchors I held onto were the objects that came with me,” he says. “The house and the neighbourhood and the accents may have been suddenly unfamiliar, but if that certain lamp was there, that meant that I must be home.” After a childhood spent adoring precious objets, Blunden-Stone worked for years as a writer and editor for UK decor magazines, showing Brits how to beautify their homes on a budget. In 2018, he returned to Canada, taking up residence in Toronto, and started the virtual design service the Room Editor. Blunden-Stone…
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