As part of kitchen and bath month here at Apartment Therapy, we've been asked to assemble the elements of our dream bathrooms. I've been gathering ideas for some time, but the first image that came to mind was this bathroom captured by Danish photographer Morten Holtum. I love the freestanding tub, the irregular stone floor, and the moody clay walls, but what I find most seductive is the chandelier.
Oversized, but airy. Detailed, but not ostentatious. It exudes a quiet glamour that makes itself known without undermining the other elements of the room. And it doesn't require an electrician to install. All that's missing is a rustic stool for my towel, a kilim for my feet, and a view of the olive groves. When I find it — or an acceptable alternative — you can bet it will have a place in my dream bathroom. (Though perhaps with a bit more headroom!)
Image: Morten Holtum
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I love the look of a chandelier in the bathroom. It adds such an elegance.
~ Sarah @ http://www.queenofdiy.com
If you can't stand up in the bathtub to get out without banging your head or getting stabbed by the hangy-down-things...
...it's not the perfect chandelier.
Looks pretty, but also looks like a Wes Craven movie moment waiting to happen.
HOW IS THAT CHANDELIER REAL?!? IT LOOKS FAKE... PHOTOSHOPPED IN! weirdness
When did a chandelier become de rigueur in the bathroom? That question aside, most instances I've seen fall under two categories:
1) unattainable high-end design, or
2) Rate-My-Space "Tuscany-inspired dream bathroom".
i don't like it...it takes away from the relaxing-ness of being in the tub because you are going to have to look at it as it's right on top of you/about to impale you.
Who makes that chandelier? I've been dying to know since I saw them in Jay Jeffers' office remodel: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/workspace/inspiration-warmth-in-the-workplacejeffers-design-group-099542
I love the design but I think it's way. too. damn. big.
Hideous.
Just what I would need to relax in a nice hot tub: a beautiful and binding chandelier that could just fall on my head, or in the tub, electrocute and kill me. I'll pass thank you.
editing that post, I meant blinding, not binding... sorry
A hanging light fixture above a bathtub is against building code in the United States....Keep this in mind if you're diggin' this look...
I could deal with looking at the light...the cleaning on the other hand would be a Wes Craven moment!
I'm with KielOver and skidou. My first thought was that that they had better remove the chandelier before they try to sell the place... if it doesn't crush the occupant in the bath first. Then I wondered if the chandelier had replaced a perfectly functional, yet boring, bath fan. A bath without a fan is disgusting - humid AND smelly. Yuck. Now, if someone could figure out how to make a bath fan into an attractive light; that would be wonderful.
i love the scale of it!
i'm a huge fan of the bathroom chandelier. i especially love the way DKM design studio incorporated one into the beverly hills bath they recently revitalized.
http://www.raenovate.com/2010/03/beverly-hills-bath.html
KielOver and skidou--Thanks for reminding folks that any electrical work needs to meet code requirements. Safety first! However, as noted above, this chandelier is lit with candles.
I personally *love* the chandelier. The ceiling in the photo is a tad short for the chandelier, but I think it'd be perfect in a room with soaring ceilings. Anywho, the chandelier is called the Neo Baroque and is by Atelier Abigail Ahern, and if you have $5K laying around, you can snatch one up: http://www.atelierabigailahern.com
this could kill you! why is no one concerned with this ?
:)
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