Designer Jennifer Levy of CAV Design was looking for an industrial sink pedestal for a client. In keeping with her goal of an indoor/outdoor aesthetic for the small bathroom, she ended up re-purposing a 30" steel Marais stool from designer Xavier Pauchard and available from Design Within Reach.
We love a good creative repurposing — and the look fits the aesthetic goal perfectly!
The 30" Marais Stool is $300 from Design Within Reach. It is available in Gunmetal Gray, Lemon Yellow and Vermillion.
Via: DWR Blog.
Originally published 5.5.2009 - AA
Comments (31)
yep, i totally dig that. it's a bit silly, but the effect is quite nice.
That's kinda cool-
- but it would be even more clever if she had gotten it from a flea-market, garage sale or Craigslist rather than buying a brand new $300 item.
I love that! This room seems large enough to have something more substantial, but in a super-small powder room - What a great idea that would be!
It's cute but not very functional.
If I ever have a cabin I am going to copy this idea. A few shelves for essential . . looks so simple yet attractive.
Great space saver idea.
Cool. Great idea for a small space. A large(r) space? Maybe not.
i'm more interested in the sliding door hanging hardware. anyone have a good resource for such a thing on the cheap (relatively, at least)?
cool idea. I would like to purpose two of the yellow ones as stools for my island. I just can't ever muster up the purchase though. always looking for a better price.
Very cool! I think there definitely needs to be some more lighting in the room though.
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It would be very cool to fit a piece of reclaimed wood into the bottom as a shelf- that would be a great stash for a basket of hand towels and soaps.
Very creative idea- it's definitely memorable.
I'm with liam. Let's see more of that sliding door!
would love to see the rest of the house! This is so cool!!
I used to own a home with an itsy bitsy powder room that used to be a closet so I appreciate the creative thinking behind this idea. But...soap on the toilet??? Maybe a small floating shelf for necessities to make it more functional. Like the shelf idea shockthebourgeouis!
At first glance interesting, but no counterspace at all? And the faucet attached directly to drywall? As inspiration, great, but this set-up doesn't make much sense in this space.
The stool is cool, but I am sick of the wash-basin-as-a-sink look. Ten years from now these bowl-on-a-stand sinks are going to look so dated.
I very much agree with bepsf that a high-end item should not be repurposed to so little effect--functionally and aesthetically, IMO. This really could have been accomplished with something vintage and/or affordable and the stool saved for something else. It seems a bit gratuitous.
I never much cared for the stools (they look like they belong in a science lab) and am shocked by how much I love this setup.
this looks so good i want one, but can you stand at this sink without bumping your feet on the legs that angle out wider than the top. great for a show house or magazine editorial but not for everyday use.
I really like this, but how much does that sink splash? I'd probably want more shelves underneath, but I love the look.
Of course, a galvanized bucket would have made a cool sink, too.
Vessel sinks are already dated. And the leg of the stool extends past the edge of the door? Plus NO counter space. Not a little - none.
This is our powder room, thanks to Jen Levy for the design! To answer a few questions: the room is a tiny powder room, we wanted to preserve space and didn't need much storage. There is a reclaimed wood shelf in the room for storage needs that you can't see from these pics (there's a pic of it on Jen's website). No need for counter space, since the sink area is only used for hand washing - there are towel hooks above the toilet. The sliding door in the pic hides our tiny laundry area. The hardware its hung on is for barn doors and was quite affordable - you can ask Jen directly where to get it. We love this room now and it functions perfectly for us! She made the most of a very compact space.
since the legs flare out, I wonder if ones feet knock into it more than if there were a recessed area (as is usually the case) where one would normally put his/her feet? As it is, looks like one might have to consciously position the feet to avoid too much of a reach.
@liam,
i'm sure a google search with turn up many others, but
check out these for starters.
http://www.realcarriagedoors.com/hardware-cat.php?page=sliding-hw
http://www.barndoorhardware.com/
Nope.
You could put a towel on that little horizontal arm. Other than that, it's a near miss.
Beautiful. Creative. Well done!
http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Tabouret-30-inch-Black-Metal-Bar-Stools-Set-of-2/4250367/product.html?rcmndsrc=5
The powder coated silver colour appears to be sold out but may be back. Not identical, but for the price, near enough to cut a hole in and use as a sink pedestal.
yeah, ok, I like it.
But the door only opens like 18 inches!! huh?
oh, rolls open the other way. disregard previous post. :D
For sliding door hardware try http://johnsonhardware.com/. My parents used them for door to 1/2 bath. Works great. Sorry no pic.