8 Steps to the Perfect Bathroom

Decorating today's bathrooms calls for a sophisticated mix of colors, materials, and hard and soft goods. Here, an interior designer makes it simple.

By Mark McCauleyMore in Bathroom

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Photo 8 of 8Using plants and other greenery in the bathroom helps soften the hard edges of tile and bathroom fixtures.

- Add Drama With Fixtures
- Be Careful With Lighting
- Mix Soft and Hard
- Naturally Aromatic Tablescape

Naturally Aromatic Tablescape(8 of 8)

Don't forget to incorporate plants and greenery in the bathroom. The asymmetrical nature of growing things (in design lingo this is called fractal) will help offset the square edges of the tiles or marble.

Greenery in the form of lucky bamboo softens the edges of this renovated Asian-style bathroom by Thomas A. Conway.

Mark McCauley, ASID, is the author of Color Therapy at Home (Rockport Publishers) and Interior Design for Idiots (Great Quotations Publishing Company). He is senior designer at Darleen’s Interiors in Naperville, Ill., www.darleensinteriors.com.