High End at Home
When considering a bathing space, homeowners Rich Ross and Adam Sanderson believe luxury shouldn’t be left to five-star hotels. “I love the idea of being taken care of in a bathroom,” Rich says, “so we really wanted to be able to luxuriate in a spalike environment in our own home.”
The room takes advantage of high ceilings to use a vertical perspective that increases the sense of spaciousness. A towering shower enclosure features a rain showerhead in the ceiling and metallic leaf figures inset between the tiles. Nearby, a discrete partition creates a separate, unobtrusive toilet space.
“Two fundamental things are found in most high-end hotel bathrooms: a glassed-in shower cube and a toilet area that is private, in a removed partition,” Rich says. “We did both of these things.”
The vertical, rectangular features are softened by undulating, curving details. A freestanding Victorian-inspired tub offers a languid counterbalance to the shower’s hard edges. The rounded details and elevated basins of the vanity echo the elliptical curves of the tub and mute a soaring, stately medicine cabinet.
The Spanish heritage of Southern California inspired the deep, earthy color scheme. The vanity and windows feature rich, ebony-stained wood that suggests aged sophistication. A layered painting process on the walls recalls the marbled look of burnished plaster. The windows bring in unhindered light and present a broad view of the countryside, even from the shower.
Rich admires the room’s elegant, unexpected balance in this comforting, luxurious retreat.
“You’re literally enveloped by all of these wonderfully subtle designs and textures playing off of each other,” Rich says. “The feeling of being encompassed lends warmth to the room.”
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