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Call it perfect or WOW but a stunning powder room begins with a focal point. As a Seattle interior designer who’s designed many a powder room, my experience tells me it can be a sink, cabinet, mirror, wall-covering, color. It is something dramatic that immediately creates emotion. Powder rooms are made for statements so exaggeration is allowed. In a previous post about powder rooms, I shared an image from a San Francisco showhouse showing a very narrow powder room. In the photo below is a dramatic glass sink placed on a counter of reclaimed wood from a Street of Dreams I designed.

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Another fabulous sink on reclaimed wood by my good friend and fellow designer, Laurel Quint of Q Interior Design

An eye catching vessel sink makes a big statement

One final image but I think you have the idea by now-

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Still got the Wabi-Sabi bug… so I want to talk about using Wabi-Sabi and in our high tech kitchens. How can we take the edge off the stainless steel and polished stone counters? In Seattle using reclaimed wood is very popular. Adding a table with reclaimed wood is a wonderful way to add something tactile and with history to your kitchen. At my firm, Faith Sheridan Interior Design, I believe it’s a wabi-sabi, recycled material solution that sets a design apart. Or you could shop antique stores for a harvest table such as the one shown in the photo. I enjoy the transition of the kitchen with the simple addition of something old or vintage. It remains clean and uncluttered. While visiting those flea markets or antique shops, look for vintage baskets. Not only are they practical, but they also bring some ‘patina’ to your home.

As regular readers know, I enjoy mixing different sorts of pieces, as long as they’re good looking and scaled appropriately to the setting. A collected look adds and enhances a design. According to Rita St. Clair, “The challenge professional designers face is to make a space look attractive and function well, regardless of whether we share a client’s aesthetics or lifestyle.”

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More organic pieces are being used with formal pieces. Designers combine a local artisan’s tree stumps and use as end tables or stools, with nailhead-studded chairs.

Here’s the question to ask yourself? When it comes to furniture, are you a conformist? Then have fun at Ethan Allen. But if you want wood furniture that’s a little more unique, look for artful pieces made from reclaimed (read: recycled) wood.

The Benefits

· Preserving endangered trees. 50% of the world’s forests are gone. Reclaimed wood furniture avoids using virgin wood from threatened tree species such as mahogany.

· Less energy use. Most wood is shipped from thousands of miles away (example: some teak comes from 8,000 mi away in Philippines). Search for U.S. designers who typically source their wood locally.

· Good news for nonconformists. Reclaimed wood pieces are one-of-a-kind, so you won’t see copycats anywhere.

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