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The couple spent $6,765 on Bisazza tile in the bathroom and alley-facing exterior.
The couple spent $6,765 on Bisazza tile in the bathroom and alley-facing exterior.
“We value feeling over a perfect or manufactured finish,” says Kathryn, “so we jumped at anything touchy-feely, such as the droplet-like tiles cladding bathroom wing walls and structural columns that we are constantly petting.” Texture is at play everywhere, from a bathroom’s pebble-wash terrazzo floors that wrap up walls to the lush landscaping outside.
“We value feeling over a perfect or manufactured finish,” says Kathryn, “so we jumped at anything touchy-feely, such as the droplet-like tiles cladding bathroom wing walls and structural columns that we are constantly petting.” Texture is at play everywhere, from a bathroom’s pebble-wash terrazzo floors that wrap up walls to the lush landscaping outside.
The redesign includes a new outdoor shower and deck on the north side of the house.
The redesign includes a new outdoor shower and deck on the north side of the house.
Adjacent to the soaring family room is an impressive, although curiously placed, concrete silo shower embedded with glass bricks.
Adjacent to the soaring family room is an impressive, although curiously placed, concrete silo shower embedded with glass bricks.
The house is essentially an upscale surf shack. The design outdoors facilitates easy showering, clean up, and board storage.
The house is essentially an upscale surf shack. The design outdoors facilitates easy showering, clean up, and board storage.
The same handmade robin’s egg blue and cream ceramic tile is used inside and outside of the new Fleetwood sliding door system, so that when opened it becomes one large indoor/outdoor shower experience.
The same handmade robin’s egg blue and cream ceramic tile is used inside and outside of the new Fleetwood sliding door system, so that when opened it becomes one large indoor/outdoor shower experience.
The bathroom of Champa is tiled and opens to an outdoor shower.
The bathroom of Champa is tiled and opens to an outdoor shower.
Mary is especially fond of the outdoor shower, which she uses year-round.
Mary is especially fond of the outdoor shower, which she uses year-round.
The master bedroom upstairs also features a solid balustrade, with a V-shaped opening that is cleverly used to edit the view and make it more special and focused.
The master bedroom upstairs also features a solid balustrade, with a V-shaped opening that is cleverly used to edit the view and make it more special and focused.
The back deck features an outdoor shower designed by Scott. Made of stainless steel and brass components, it uses a garden watering nozzle for the shower and foot-wash heads.
The back deck features an outdoor shower designed by Scott. Made of stainless steel and brass components, it uses a garden watering nozzle for the shower and foot-wash heads.
Just like the interior, the outdoor shower is an exercise in reduction and contrast: It’s merely a boulder placed under a showerhead on the side of the building. “If you really strain your eyes, you can see perhaps one other house,” Cheshire says of the vista.
Just like the interior, the outdoor shower is an exercise in reduction and contrast: It’s merely a boulder placed under a showerhead on the side of the building. “If you really strain your eyes, you can see perhaps one other house,” Cheshire says of the vista.
“We always had it in the back of our minds to do something like this,” says Jeff. “At some point we wanted to build a house that totally represented our values.”
“We always had it in the back of our minds to do something like this,” says Jeff. “At some point we wanted to build a house that totally represented our values.”
Bespoke antique copper shower, with a hand-spun copper shower head and brass fittings made in New Zealand for longevity. The copper has already begun it's gentle patina, which will only add to the texture and tone of Bernie.
Bespoke antique copper shower, with a hand-spun copper shower head and brass fittings made in New Zealand for longevity. The copper has already begun it's gentle patina, which will only add to the texture and tone of Bernie.
A beautiful New Zealand made outdoor copper shower. Keeping it simple with only cold water as an instant refresh post sauna.
A beautiful New Zealand made outdoor copper shower. Keeping it simple with only cold water as an instant refresh post sauna.