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8 Steps to the Perfect Bathroom

By Mark McCauley, ASID, special to HGTV.com
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Go for the green.
Previous: Mix soft and hard.
Don’t forget to incorporate plants and greenery in the bathroom. The asymmetrical nature of growing things (in design lingo this is called "fractal" design) will help offset the square edges of the tiles/marble.


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


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Think function first.

Map the space.

Choose colors and motif.

Know your surfaces.

Add drama with fixtures.


Be careful with lighting.

Mix soft and hard.

Go for the green.


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.

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