Magazines: City & Shore
(VAugust/September 2009)

Shuster Design Associates, Wilton Manors
Sargent Photography

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Shoji screens and Thassos marble fashion a pearlescent focus for the Asian-themed bathroom of a Palm Beach penthouse. “The client wanted her bathroom clean but exotic,” says interior designer Louis Shuster. “We took part of the hallway and closet to make it more gracious and grand.” Shuster chose the pure white Thassos marble for the vanity, shower and even bathtub. He sequestered the bathing area via a frameless wall of tempered inch-think glass. The dramatic vanity presentation has a very functional side-screens slide to reveal medicine chests, and an under-counter shelf provides additional storage. For the floor he chose large squares of celadon and chocolate-brown Rainforest Green marble set in mahogany planking, which completes the geometry of the room.

Efficient yet elegant, the penthouse his-side bathroom fulfills some basic requests. “The client wanted his bathroom to have a masculine look, and he stressed practicality, low maintenance, storage and good lighting for shaving,” Shuster says. Thus, a frameless wall of acid-washed glass, requiring minimal care, defines the open shower. Shuster chose dark wenge wood for a tall étagère flanked by dual vanities, which feature Calcutta Gold marble countertops and stainless-steel sinks. A divider of wenge wood and acid-washed glass panels separates the vanity area from the toilet and shower. Chocolate granite lines the floor, and frosted-glass subway tiles cover the walls. Finally, for a shadow-free shave, halogen fixtures illuminate the vanities, aided by high-hat lighting recessed in the ceiling.