A Classic and Timeless Bath in White

Peek inside this wonderful, white room.
Sallick sink and mirror
Miki Duisterhof
Sallick sink and mirror
Miki Duisterhof
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Vintage Glamour

Sallick turned a tiny, nondescript alcove into a dazzler with a lustrous white 1928 American Standard pedestal sink and a 1920s French trifold mirror. She refitted the sink with Easton hot and cold faucets by Waterworks. The subway tile is from the Waterworks Vintage collection, reproductions of tiles made between 1890 and 1920.

Mimi Read: That gleaming tile is a knockout.

It's handmade, and the tile makers are like artists, the way they create that glaze. There's a richness and creaminess to it, a warmth that felt right next to the marble floor. It's called Vintage, although it's not.

But the sink is, isn't it?

Yes, it's a 1928 cast-iron pedestal lavatory. I found it in a salvage yard, fell in love with it, and bought it long before I had a place for it.

What about it appealed to you so much?

The proportions, the boldness of the scale, the color. It's not a cold white, it's a warm white—and it's got this age on it, so it looks really beautiful. The sink fits this teeny alcove perfectly.

So does the mirror.

That was serendipity. The tile wainscoting is 50 inches high, which looks more elegant to me than the standard 42 inches, but when it was done I realized, 'Oh my gosh, what can I use for a mirror?' And I was in Paris and saw this '20s mirror, and said, 'That's it!'

Sallick shower tub
Miki Duisterhof
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All the Right Details






Sallick water closet
Miki Duisterhof
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Classic and Airy


That half-wall is such a good idea.




Styled by Gregory Bissonnette.

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