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If you owned this historic Lexington home, you could transform the third floor bathroom into an elegant and tranquil oasis.
This elegant home, built in the 1880s, has spacious living spaces. However, the bathroom was very small. “The wife really wanted a bath, a place to relax and unwind, like a spa,” says interior designer Robin Gannon. However, the master bathroom on the second floor was too small to accommodate the tub.
The third-floor master bathroom has a bathtub, so Gannon plans to transform it into an elegant oasis of calm. The bathroom was in disrepair, with “the tub sitting on the side of the room,” Gannon recalls, and her plan was to fit a new black clawfoot tub into a curved window recess. The low ceiling is elevated to the home’s eaves, creating a sculptural angle. Although Gannon considered paneling the ceiling, she found a more economical way to achieve a similar look by covering the ceiling in a linear, creamy Thibaut wallpaper. The walls are covered in another Thibaut print in a woodgrain color, and the curtains are in the same pattern. “We wanted to surround the tub with curtains to add drama to the space. I didn’t want your eye to linger on it,” Gannon says. “It’s a softer transition.” A wall-hung vanity hangs from the wall, creating a nice contrast to the Victorian-style tub. The floor was covered with Zelig tiles in a rich forest green, and on top of the tiles lay a soft Tibetan fur rug. “What could be more luxurious,” says the designer, “than getting out of the bath and plunging into a soft, fluffy rug?”
This article originally appeared in the March 2025 print edition under the title “Tual Takes a Bath.”