Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Zen Powder Room is also Eco-friendly


We recently completed this powder room in one of our projects- a remodel in Scottsdale of an early 90's semi-custom home. The owner wanted aspects of a Zen aesthetic, with the quiet, soothing sounds of water running to be incorporated into the home somewhere. The powder room was a logical choice for both. We worked with Concrete Interior Design here in Scottsdale to create this unique vanity and water-feature combination.
The entire vanity is designed and constructed of colored concrete, which is made from recycled and eco-friendly materials. Incorporated into the upper shelf is a hidden motion-sensitive eye that operates the "faucet" - a row of individual water streams trickling down into a pebble filled basin. The effect is a unique blend of fountain and function. The design of the faucet feature conserves water with its low-pressure streams and automatic shut-off. Behind the flowing water, a mosaic blend of glass and man-made tiles provides a bit of color and sparkle.
The pebble-like texture of the glass sconces harmonizes with the Zen theme, and repeats the texture of the actual stones in the sink basin. Soft, glowing faux finished walls are the perfect backdrop for pops of bright red accents and tie into the rest of the home.

7 comments:

sopnic said...

Love the look of the room but with 3kids brushing their teeth every morning in our powder room, it would get messy pretty fast...

remodel madness said...

I would love to have this water fall in my sacramento guest bath. Can you tell me how I would go about doing that?

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Tanya Shively said...

This is definitely not for use in a room where toohpaste will be used!
That said, the faucet fixure is custom fabricated from a standard spout that uses a sensor and a stainless steel trough drilled with multiple holes, creating the streaming curtain of water. I didn't actually do the engineering on it, so that's the best explanation I can give.

lavina said...

loved the room specially having zen concept and the best part is the use of eco friendly materials can you pls tell me more about eco interiors and the materials used and how can i implement in my house.

Tanya Shively said...

Lavina-
The concrete used for the counter top and sink is made with recycled content by one of our wonderful local concrete artists. The water "faucet" is a low flow fixture that was modified by the installer. Any of these concepts can be used in multiple ways in almosta ny area of your home- just let your creativity fly!

Tanya Shively said...

We can work with clients anywhere in the country- contact us for more information about creating a similar fixture for your space!