rustic, steampunk, industrial, even a little wabi-sabi, whatever you prefer to call it, i love this look of a moody bathroom that’s just a little rough around the edges. when you pair rustic-looking sinks with perhaps some dark paint or roughed up, peeling plaster walls or an interesting tile pattern and then add some rather ornate touches like lighting fixtures, hardware, or a vintage mirror the contrasting pieces come together with a lot of panache. for instance, a few looks i love are repurposing a willy guhl planter as a pedestal sink (above) or using a free-floating, rough-edged Marble Vessel Sink, river stone wash basin or a super cool Natural Stone Vessel Sink as the main point of interest in a powder room (versus say the main bath) because you can get away with a little less practicality and a whole lot more drama. add some unusual wall sconces, or brass or copper faucets (lots of brand new fixtures have a vintage vibe these days) and you’ve got such a stylish, unique, and unexpectedly fabulous-looking loo.

clockwise, l to r: rustic stone sink via all sorts of; brooke gianetti’s ornate mirror over marble sink; black sink via black in life; winter grey zellige tiles from london encaustic; toilettes sign at vesta montreal via yatzer; rustic clawfoot bathtub via lonny; Rotating Rebeccah Mirror from shades of light; rustic stone sink via architectural digest; simple bathroom sink via my scandinavian home; Bathroom sink in Patina-Hammered brass via etsy; ilgranito vertical caesar stone backsplash; vintage brass hand soap dish from curious sofa; rustic sink with shell by rebecca atwood designs; vintage willy guhl planter from super marché.

clockwise, l to r: two-tone bathroom walls via desire to inspire; pebbles and stonework floors by m.k. sadler photography; hands soap dish from rockett st. george; Very Large vintage Marble Mortar from elsie green; zellige moroccan tiles from design tegels; brass faucets and scrub brush via faflodine; rustic sink and copper faucets by penny wincer photography; RIBBED VINTAGE MIRROR from elsie green; minimalist brass lighting sconce by Minimalist Sconce by Daikonic; vintage white porcelain soap trough from super marché; elaborate brass bathtub fixtures via ellei home; moroccan black bath tiles by m.k. sadler photography; vintage soap dish from sabon home; SCALLOPED AMBER GLASS SEMI-FLUSH CEILING LIGHT from shades of light; D’Anticatto Decor Triangoli Porcelain Floor tiles from home depot; black wainscoting in the powder room via remodelista; inset stone sink via archello.

• photography credits: click on the image which will take you to its original source. in the case of my collages, the links are listed just below clockwise from left to right.

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