Bathrooms, Interiors

Balancing Trends and Timeless Interiors

Laura Medicus Interiors

I love trends, but I’m also a huge fan of vintage and classic interiors. If you’re working on your own home and are overwhelmed by current trends and pretty images that are whispering to you on Pinterest, try to take a step away from the phone and take it back to the basics. Trust your first instinct. Trust what you like.

We don’t all need to look like we came out of a 2024/25 magazine issue. If you’re a homeowner worried about your resale value this is especially true. That said, if you’re the opposite of what I’ve just described and haven’t looked at any current interiors images and are going to start a renovation – please go look at what’s out there so you won’t be stuck in time from when you last looked. Yes, I’ve negated my first statement with my last but then I had a flashback to clients wanting accent strips of metallic glass mosaics….

The bathrooms I’m sharing today are in the 1940’s brick Tudor from my last post highlighting their kitchen. I love how simple and easy these bathrooms feel. We didn’t try to re-invent the wheel and this client is not into eye-catching trends.

Colorado marble countertops, simple ceramic tile and polished brass fixtures from the House of Rohl. Light fixture is from Visual Comfort. (Photos by Jordan Katz for Laura Medicus Interiors)

I like the slightly retro look to this bathroom with its simple medicine cabinet and the bright brass of the fixtures. It has a gentle old-fashionedness that I think makes it hard to tell what decade it was remodeled in.

There’s a roof outside the window that the cats like to come in and out of. (Photos by Jordan Katz for Laura Medicus Interiors)
Colorado marble hex tile on the floor! (Photos by Jordan Katz for Laura Medicus Interiors)
This tile has a very slight blue tint to it. (Photos by Jordan Katz for Laura Medicus Interiors)
Another bathroom in this 1940’s home with Colorado marble basketweave tile on the floor, polished nickel plumbing from The House of Rohl and lighting from Visual Comfort. (Photos by Jordan Katz for Laura Medicus Interiors)
A simple powder room in the home with a furniture style vanity made specifically for the space. (Photos by Jordan Katz for Laura Medicus Interiors)
A gorgeous faucet and a granite remnant for the countertop. (Photos by Jordan Katz for Laura Medicus Interiors)
(Photos by Jordan Katz for Laura Medicus Interiors)

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Laura is a Denver Interior Designer who runs an Interior Design Studio based in sunny Colorado with a strong commitment to livable and interesting interiors. She also runs The Colorado Nest, a Denver blog about Design, Art and Life in the Mountain West and co-hosts the book podcast "The Inside Flap" on iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play.

2 thoughts on “Balancing Trends and Timeless Interiors”

  1. Stunning faucets! I like that the countertop in the one vanity had useable space on the right side, even though the window caused the mirror and light to be centered over the uncentered sink. Function, and still beautiful with the plants. I love the cats,! Your photos make my day.

    Thanks,

    Tammy Hill

    Hill Builders in Montana

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    1. Thanks Tammy! Believe it or not, that sink is centered on the vanity – I think the photo is thrown off by the window and the door maybe? Haha! Great to hear from you, have a good day up there in beautiful Montana!

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