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1. Vibrant Vanity

Designers: Aly Glavin and Dara Barber of Pure Design Works 
Location: Vero Beach, Florida 
Size: 100 square feet (9.3 square meters)

Homeowners’ request. Open up and brighten a windowless main bathroom.

Great idea. Vibrant green vanity (Lounge Green by Sherwin-Williams). “Each room of the house has a bold cabinet color, which determined the scheme of the rest of the room and ties the whole project together,” designer Dara Barber says. “We had seen a lot of emerald green but wanted to do a brighter version to keep the coastal vibe and brightness in a space with no sunlight.”

Other special features. “We kept the rest of the palette very simple using whites and grays to offset the green,” Barber says. “We incorporated wood elements to keep it soft and remind us of the driftwood on the beach right outside the condo.”

Designer secret. “We originally designed linen cabinets for the walls opposite the vanities,” Barber says. “During framing we found they worked better in the toilet room, which freed up these walls for towel bars. This gave us the opportunity to feature a pair of custom paintings that bring the outside in and reflect perfectly in the symmetrical mirrors.”

“Uh-oh” moment. “We realized there was no wall space for hand towels at this vanity, so we decided to install the cabinet hardware horizontally on the sink doors to match the drawer hardware and also serve as a hand towel bar,” Barber says. 

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