When an award-winning interior architect in upstate New York wanted to transform her home’s ordinary bathroom and family room into two new peaceful spaces, she utilized an array of different tile and stone products that helped convey a relaxing environment. “The overall design goal was to create a destination in our home where we feel connected to nature — a Zen modern space that immediately makes you feel good,” said Michele Alfano, founder and principal of MoDmade NY, a boutique design studio based in Rockland County, NY. “The original layout did not get much light and the existing bathroom had laundry machines in it. I gutted an entire level of our home, opened up spaces and added a shower in the bathroom.
“A palette of serene, earth tone colors and patterns — gray, cream, slate and blue — were selected to soothe the soul,” Alfano went on to explain. “The porcelain woven-like flooring — from Lafaenza’s Fabric collection — continuously flows from the family room into the bathroom. The 13- x 26-inch [tile] was installed in a brick pattern to make the space feel larger and connect the Zen feeling in the bathroom as well.”