KITCHENS & BATHS

A seamless addition allowed for this master bath, imagined as a ca. 1930 upgrade.

Reader favorite: unfitted bath for a bungalow-era house.

“This is the last piece in our collection,” the film-director owner remembers thinking when the family first toured the house. For years they had been collecting Monterey, Stickley, and Arts & Crafts furniture; American pottery and Grueby tiles; and native art including Navajo rugs. The aging bungalow, built during the 1910s, was designed by famed architect Myron Hunt. The client was the Midwest industrialist Edward Drummond Libbey (Libbey Glass Co.), who used the place as a hunting lodge. Built of redwood, with board-and-batten construction inside and out, it boasts a front door and beams embellished with Chumash Indian motifs, a massive stone fireplace, and many original fixtures.

The room once known as Mrs. Libbey’s suite is now the master suite. With approval from the Ojai Historical Commission, the owners reconfigured the space, adding about 500 square feet to accommodate this bathroom, which was built with period amenities.

1. THAT BATHTUB

The bathroom offers one of the best views from the house, especially for someone soaking in the re-enameled tub—discovered in the backyard, being used as a horse trough.

2. UNFITTED ANTIQUES

The capacious room has the feeling of bedroom converted to a bathroom in the prewar era. Vintage bits of furniture contribute to the layered, evolved sensibility.

3. AIRY CONSOLE SINK

With slim legs, exposed plumbing, and a streamlined marble top, the double sink seems to float in the room, allowing full view of the floor and wall.

4. PERIOD HEX TILE

The hexagonal mosaic tile with grey grout is both practical and evocative of the period; it’s softened and enhanced with a green border and an Arts & Crafts rug.