BREATHING ROOM

Since the principal bedroom in designer Odette De Lucia’s Oakville, Ont., home looks directly into the bathroom, she wanted it to provide a serene and soothing view. Taking her cue from a Parisian boutique hotel, De Lucia created a supremely functional space that’s as calming to look at as it is to spend time in.

DESIGN, Interiors by Odette. Grasscloth WALLPAPER, Phillip Jeffries. PAINT,

White Dove OC-17 (trim), White Dove OC-17 at 50% strength (ceiling), Benjamin Moore. SCONCES, Universal Lighting. MIRRORS, Wayfair. COUNTERTOP, Hanstone. Custom vanity MILLWORK, G. Custom Inc. Duck foot SOAP DISH, CB2.

The main vanity wall has to perform a variety of functions, all while keeping things calm and collected. Against a backdrop of nubbly blue grasscloth wallpaper (actually, commercial-style vinyl, impervious to moisture), the open counter is organized into double sinks and a stepped-down vanity table – the perfect height for relaxed primping and pampering.

Keeping the lines of the room ultra-simple allows the beauty of materials to shine, like the shower’s Turkish dolomite bath tiles and mosaic marble floor (walking on its heated surface is like a hot-stone massage for the feet, says Odette). She found this bluehaired lady (below) on Etsy, a wonderful resource for original artwork.

BRASS FAUCETS, SINKS, Kohler. FLOORING, MSI Surfaces.

“I always think about how I feel in a space – that, to me, is as important as functionality.”

– Odette De Lucia

Another secret to the room’s serenity is the repetition of round shapes that serve as a soft counterpoint to its clean, straight lines. The rounded profile of the vanity chair rhymes with the radius corners of the wall mirrors and tube-shaped lighting. Even the sinks’ contemporary-style faucets have rounded corners.

MAKEUP MIRROR, West Elm. VANITY CHAIR, through Interiors by Odette. TOWELS, LINENS, Muskoka Living. ORCHID, FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS, Fiori Oakville.