Easy Bathroom Renovation Ideas

SIMPLE SCONCES

Straightforward lighting provides striking contrast to the active Finnish wallpaper from the 1950s adorning the walls of the Manhattan apartment powder room, decorated by Katie Ridder. Hanging above a Waterworks sink, a classic FontanaArte mirror echoes the wall color.

TUBULAR SCONCE

At Emmy Rossum's NYC apartment the custom made vanity has fittings by Kallista, the walls, sink and floor are all lined in Ann Sacks marbles, the medication cupboard is by Robern and the sconce is by Circa Lighting.

COPPER CHANDELIER

To get a San Francisco family, designer Ken Fulk restored a faded 19th-century milestone, changing it into a multifunctional 21st-century house without losing any of its time drama. The marble tub in the wife's bathroom is by Urban Archaeology, the wallcovering is hand-painted, and the flooring is by Fox Marble.

FABRIC SCONCES

In this Brooklyn townhouse has shibori background in the powder room is by Amber Interiors for Studio Four NYC and the mirror is by Rejuvenation.

19TH-CENTURY LANTERN

From the master bath in this Paris pied-à-terre, the circa-1760 rosewood-and-bronze writing desk and 18th-century gilded wood stool are all French, the pendant lighting is made from a 19th-century lantern, the shower doors are metal and the walls are sheathed in striped plaster.

LOW-HANGING LAMP

Designer Darryl Carter creates a master bath that's true for his Virginia farmhouse's origins by employing a very simple lamp he designed for the Urban Electric Co., a sink vanity made from a walnut table, and a slim mirror that sits in front of the windows.