MSN Real Estate – Tiny but tricked-out: Inside jewel-box powder rooms

MSN Real Estate

Tiny but tricked-out: Inside jewel-box powder rooms

By Alyssa Ford

‘Polished yet eclectic’

Designer: Beth Dotolo

For this Dallas home, interior designer Beth Dotolo had a vision for a “polished yet eclectic” powder room. The homeowners, who operate a chic, boutique furnishings store, already owned the silver-beaded mirror and the small, two-drawer bureau. But Dotolo retrofitted the bureau into a one-of-a-kind sink vanity and custom-designed the polished-nickel starburst drawer-pulls.

Other touches include Carrera marble floor tiles; modern, wall-mounted tap fixtures; elegant,Barbara Barry-designed torch sconces; and bold-patterned damask wallpaper.

“If you use a large repeat-patterned paper in a small space, it makes the room feel large and continuous,” Dotolo says.

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