Waterworks:
Inventing Bath Style
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Waterworks: Inventing Bath Style
by Barbara
Sallick
Waterworks
is not a guide for the do-it-yourselfer.
Rather, Waterworks is a love
letter to what is presumably the author's
favorite room--a justification of that
peculiar but widespread obsession that
provokes the purchase of fancy lotions
and potions, rich terry-cloth towels, and
scented candles, and that stimulates
dreams of oversized bathtubs and
vintage-tile back splashes. According to
Barbara Sallick, the mechanics of the
bathroom are best left in the hands of
experienced contractors--and, herself a
professional bath designer and supplier,
that approach is only to be expected. In
no other room in the house, to be sure,
is one in such close physical contact
with permanent, immovable, functional
fixtures and fittings: sink (called lavatory
here), toilet (water closet), and
bath (well, just bath). While
those elements must be chosen with great
care by the people who are to use them
every day, they must be installed
flawlessly, and professionals are the
ones to do that.
Sallick's
book won't help you lay out a bathroom
floor plan, install a shower, or choose
tiles (though her brief glossary of terms
provides the language one might need in
order to communicate with a
subcontractor). It will, however, help
you figure out exactly what you want,
organizing those grandiose dreams into
something a contractor will understand.
Here are some things you'll want, after
reading the Waterworks bath
supplier co-owner's book: handcrafted
(most definitely handcrafted) faucet
handles, an antique enameled medicine
cabinet, creamy bone hair comb and
blond-wood shaving brush, glass canisters
for cotton balls and swabs, marble and
lots of it, exposed plumbing under a
vintage lavatory basin, and perhaps a
towel warmer. The bathrooms featured
here, whether that be the large ones or
the small, glorious, luxurious, or
austere, are not for the faint of budget.
--Liana Fredley
Book
Description
The perfect bathroom is a stylish,
inviting space that is both functional
and appealing. It is a place of
tranquillity, refreshment, and renewal --
a refuge from the busy world.
Waterworks: Inventing Bath Style offers
all the inspiration and practical advice
needed to create this perfect bathroom,
no matter what the budget or space.
Drawing upon more than twenty years of
experience in bath design, author Barbara
Sallick explores the essential
requirements of every bathroom -- its
fixtures, fittings, and surfaces -- and
provides hands-on advice in selecting
tile; placing fixtures; introducing
lighting; choosing faucets; finding
storage space; working with ceramic,
stone, glass, metal, and mosaic; adding
accessories; and creating a beautiful
space that meets your needs. Stunning
color photographs showcase a number of
exquisite bathrooms that range in style
from romantic to streamlined,
utilitarian to indulgent.
Waterworks: Inventing Bath Style explains
and celebrates the simple luxuries of a
well-designed bathroom, from the floor on
up. Filled with tips for working
successfully with designers, architects,
and suppliers, this invaluable guide
ensures that a new or renovated bathroom
adds comfort, style, and value to any
home.
 A great addition to your
decorating library, April 26, 2002
This book gets into the nooks and
crannies of bathroom decorating. Details
are abound and you end up learning more
than you ever thought you would about the
bathroom. From tiles to apothecary,
nothing is overlooked. The rooms pictured
are flawless. This will not disappoint!
A+++
8 of 8
people found the following review
helpful:
The best bath book,
June 5, 2001
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Reviewer:
A reader from Huntington
Beach |
Waterworks is one of the best bath
books I have ever seen from a teaching
standpoint. The book offers great advice
about selecting fixtures, a variety of
surfaces and adding accessories among
others. Every aspect of designing the
perfect bathroom is covered in the right
amount of detail. I especially loved the
section, "finding creative storage
solutions" in a bathroom and the
images complement each section to truly
bring the bathroom descriptions alive. A
must have for anyone trying to remodel a
bathroom. Also makes for a great
"coffee table" book, sure to
start an evening of fun conversations.
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