A purchased buffet chest boosts the
bath's limited storage.

The Details

A purchased black buffet chest, which stands in for the old dressing table, boosts the bath's limited storage.

Stylist Joetta Moulden saw the chest in a furnishings catalog and was delighted to find that it would fit the space perfectly. Mirrors sport frames in the same distressed black finish.

New crown molding and baseboards, which hint at the architectural character of older New Orleans houses, were painted black and distressed to tie in with the chest and mirrors.

 

Antique engravings have frames
with a brushed-pewter finish.

Antique engravings on the rear wall play off the shower curtain's black-and-white botanical toile. The frames echo the brushed-pewter finish of the sink fixtures.

Not only are guests drawn in by the bath's new charm, so are their hosts. "I didn't ever go in there before," says Charlotte, who's developed a fondness for candlelit soaks in the refinished tub. "I love the well-planned look the room has now. It's really fresh and has character."

Produced by Joetta Moulden