Interior Styling | Rustic Bathrooms

As we make the final decisions on the bathrooms for our new house, which are very simple and predominantly white, I can't help but be drawn to rustic styled bathrooms whenever I'm on the internet. There's something about the textural surfaces of concrete and wood that really appeal. The grey floor tiles we've chosen look a bit like slate, and I'd quite like to find a vintage wooden stool, but that's about as close as we're getting to rustic. If you're braver than I am and want to give this look a try, here are some inspiring images, starting with something I'm particularly fascinated with right now, concrete basins.

Concrete vanities create a bit a of drama and look especially earthy against white walls and modern ceiling lights.  

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I love the simplicity of raw wood. Thick cut, rough-hewn timber certainly adds plenty of warmth to a bathroom. To me, these bathrooms above work really well in terms of balance. The natural wood contrasts beautifully with the white walls, grey floor tiles and minimalist sinks, tapware and mirrors. I'm also crazy about large, rectangular counter top basins. If they're doubles, even better! 

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Either freestanding or built-in, a rustic wood bench is both stylish and practical.

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Finally, you can not underestimate the power of a simple wooden stool in adding a rustic touch to your bathroom. So easy to come by on auction sites or second-hand stores, a tree stump would also work really well!

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If you'd like to see more rustic style bathrooms, I have pinned loads to my bathroom board. Have a lovely weekend everyone. I'll see you back here on Monday with an exciting giveaway! 

Mr Perswall | Captured Reality

Once upon a time wallpaper choices came down to just colour and pattern preferences but nowadays we're seeing the high-tech production of wall treatments that actually mimic real-life materials such as wood and concrete. The Scrapwood Wallpaper by Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek immediately springs to mind. Cleverly emulating real planks of wood, I've posted images of this striking wallpaper more than once on the blog, and for good reason. Designed to transform your walls, it looks amazing. As shown in my Concrete & Wood post, I recently discovered the Concrete Wallpaper designed by Tom Haga and again I was blown away by the realness of it.

Just the other day I stumbled across this new collection Captured Reality by Swedish wallpaper company Mr Perswall and was completely wowed, not only by the Wood and Concrete wallpapers, but others such as Tile, Mosaic, Bamboo and Carerra Marble. 

Old Wooden Wall

Old Brick Wall

Turquoise Mosaic

Being pioneers of digital printed wallpapers, Mr Perswall are known for their unique designs and collaborations with famed designers including Paul Smith, Vivienne Westwood and Tricia Guild.

White Brick Wall

Concrete Wall

White Mosaic

What makes this new collection truly special is the process by which the wallpapers have been created. Using the best camera possible, the design team travelled around Sweden photographing the surfaces, resulting in a total of 26 wallpaper patterns. All have an amazing resolution ensuring even very large walls get picture perfect results.

Whitewood Panelling

Natural Bamboo

Greenwall

 Painted Concrete Wall

Carerra Marble

Scandinavian styling showcases each of the different walls beautifully. The hard part would be choosing which one to go with. Do you have a favourite? Take a look at the entire range here. 

All images via www.mrperswall.se

Interior Styling | Concrete & Wood

I find the combination of concrete and wood in interiors really appealing so when I came across the beautiful photo series Where Concrete Meets Wood some time ago, I bookmarked it to share with you. Styled by Amanda Rodriguez, the Stockholm stylist whose work I've long admired, (she was even one of my first Pinterest Picks) the way she describes the two raw materials tells you a lot about how she sees the world, finding beauty in simplicity and the small details that surround her. Usually thought of as being strong and robust, she sees them turned into something fragile: the concrete into warm ash and the wood into light pink powder. Take a look and you'll see what she means. 

Photographed by Elin Strömberg and featured on This Is Paper, you can see the full series here.

Recently one of my lovely readers who is also building a home asked for some advice regarding her kitchen. When she described it as being concrete and wood I felt very excited for her! I immediately thought of these kitchens from my Kitchen Pinterest board...

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The concrete gives an edgy, industrial feel to the spaces while the wood provides contrast, warmth and a rustic touch. 

I'm currently loving this style used in bathrooms. I think it's because I've been looking at lots of white, modern bathrooms lately, which after a while can seem a bit bland and sterile. These however are anything but... 

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Wood and concrete can also be carried through to other areas of the home as these images demonstrate. 

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I'm a massive fan of using wood in the home. You may remember my Interior Styling with Wood post where I showed how wood can be introduced not only through flooring, cabinetry and furniture but also with smaller touches like homewares, lighting and accessories. The same goes for concrete... 

This is actually a very impressive DIY lamp found via Nimi Design. See instructions how to make it here.

This is Nina Holst's second living room. The concrete tea lights and vase look great in the grey themed room, sitting on a rustic wood coffee table alongside a silver Moroccan tray. Have you noticed how often I source Nina's home and styling?! I just can't get enough! If you haven't yet checked out her blog Stylizimo, you must! 

A clever alternative to the real deal, you would never know that this is actually Concrete wallpaper! Designed by Tom Haga, I discovered it just the other day via the lovely blog Sai Zaialism. 

Talk about a dream kitchen! What are your thoughts on concrete and wood in the home?

I'm so excited - we've got our roof shout this afternoon! Things are moving quickly which is great but there are still so many decisions to make. Eek! Look out for another installment of Home Build on the blog next week. Happy Friday everyone.