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"  Christine Pittel: That rectangular tub is so chic. But no curves \u2014 is it comfortable? Amanda Reilly: Absolutely. You can lean back, and it feels really good because the water comes almost up to your neck \u2014 it&amp;#039;s like a Japanese soaking tub. Did you think twice about putting such a big tub in such a small space? Actually, it&amp;#039;s the standard size. But it looks much bigger because it&amp;#039;s so tall \u2014 24\u00BC inches as opposed to the normal 14 to 18. And the tub stands on wenge feet and doesn&amp;#039;t touch the walls, so it seems to float.  Still, you didn&amp;#039;t have all that much space in here. How come the room doesn&amp;#039;t feel tight? Because we raised the ceiling from seven-and-a- half to nine feet to capture more space. That was the big move. Then I came up with the idea of building out the wall and doing the cove lighting. Wait a minute: You bumped out the wall to gain space? Exactly. Your eye goes to that light, and the boundary of the space dissolves. And the added depth gave me room for those niches, which are functional as well as decorative \u2014 much better than having to reach down to the floor from inside the tub to pick up your shampoo. What&amp;#039;s the gorgeous stone facing the wall? That&amp;#039;s Jerusalem Gold limestone. I wanted some visual texture, and I never get tired of that soft sand color. Sometimes you find fossils embedded in the tile. You need some organic materials to balance all the chrome. That faucet reminds me of a diving board. It&amp;#039;s rectilinear like the tub and has such a beautiful, sculptural shape. It commands attention. And since it stands on its own, I didn&amp;#039;t have to clutter the limestone wall with handles and a spout. I could put them off to the side. And you used the same faucet on the sink. It had the height I needed for the vessel sink. You&amp;#039;ve got to make sure your sink and faucet are compatible. If the spout is too high, the water will splash. If it&amp;#039;s too low, there&amp;#039;s no room to wash your hands. And ideally, the stream of water should hit the drain. What&amp;#039;s the countertop? Stain-resistant CaesarStone. Limestone was great for the wall, but it&amp;#039;s a little finicky. And you have to think about potential problems \u2014 do you color your hair, paint your toenails in the space? Do I see a light under the vanity? Yes, it highlights the open space underneath. I used a lot of different lights in the room, each set on its own switch, with dimmers. We&amp;#039;ve got accent lights under the vanity and in the cove for mood. We installed recessed cans for general illumination or a quick light in the middle of the night. Then, since I had all this height, I hung two pendants from the ceiling. They&amp;#039;re the little earrings of the space. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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