This is an apartment that’s open concept so the walls are mostly white. This powder room is a self-contained space, separate from everything, so we could go bold and have fun! Powder bathrooms can often read boxy—the broken lines on this wallpaper deconstruct the rigidness.
Scene-Stealing Powder Room
Rajni Alex
Interior Designer
Rajni Alex, founder and principal of Rajni Alex Interior Design, draws inspiration from a myriad of cultural influences that throughout her life have made a deep impression on her aesthetic. From timeless yet classic pieces, to sleek Chinoiserie and French influences, her design style embodies a harmonious palette that embraces color, sculptural forms, and intricate patterns and details.
Rajni Alex, founder and principal of Rajni Alex Interior Design, draws inspiration from a ...
It’s color-drenched! The ceiling is a matte version of the wallpaper ground and the floating vanity is a gloss version. Any other color for either would compete with that beautiful wallpaper—I didn’t want to distract the eye from it with a white ceiling or vanity.
I knew I didn’t want a black or white marble. It would complete with the green and I wanted to complement it. We first found this Cipollino marble and then customized the wallpaper color to match the darkest green in the stone.
Making it asymmetrical. Humans by nature like symmetry—we have two hands, two legs, but nature in itself is asymmetrical...so much is in threes. The asymmetry here makes you pause, look, and appreciate. It catches you by surprise.
Designers…we like to do everything on a clean slate. But this house already came with the floor, and time and budget didn’t allow changing it. I now feel like the simple hardwood floor works well. Limitations truly can make projects better!
Interview by Sophie Donelson