When designer Kate Davidson’s family built their new house in Toronto’s Etobicoke area, each daughter was given the chance to design her own bathroom, infusing it with her own personality (with a little help from mum, of course). The results are a perfect blend of kid-like whimsy, with a level of sophistication that will take them into their teens and beyond.

BLUE BAYOU

Kate’s 10-year-old fell in love with the blue lagoon-like palm frond wallpaper, which inspired the soft colour of the chic reeded vanity. There are plenty of subtle, beautiful touches in the room, from the honeycomb-style marble floor tiles to the sleek, linear floor drain in the shower. Chrome fixtures, lighting and minimalist finger-pull handles keep things cool and calm; artwork and a fuzzy bath mat bring warmth.

 

Photography, Mike Chajecki

 

Photography, Mike Chajecki

DESIGN, MILLWORK (both bathrooms); wallpaper (this page); Kate Davidson, Kate + Co Design. vanity pAINt, Nimbus Gray 2131-50, Benjamin Moore. Ocean Flow 5150 quartz COUNTERTOP and SHOWER SURROUND, Quartex Surfaces. LIGHTING, Dolce Lighting. MIRROR, PI Fine Art. Chrome FAUCETS, CaBano. HARDWARE, HANDLES, Richelieu Hardware. Hex floor TILE, SHOWER TILE, Centura Tile. Horizontal DRAIN, Schluter.

PINK POWER

 

Photography, Mike Chajecki

For a five-year-old, pink is practically a requirement, but the light salmon tone of the wallpaper she chose, with its fun squiggly pattern, is both whimsical for today and, paired with creamy wainscotting, classic for tomorrow. A deep tub for this bath lover was key. The mix of metals – chrome, burnished gold, and Lucite and brass handles – adds sparkle.

 

Photography, Mike Chajecki

 

Photography, Mike Chajecki

Savannah Hayes WALLPAPER, Memo. vanity pAINT, Wish AF-680, Benjamin Moore. HARDWARE, HANDLES, Berenson Hardware. Calacatta Nuvo 5131 COUNTERTOP, Caesarstone. FAUCETS, CaBano. LIGHTING, Union Lighting. Mirror, PI Fine Art. Herringbone SHOWER TILES, Olympia Tile. FLOOR TILES, Céragrès. BATH MAT and CONTAINERS (on shelves), Wyrth Home. TOWEL, Hudson’s Bay.