Not quite with a view but inspired by “A Room with a View” by E.M. Forster concerning Lucy, a young lady who is torn between two vastly different men in her life: dignified Cecil and charismatic George. The bathroom is designed by interior designer Justin Shaulis, as part of the DXV 2015 Design Panel.
The space is the depiction of Lucy’s internal struggle with her romantic predicament. “I was feeling inspired by Lucy’s struggles with the two men in her life,” said Shaulis. “There’s the one she’s supposed to marry, versus the one who’d give her a bigger life.” A masculine, English-inspired room represents the character of Cecil and his dignified, 19th-century life with the DXV Lyndon soaking tub and the architecturally-inspired contemporary floor mount tub filler. Concurrently, Shaulis illustrated the character of George in a light-filled space featuring an elegant Lyndon trough sink and luminous Percy faucets, chosen specifically for their resemblance to wedding rings.
Will it be Cecil representing staid edwardian tradition – living within a Room? Or George representing the ability to evolve and become through the appreciation of life as art – striving towards a View?
