Suzy Kaye: The decoration of the bathroom follows the decoration of the house. This home is a Spanish Colonial design and the owner's intent was for nothing to look new.

Michael Holigan: With that idea, designer Suzy Kaye used hand-finished materials and objects to create a bathroom with Old World charm.

SK: One of the client's requests was that the house not have any shiny metals and that carry right through to the sinks. There's a little fountain made of pottery that the water trickles out and falls into the sink. Then, the handles couldn't be shiny metal either. So we had them done in an epoxy finish in an almond color so that everything is very subdued and neutral in palette.

MH: Recessed niches hold towels and antique treasures from around the world.

SK: Handmade, I think, would be a key element in all of the accessories that were chosen for this bathroom, and there are baskets and little trunks and things that have just been collected to put together to finish this room. They're usable things, too. When we needed to put out tissues on the counter, we didn't just put out a tissue box or find a cover that was Lucite. We went and found an actual little box that was just the right size. It had been a spice box, came from Thailand or some other part of the world. The rugs actually came from the Middle East... they're Afghani tribal rugs.

MH: Pieces trimmed from one of the rugs were used to border a frame in the lady's dressing area. And the mirror in the man's vanity is framed in weathered wood salvaged from an old barn. Even the doors, hand-crafted by an Indian wood carver, add to the charm of this master bath suite and help it complement the interior design of the entire house.

SK: Everything has the same feeling that the rest of the house does. Bathroom is a not a stepchild. It's every bit as important as the rest of the design.

I'm Michael Holigan - About the House.