Excerpted from the
new book Down to Earth:
Laid-Back Interiors for
Modern Living, by Lauren
Liess, published by Abrams.
Text copyright © 2019
Lauren Liess. Illustrations/
photographs copyright
© 2019 Helen Norman.
PERSONAL STATEMENTS
Left: A vintage bench and runner, plus Indian art and
mementos, line the wide hallway leading into the new
master suite. Below: Its bathroom has a best-of-both-
worlds clawfoot tub inside the shower. “This setup has
a really relaxed vibe,” Liess says. “No one has to worry
about water splashing.” The floors are black penny-round
tile, and the walls are subway tiles with pencil-thin
grout, all from the Tile Shop. Bottom left: The brass-
and-marble washstand and all the brass fixtures and
hardware are by Waterworks.
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