Before and After: RJ Thornburg's Getaway Bathroom

CasaSugar — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:30:41 -0700

Self-declared "anti-decorator" RJ Thornburg, one of our Designer Spotlights, brought his design talent and a lot of flea market finds to his Pennsylvania 1860s farmhouse weekend retreat, which was in need of major renovation. Before then, though, the bathroom was decorated in typical Pennsylvania country style - lots of florals, dark tones, knick-knacks, and (gasp!) a toilet seat cover. Thornburg transformed it into a relaxing, light-filled escape with clean, white walls, a classic, freestanding tub, and lots of artwork. And, he turned the small alcove area into a lounge by setting a comfy cushion there.
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Designer Spotlight: RJ Thornburg

CasaSugar — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:02:42 -0800

After 25 years of designing hotel, corporate, and residential interiors, RJ Thornburg, a self-declared “antidecorator,” continues to create distinctive spaces with a refreshingly innovative approach to style, color, and scale, bringing attention to art rather than using it merely for decorative purposes. RJ hopes that the eclectic environments he creates "help people have fun with their interiors and take the design process a little less serious." His recent work includes a midcentury modern home renovation, the Stonewall Country Club in Lancaster, Penn., and the Uwishunu Guest Room at Philadelphia’s Westin Hotel. After opening a home-design store showcasing his own designs as well as those of local Philadelphia artists and craftsmen, he partnered with Warren Muller, a self-proclaimed luminary who creates fantastic lighting sculptures from found, recycled, and salvaged objects, to open Bahdeebahdu, a lighting and design studio. To see a gallery of his work, read more

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