Nearly anyone who set foot in a home in the ’90s knows this “before” bathroom: space-sucking corner Jacuzzi, beige-and-brown color scheme, dark corner shower. And these Minnetonka homeowners were sick of theirs. After years of updating small details in their classic-meets-contemporary house, they engaged interior designer Sandy LaMendola to finally give the space a more streamlined and zen feel. “It was pretty terrible before,” LaMendola admits. “It was dated and didn’t look like the rest of the house.” LaMendola swapped out-of-fashion hues for classic and calming grays; eked out a bit more space for a marble-detailed double-head shower; added glam accessories and furnishings; and, of course, sourced the pièce de résistance: a spa-worthy showpiece tub. “[The homeowner is] very aesthetically astute,” LaMendola says. “We wanted a real wow factor.”
“We wanted to balance feeling wonderfully relaxed and elegant all at the same time. It doesn’t feel jumbled—just very soothing.”
—Sandy LaMendola, Designer
interior design: Sandy LaMendola, Twist Interior Design, 811 Glenwood Ave., Mpls., 612-338-1588, twistinterior.com
