Ownby Design: “Serenity”
Best Overall, Best Bathroom and Best One-Person Room
With a name like “Serenity,” it is no surprise that Ownby Design’s one-person room comes off as a soothing sanctuary to anyone who passes through. “We allowed this to become the theme of our room by using a calming neutral palette,” says Scottsdale-based designer Claire Ownby. “We also wanted to encourage the girls’ healing through meditation and reflection so we incorporated images of nature on the walls for inspiration.” Though four canvas-wrapped photographs donated from Suzanne Mathia and a cushy upholstered king bed with integrated nightstands (Classic Custom Upholstery donated time to make the headboard and surround while Western Millwork donated theirs to fabricate the floating nightstand) make for a dreamlike dwelling, it is the room’s bathroom that really spells out r-n-r. Large rectangular porcelain tiles and smaller glass tiles, all donated by Longust Distributing, are used on the walls, floor and ceiling to create a spalike wet room where the girls can linger a while. “My favorite part of the room is the bathroom,” Ownby says. www.ownbydesign.com.