Country Living

The breezy, sun-splashed rooms of the late-19th-century summer cottages encouraged reverie, relaxation, and quiet reflection. Interior designer Lisa Lawson re-creates the mood of the period's enclosed porches in their nostalgic bathroom outfitted with the Kohler Co.'s new collection of coordinating vintage-style bathroom fixtures, hand decorated ceramic tiles, and countertop accessories. Romantic peony and ivy patterns highlight china soap dishes and ceramic inserts on faucet handles as well as decorative tiles, which were used to line a wooden tea tray. Anything but old-fashioned, a soothing whirlpool is encased in a traditional beaded-board tub skirt and equipped with a personal handheld personal shower.