NADIA BOROWSKI SCOTT / Union-Tribune Glass tile updated the 2005 showcase master bath designed by Mark Stary.

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By Mary James
HOMESCAPE EDITOR

When San Diego designer Mark Stary first glimpsed the upstairs master bath in the 2005 San Diego Historical Society Showcase home, the low-ceiling room was splashed top to bottom with an oversized floral wallpaper in shocking pinks and greens. Light from a window over the bathtub couldn't banish the claustrophobic feel.

By Anne Raver
NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

NEW ORLEANS – Five months after Hurricane Katrina blew through this city, a fragrant pale pink climber named Clotilde Soupert bloomed in the rose garden of the New Orleans Botanical Garden.