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It is also the space one seeks maximum comfort in to relax after a long day. While a lot of people focus extensively on bedrooms and living rooms to balance these two concerns, they often forget about the bathroom.

The bathroom is an important part of one’s house but is often dismissed with the same structure.

However, with modern innovations in the field of design, there are now several stylistic options that can transform your bathroom and enhance its beauty.

One such revolution has been caused by toughened glass solutions that are aesthetic and resilient, making it the perfect element for a bathroom.

Luxurious shower enclosures

A common concern in many bathrooms can be seen in the shower area.

Most bathrooms have a shower curtain separating the two units which is hardly adequate to limit water spills.

Further, soon after it has been fitted, even the finest shower curtain turns wrinkly and spotty giving your bathroom an old and unkempt look.

Also, with the water spilling into the rest of the bathroom, there is a constant messy look that isn’t very appealing.

Instead with a glass shower enclosure now even your bathroom can look like a luxurious hotel style space.

These modern enclosures work wonderfully to enclose the shower area while also adding style and glamour to the space.

Further, due to the reflective properties of glass, it can make even a small bathroom look bigger and more open.

Clean and mess free

A major benefit with a material like glass in the bathroom is also its ease of maintenance.

Any water droplets on the glass can simply be wiped down by a squeegee or soft cloth to leave it sparkling and clean for years to come.

Also with modern enclosures that are fitted well, one never has to worry about water spills in any other section of the bathroom.

Privacy and artistic solutions for every individual

Along with style and glamour, a bathroom also mandates privacy solutions. With modern glass, this can be achieved in a classy manner easily.

Frosted glass doors on the shower enclosure are among the most popular solution to accommodate privacy with good aesthetics.

This obscure and cloudy glass solution works wonders to block the view while still allowing for slight transmission of light.

Thus, the unit stays completely private while also maintaining the reflective brilliance of glass.

For the artistic individual, one can also opt for a unique pattern or design on the glass as well.

An intricate design can add creativity to the space while also blocking the view.

Sturdy shelves for all your products

Along with a good shower enclosure, individuals also need space to place all their products.

Options like wood and metal aren’t the best idea as they can rot and corrode at an extremely fast pace while also increasing the risk for termites and bacterial infestation.

Further, plastic trays or something similar can ruin the aesthetics of the whole space.

Instead, residents can opt for colourful and durable glass shelves made from lacquered glass.

This stylistic solution works wonders as shelves, cabinet doors or even counters for all your bathroom essentials.

Further, it is highly durable and resilient and doesn’t get affected by the heat and humidity in the bathroom.

With these innovative glass solutions individuals can completely transform how their bathroom is structured and maintained.

No longer does one have to wait for a vacation and hotel stay to experience a magnificent bathroom with stylish shower enclosure, but can enjoy them in the comfort of their home.

For individuals concerned with safety in association with glass solutions, modern advances take care of that too.

All these solutions are made from toughened or tempered safety glass that is five times stronger than regular glass.

The manufacturing process involved in creating these solutions changes the internal chemistry of the glass solution rendering far more durable and resilient to impact.

A leading glass supplier in your city will be able to provide you with additional details on these products as well as help you pick the perfect solutions to uplift your bathroom.

Friday, June 9, 2017

Boutique-style bathroom from a spare room

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Add a false wall

Create a unique, contemporary space by using decorative panelling (Above) to make zones for all your bathroom elements, from the bath and shower, to the basin and WC. The Nuance range by Bushboard features polyurethane trim-free panels bonded with high-pressure laminate that can be installed without any fixings being visible for a sleek result. Plus, shower fixings or sanitaryware can also be attached. With a high-definition printed design, the Dolce Vita True Scale has the look of real stone, but only costs from £70 per m².

Opt for all-over colour

Choose your favourite shade and go for a design that uses it all over the bathroom. To complement the bold blue mosaic tiles and accessories, the bespoke Silestone by Cosentino worksurface in Limited Edition Acqua Fraccaroli was created to suit this scheme. As the material has the ability to be moulded to create thick widths, long lengths and even be shaped along walls and upstands, it’s a great way to create a unique look. Silestone by Cosentino costs £400 per m².

Indulge in a spa-like shower

There’s nothing more luxurious than a relaxing shower, and with the Gessi Minimali chrome-finish recessed showerhead, you can re-create a spa feel at home. With aerators to minimise water consumption, while maintaining a power-shower sensation, the head fits into the ceiling seamlessly for a streamlined finish. Dia.35cm, it costs £950 at CP Hart.

Be creative with vinyl

The ideal choice for bathroom flooring, luxury vinyl now comes in an array of colours, patterns and textures emulating real wood and stone. Amtico’s latest Signature collection features a range of stylish motifs to create an eye-catching focal point in your space. This Myron Motif, Dia.91.5cm, £120, shown here paired with Sedimentary Grey Stone vinyl flooring, £70 per m², provides a modern contrast.

Pick a bright colour

Whether you’re decorating a small or large bathroom, adding a statement shade to the walls is a great way to refresh the space. Use a modern, trend-led shade such as Valspar’s Simply Brilliant all over the room, on a feature wall, or simply to update a stool or storage unit; £27.98 for 2.5 litres of Kitchen and Bathroom

Be bold with your bathroom basin

A far cry from the dated avocado suites of the past, coloured and patterned sinks are enjoying a revival. Update your master bathroom, en suite or cloakroom with the stunning Adriana porcelain basin, H15.5xDia.41cm, £690 from The London Basin Company

Co-ordinate finishes

Made to suit a humid environment, these blue café-style shutters in Crown Dance Hall from Shutterly Fabulous are made to measure from poplar wood. Also available in full-height, solid pane and tier-on-tier designs, the shutters can be painted in a colour to suit your scheme, for example, to match a statement bath and accessories. From £320 per m2 for a custom finish.

Apply lots of pattern

Why not create a real statement by using a print you love on both your walls and floors? The Baked Tile Company’s Elle porcelain tiles, W44.2xL44.2cm, £33 per m², are suitable for both surfaces, plus they’re hardwearing and easy to clean. Team with neutral fixtures and fittings, or add further wow factor with pops of bright colour.

Create a wet room

If you dream of a wet room but don’t want to tank your entire suite, opt for a recessed shower tray. At only 2.5cm thick, Roca’s In Floor steel shower tray is fitted at floor level, creating a walk-in shower with a streamlined drainage outlet built in. Designed with an anti-slip coating, in six sizes up to L140cm, the base costs from £744 for W90xL90cm. Combine with a slim, frameless glass shower screen for a minimal, contemporary look.

Use the latest materials

A must-have for kitchens, concrete details are now making their way into the bathroom, too. Introduce the look with Fired Earth’s large-format W60xL60cm waxed porcelain Berlin tiles in Reichstag. Inspired by the ‘utilitarian cool’ of East Berlin, they have a realistic, textured finish and offer a neutral backdrop to colour and pattern. The tiles can be used on walls (as shown) and floors, £49.97 per m².

Thursday, December 7, 2017

Renovated Victorian townhouse

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‘When I first viewed our 1960s home, I couldn’t see anything good about it at all,’ remembers Elaine.

‘The whole house was dreadful. It was stuck in a time warp and everything was dated and falling apart.

‘I thought my partner Paul had lost the plot when he said he wanted to buy it, but once he explained his vision and we had the plans drawn up, I started to feel really excited,’ she continues.

‘It was the first big renovation project for both of us, but we just jumped into it head first.’

Fact file

The owners: Elaine Avery, 46, a full-time mum and landlady, and her partner Paul Reid, 42, sales director of an insulation company, live here with their daughter Olivia, five, and Elaine’s son, Alexander, 17
The property: A five-bedroom, early-1960s detached house
The location: Whitley Bay, North Tyneside
What they spent: The couple’s bathroom cost around £13,000

The property

Elaine had lived in a lot of places before meeting Paul, so this time she was looking for a ‘forever home’. The house was on a sought-after street and had a large plot, and the couple knew that they could add value by completely reworking the layout. They built an extension to include a large kitchen/diner, garden room and utility on the ground floor, plus two extra bedrooms and a home office on the first floor.

‘We sold our previous home quickly, and so we decided to move into rented accommodation during the five-month project,’ explains Elaine. ‘Around three-quarters of the house was knocked down and there was no water or electricity for a while, so it wasn’t feasible to live there.’

The bathroom

The original bathroom was a world away from the contemporary spa-like retreat that they now have. There was a small bathroom with a separate WC next door, which wasn’t conducive to family life, so the builders knocked down the dividing wall to create one large space. As the staircase was being turned around as part of their renovation plans, they were able to incorporate some of the landing area into the new bathroom. They also took some space previously occupied by the dated fitted cupboards along one wall, and from the extension on the opposite side.

‘The bathroom hadn’t been updated since the 1960s, and had a pink cast-iron bath with matching toilet and basin, as well as carpet on the floor,’ says Elaine. ‘I didn’t like having a shower over the bath and a big, high window near it. It definitely wasn’t to our taste, although my five-year-old daughter loved it as she said it was just like Barbie’s!’

Fixtures and fittings

While Paul focused on the structural side of the extension, Elaine was responsible for the overall look of the space. ‘It was quite hard to visualise, as it was going to change so much,’ she says. ‘I had to rely on the plans, so I found my mood board invaluable. I knew the style I was going for, as I’d looked through a stack of magazines for inspiration, and had an idea of the colours I preferred. Our previous bathroom was beige and cream, but this time I wanted grey, white and charcoal.’

The two essential items on Elaine and Paul’s wishlist were a freestanding bath and a wet room-style walk-in shower. ‘I wanted a freestanding bath from day one, but a modern style rather than a traditional roll-top,’ says Elaine. ‘It had to fit all the way to the floor rather than having legs, so that it won’t gather dust underneath and is easy to clean.’

After visiting various showrooms, Elaine found a beautiful egg-shaped bath at local store Your Home Improvements. ‘They gave me the idea of raising it on a plinth with recessed lights,’ she says. ‘We had plenty of space, and it adds an extra dimension and really showcases the bath.’

The couple were also inspired by the displays at nearby Domani Bathrooms. ‘Although I didn’t buy everything from there, only the basin console and chrome support arms, it gave me lots of ideas, such as having the double basins,’ explains Elaine.

Tile designs

When it came to the tiling, a local tile showroom gave Elaine and Paul advice on which styles would work together. They decided to mix a range of four different designs, with large-format square floor tiles alongside rectangular wall tiles. ‘The tile company suggested a dark charcoal design by the shower and bath, with a stripe to highlight the twin basins, a pale grey everywhere else, as well as complementary mosaic tiles on the floor to demarcate the shower. We didn’t want a shower tray.

‘We were careful to use the charcoal-coloured tile in the right proportions, as we were conscious that it was quite dark. I think it worked really well to have the bath and shower area darker than the rest of the room, as it gives a nice contrast.’

Heating

Polished-chrome radiators and a storage unit next to the basins finish off the space perfectly. ‘I decided to position a radiator under the window and have two towel rails, as it’s such a large room and I hate being cold,’ explains Elaine. ‘I was worried that three heaters might be too many, but it works well and means there’s always a towel within easy reach.’

The finished project

The couple’s project went slightly over budget, mainly due to the cost of removing asbestos from the cupboards, but they tried to absorb any overspend by making savings elsewhere in the property. ‘I knew that if I spent a little extra on the bath, then I would be able to sacrifice having a wine cooler in the kitchen for instance,’ says Elaine.

Although the house still looked like a building site only weeks before they were due to move in, everything came together just in time. ‘I admit that I was getting worried, as we had to leave our rented accommodation,’ says Elaine. ‘The tilers were finishing off the bathroom after we moved in, but fortunately we were able to use our en suite for those few weeks.’

While admitting that she would never tackle such a big project again, Elaine loves spending time in her spacious new bathroom. ‘I’m proud of what we achieved, and we got a lot for our money,’ she says. ‘When I look back at the pictures, I can’t believe the transformation.’

Project notes

Elaine Avery shares her tips for designing a new bathroom

What I’ve learnt

‘Using several different suppliers helps to keep down costs. We shopped around to find the best deals, and compared prices online, as well as getting several quotes from plumbers for the fitting.’

My best advice

‘Plan ahead and always make mood boards. For mine, I cut out pictures from magazines, took photos of hotel bathrooms and collected tile samples to make sure that it would all work together. Remember to take your mood board with you when you visit showrooms, too.’

My dream spot

‘I love the deep, egg-shaped bath — it’s so luxurious. It’s great for Olivia as there’s lots of space for her to play, but I love having a long soak with a glass of wine and my Kindle. I made sure we created a recess next to the bath so that I would have somewhere for my glass!’

Favourite website

‘I’ve added houzz.co.uk to my bookmarked list of websites because it has so many fantastic ideas. I find the designs on there very inspiring, and there were so many amazing photographs of the exact style of bathroom I was looking for. I found the idea for our tiled shelving recess on the site — it’s the little details that add wow-factor. It was also helpful for showing how using different shades and textured tiles could give us a contemporary spa-style space.’

Essential buy

‘The walk-in shower area is brilliant. It’s great to have the handheld hose as well as the fixed overhead rain shower as it’s invaluable for cleaning. The discreet shower screens with a barely-there look were also a good choice and add to the wet room feel.’

If I did it all again…

‘…I would perhaps add more lighting over the shower. The space is a little dark as we had to block up one of the windows to build the extension.’

The costs
Sanitaryware	£5,400
Labour	£5,000
Tiles	£850
Showers and screen	£820
Lighting	£200
Radiators	£650
TOTAL	£12,920

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Bathroom fittings. - Free Online Library

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Rob Gregory takes the plunge into some recent bathroom innovations.

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501 CERAMICA FLAMINIA

IO is a new bathroom concept from Ceramica Flaminia, comprising a bathtub, three basins in different sizes, wall-hung wc and bidet Together with SI, a new integrated tap system derived from elegant, and simple ribbon-like forms, bold geometries are mixed with minimalist forms in this new range designed by Alexander Duringer and Stefano Rosini.

Enquiry 501 www.arpluscom/enq.html

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502 DURAVIT

In the 10th year of the Starck bathroom, Philippe Starck's latest anniversary product is putting on the ritz for the celebrations. The new formal wear is a luxurious dark brown Macassar ebony veneer, shown here in a new furniture line, Fogo. The consoles, 550mm deep, 80mm thick and in 1200mm and 1600mm lengths, have been specifically created for the Starck basins, fitting perfectly into the distinguished family image.

Enquiry 502 www.arplus.com/enq.htm.

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503 HOESCH

If you like gadgets, the SansaMare 1100 from Hoesch may be for you. With 3.3 kW steam generator, two multifunctional seats, six asymmetrical side sprays, hand-held head, disc shower head, kneipp hose, aromatic scent dish, waterproof touch-screen remote-control unit and four dimmable spotlights as standard, you can wash with whistles and bells. In fact, with all the available accessories--Aroma Comfort Package, Water Package, Light Package, Sound Package, and the four Wellness worlds (combinations of sounds, scents, colours and water applications: Zen Spirit, Silent Jungle, Nordic Mystery. Oriental Magic)--you needn't come out for weeks. However, if it's simplicity you're looking for, Hoesch have also released Dreamscape, an 1800mm diameter bath designed by Michael Graves. This no frills bathtub can be fitted or free-standing.

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Enquiry 503 www.arplus.com/enq.html

VILLEROY AND BOCH

With its 'Creative System New' Villeroy & Boch has created an innovative design concept, argued to be the most extensive and versatile modular system currently on the market. At the centre of the concept is an appealing range of tile colours based on a system of five harmonizing colours, which has been developed exclusively for Villeroy & Boch. The system of 30 colours, complemented by black and a new, pure white, has been created by the renowned designer and interior designer Veronique Hertig, and is based on a colour matrix with five harmonizing colours and six thematically-determined series of colours.

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Enquiry 504 www.arplus.com/enq.html

505 AXOR BY HANSGROHE

As an alternative to the flat overhead showerhead, Hansgrohe's Rainbow Shower System is a shower set with overhead comfort. Large, flat overhead showerheads are popular, but cannot always be installed without costly renovation. The easy-upgrade set has a new hand shower, the Raindance Puro Air, that forms a single unit with shower holder bar. The generous showerhead reaches far into the cubicle and, with 410mm projection, water falls centrally over the bather. The showerhead's patented air intake generates full, air-enriched water droplets, so, in contrast to conventional showers that form twine-like water sprays, the water has a more voluminous feel. AXOR Hansgrohe have also released their extensive Citterio range with over 70 products by Antonio Citterio.

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Enquiry 505 www.arplus.com/enq.html

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Savills | Radcliffe Court, 2A Cropwell Road, Radcliffe On Trent, Nottingham, NG12 2FS

Read article : Savills | Radcliffe Court, 2A Cropwell Road, Radcliffe On Trent, Nottingham, NG12 2FS

Further Information

This detached chalet bungalow forms part of a small high quality scheme of individual properties set in the centre of the popular and sought after village of Radcliffe-on-Trent. The detached bungalow lies to the side of site with its own private walkway entrance from the front secure car park area.

To the ground floor there is a spacious hall with two built-in cupboards, opening out through to a superb main sitting room with wide bi-fold doors, opening to the private paved rear terrace with a small garden area beyond.

There is an open plan kitchen set off the sitting room, finished and fitted to a high standard with a range of built-in appliances including good quality kitchen cabinets with granite working surface, twin inset sink with waste disposal unit, Neff inset four ring gas hob with fan over and integrated Neff oven and a microwave, central island unit, integrated Neff dishwasher, fridge and separate freezer.

The side lobby area has wide built-in cupboards and leads to the master bedroom with fitted wardrobes and a spacious en suite with wide shower cubicle and integrated quality low white W.C with wash hand basin.

Off the hall is the principal luxurious main family bathroom with panelled bath with combi rainfall shower over and side screen, integrated low suite W.C and wash hand basin, fully tiled floor and walls. Second bedroom with fitted wardrobes.

A staircase rises to the generous first floor landing where there is a third bedroom, again of spacious proportions with velux windows. Large third bathroom with W.C and an excellent walk-in storeroom with potential.

The property enjoys under floor heating throughout to the ground floor with radiators to the first floor.

View payable Stamp Duty for this property

Monday, July 3, 2017

110 Beresford Street, Mango Hill, QLD 4509 For Sale

Read article : 110 Beresford Street, Mango Hill, QLD 4509 For Sale

Great Display Quality Home For You!!Come and buy this newly built beautiful home in sought after Capestone Estate!Large welcoming entrance with 1200mm wide glazed front door opens into wide foyer.Excellent design with master bedroom in the front and all other three bedrooms at the back.Big sized master bedroom with good sized walk in robe - all shelving complete, Ensuite has a semi frame-less big shower, exhaust fan, double vanity and walls tiled to ceiling.Main bathroom has separate semi frame-less shower and separate bathtub with tiled walls up to ceiling, vanity and exhaust fan.Separate carpeted media room with its own door. Excellent for watching movies or for kids to play music and games.Porcelain floor tiles in family dining area, big sized laundry with porcelain tiles, large storage.Extra large linen cupboard and separate storage to store vacuum cleaner and other cleaning gear.Nice sized Family and dining area, big kitchen with a stone benchtop, five burner gas cooktop, oven, walk in pantry and rangehood.Smoky mirror splashback, built in plumbing for fridge. Ducted reverse cycle air-conditioning and ceiling fans.Good sized tiled alfresco with ceiling fan which opens to a good sized back yard, possibility to put a pool.All bedrooms are large in size with double built in robes, mirrors and shelving.All fittings are quality and house is lush bright with down-lights. Security screens on windows and doors have locks. Two security lights at the rear.First home buyers may be eligible for first home owners grant as well!- Good sized family home in sought after area- Ducted reverse cycle air-conditioning and ceiling fans- Four large sized bedrooms and separate media room, all fitted with luxurious twist pile carpet- Beautiful and aesthetically large welcoming entrance with 1200mm wide glazed front door- Master bedroom with good sized WIR and ensuite with semi frame-less shower, double vanity- Other three bedrooms with double built inns with mirrored doors- Big sized modern kitchen with stone bench top, gas cooktop, smoky mirrored splashback, walk in pantry and built in plumbing for fridge- Good sized family and dining area opening to tiled Alfresco with ceiling fan- Good sized fully fenced backyard excellent for kids and pets to play. Possibility to put pool- Situated close to train station, schools and North Lakes Mega Shopping Centre and short drive to Bruce HighwayWhether you are looking to buy your first family home or looking to downsize but still to good sized low-set home this is for you!!!Put your offer on this beautifully designed home before it is sold.For more information please contact Vijay Kumar on 0477 199 210 any time.

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Home-improvement dilemmas answered

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Kamla and Alex Millson took inspiration from a distinctive hotel suite to transform their space.

Fact file

The owners: Kamla Millson (right), a contract officer for adult social care, lives here with her husband Alex, who runs his own joinery business
The property: A four-bedroom converted bungalow, built in 1928
The location: Leeds, West Yorkshire
What they spent: The couple’s bathroom project cost around £11,500 as part of their loft conversion

A renovation project

After five years of making do with an original 90-year-old bathroom, we were ready for a bit of luxury,’ explains Kamla. ‘But it wasn’t until we stayed in a hotel with a fabulous open-plan bedroom and bathroom suite that we knew how we wanted our bathroom to look.’

Having put their modern townhouse on the market, Kamla and husband Alex looked for a project that would give them more space, and creating an opulent bathroom was at the top of their wishlist. A detached bungalow they found on the outskirts of Leeds, dating back to 1928, fitted the bill perfectly. ‘The house was like a time capsule, and hadn’t been touched for years,’ recalls Kamla. ‘The old lady who sold it to us had been living there since it was built – in fact, her father had built it. The property had lots of potential and, as Alex is a joiner, we were keen to take on a big renovation.’

It was five years, however, before the couple were ready to start work on creating a new master bedroom and en suite, plus a small home office next to the triangular window in the gable.

Hotel inspiration

‘We’d been to our friends’ wedding in nearby Harrogate, and the fabulous loft bedroom and en suite in the hotel gave us the inspiration to start work on ours,’ says Kamla. ‘Originally, we had planned to open up the loft to create two bedrooms, each with its own en suite, but the hotel suite we had stayed in made us rethink this. We thought it would be better to have one luxurious bedroom and bathroom space, with no door between the two areas.

‘We already knew that we wanted a dark bathroom, as we liked the idea of contrasting white sanitaryware with dark tiles,’ she continues, ‘but we decided that if we were going to use dark tiles, we wouldn’t want the space to feel confined.’

Before they could start thinking about the décor and fittings, there was some major work to be done in the roof space. With a background in design and boat building, self-confessed perfectionist Alex was confident about tackling the loft conversion himself. ‘By doing all the work, I could be sure that we got exactly what we wanted,’ he says. ‘Kamla and I had a shared vision and we didn’t mind putting in the effort because we knew we would get something great at the end of it.’

Planning the design

Before starting the project or ordering fixtures and fittings for the new bathroom, Alex used the online planning tool SketchUp to make sure he knew exactly how the space would look when it was finished, and to ensure that key components were in the correct position. Although not one to settle for an easy option, he explains that the high-gabled roofline made planning the loft conversion much simpler. ‘Most of the purlins were high enough to walk under, and we designed the space so that the bath was under the lowest beam,’ he says.

Alex did all the building work for the loft conversion and most of the plumbing himself, but enlisted the help of friends and other tradespeople when needed. ‘Putting up plasterboard is definitely not a one-man job,’ says Kamla, ‘so Alex got a friend to help him. In fact, I also helped before going off to work in the morning. There was no staircase, so it was just a question of me putting on my grippy gloves and passing up the huge boards into the void!’

Alex marked out the positions of pipes and electrics on the plasterboard, before laying tiles straight on to it. ‘You achieve a better fix that way,’ he says. A friend then plastered the ceiling and the couple employed an electrician. Kamla and Alex decided to position the rooflights directly above the bath – perfect for combining bathing with stargazing. All the work in the loft had to be completed before a spiral staircase went in, so Alex found himself running up and down a ladder with all the materials he needed, including the couple’s choice of dark brown wall and floor tiles. It took one month of working late into the evenings to finish the tiling alone. Besides looking stylish, the large-format tiles and tile spacers also had the advantage of limiting the amount of grouting that was required.

Decorating the space

With the dark tiles covering the walls and floors, Kamla and Alex wanted to make a contrast of colour and materials, and commissioned bespoke bookmatched walnut cabinets with three drawers to house twin basins. Finished with a red Silestone countertop, it makes a stunning feature and adds further interest to the space. Two angular basins are set into the countertop and a third basin is fitted in the separate WC area.

Coming in at around £1,500, the whirlpool bath, complete with massage jets and radio, nearly pushed the couple over their budget; they avoided any cash flow problems by completing one area at a time. Kamla also reasoned that they had managed for so long with the old bathroom downstairs that a touch of extra luxury was long overdue. Getting the new bath up to the loft, however, proved to be quite a challenge. ‘We wrapped up the bath in bubble wrap so it didn’t get damaged, and Alex and two friends had to carefully lift it through the void where the staircase was going to go. It was really heavy with the motor for all the jets and electrics,’ she explains.

The finished room

More delicate manoeuvring was required to get the shower screen in place. ‘We wanted just one solid piece of glass with no joins, so we ended up having to use the scaffolding to put it through the triangular window at the front of the house,’ explains Kamla. Happily, the glass stayed in one piece, ready for Alex to install the rainwater showerhead and hand shower. Last to go into the new space above the vanity unit were two mirrored bathroom cabinets, which have integrated LED lighting, creating a soft glow in the bathroom. This has proved essential for minimising disturbance at night, as there is no door between the bathroom and bedroom areas, although there is one separating the WC.

Now that their loft project is finished, Kamla and Alex are proud of what they have achieved. It has amounted to hundreds of hours of labour for Alex, but the couple have saved tens of thousands of pounds by doing the build themselves. Ever the perfectionist, Alex concludes: ‘You get the best results and the best finish by doing things yourself.’

The costs
Bathroom fittings and fixtures	£8,843
Tiles	£2,000
Labour costs (electrics, plumbing and plastering)	£600
Underfloor heating	£200
TOTAL	£11,643

Featured image: Rooflights by Okpol have been positioned directly above a freestanding back-to-wall Hydra Pro bath from Taps4less. A white tripod chair from Christopher Pratts sits perfectly against the dark interior

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Friday, June 9, 2017

Add a false wall

Opt for all-over colour

Indulge in a spa-like shower

Be creative with vinyl

Pick a bright colour

Be bold with your bathroom basin

Co-ordinate finishes

Apply lots of pattern

Create a wet room

Use the latest materials

Thursday, December 7, 2017

Fact file

The property

The bathroom

Fixtures and fittings

Tile designs

Heating

The finished project

Project notes

What I’ve learnt

My best advice

My dream spot

Favourite website

Essential buy

If I did it all again…

The costs

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Further Information

Monday, July 3, 2017

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Fact file

A renovation project

Hotel inspiration

Planning the design

Decorating the space

The finished room

The costs