Stone-look tiles and a wall-mounted gas fire give this ensuite a welcoming feel

Bathroom renovation strips out an outdated materials and finishes to create warm contemporary space designed for relaxation

Stone-look tiles, an enclosed gas fire that changes bathroom, countertop, floor, flooring, home, interior design, plumbing fixture, room, sink, tap, tile, wall, gray — Stone-look tiles, an enclosed gas fire that changes colour and a curvaceous freestanding tub all set the scene for a luxury soak in this bathroom by Revive Designer Bathrooms.

An existing skylight and section of glass bricks bathroom, floor, flooring, home, interior design, room, wood flooring, gray

Building out one wall of this shower allowed bathroom, floor, flooring, plumbing fixture, product design, tap, tile, wall, wood, wood flooring, gray

Textured timber-look porcelain floor tiles are laid out bathroom, floor, flooring, home, interior design, room, gray

Twin mirrors and twin vanities provide double the bathroom, home, interior design, real estate, room, gray

Blue or pink you choose. This fire bathroom, ceramic, floor, flooring, interior design, plumbing fixture, product design, room, sink, tap, tile, wall, white, brown

Metal strips inlaid between every second row of bathroom, bathroom accessory, bidet, ceramic, floor, home, interior design, plumbing fixture, product design, room, sink, tap, tile, toilet, wall, white, brown

No stone was left unturned in this crisp bathroom makeover, where existing pink marble wall finishes and low, oppressively heavy ceiling crowns were removed before designer Heather Fuchs could begin afresh.

The owner travels a lot and wanted the reinvented bathroom to have a tranquil, peaceful aesthetic, says the designer.

"As winters can be harsh here, the flickering appeal and tactile warmth of a gas fire provided a perfect leading feature," Fuchs says. "The dimmable fire, set behind glass, can change in colour from blue to red too and is set into a built-out wall of quartzite tile adding to the natural, pampering feel."

The wall not only conceals the fire's workings, it also provided opportunity to add a shelf for the odd glass of bubbly.

In the adjacent corner, a combined tub and shower was removed and replaced with a contemporary walk-in shower with a sloping floor and concealed drain. The glass door of the shower rolls to one side on an attractive, chunky glide mechanism.

Two single vanities were chosen over a single vanity, two basin configuration. These are cantilevered to enhance the bathroom's feeling of space, and have efficient, compartmentalised interiors, while the mirrors above each are edged in LEDs.

"The natural aesthetic is continued in the use of textured, wood-look tiles on the floors and walls, and also to line the shower," says the designer. "These tiles are in different sizes and configurations, depending on their position the floor tiles, for example, are randomly laid for an even more rustic, naturalistic flavour."