Double delight
Alluring, glamorous and able to be used by both owners at the same time – from these humble brief points has an elegant bathroom grown
Designed by Natalie Du Bois, Du Bois Design
From the designer:
- This bathroom is the master bedroom ensuite of a 5 bedroom home.
- The brief was for an alluring and glamorous looking interior.
- The owner couple wanted a bathroom which would allow them both to use it at the same time.
- Mirrors were important to them, and they also asked for a full-length mirror to be incorporated somewhere in the space.
- The previous bathroom lacked storage, so I designed wall to wall drawers below the vanity and higher up cabinetry accessed on the sides – this meant they could still have glamorous looking mirrors without loosing wall storage.
- They wanted double basins and for the showers to face each other and they also liked the idea of a rain head so a large flush mounted rainhead was designed within the shower area.
- There are two separate access doors which lead into the shower so they can each access their own side of the shower.
- The shower waste has been replaced with a double drain with a singular tiled cover – located to suite the plumbing requirements of the existing concrete floor – the owners liked the warmth of the remaining existing timber floor, so this was retained and refinished.
- The shower floor and benchtops have been made out the same large sheet porcelain to create a continuous look for the space.
- Extra thought was put towards the specification of the asymmetrical basins and side placement of the mixer taps to ensure more usable space was available when using the basin.
- The dark navy-stained wire brushed timber veneer cabinetry, dark metal looking tiles, stone walls and timber floor ensure textural layers are achieved.
Credit list
Designer
Basin
Claybrook, by Plumbline
Flooring
Existing timber floor and shower floor in Rock Salt by Cerim, from European Ceramics
Switches
PDL Iconic style, in Silver Shadow
Awards
Trends International Design Awards (TIDA) Bathrooms – Highly Commended
Vanity
Bespoke, designed by Du Bois Design – Prime art veneer American Oak, planked and sawn with specially formulated navy blue stain; carcasses in Prime Melamine in Indian Ink; bevelled vanity mirrors
Benchtop
Mitred Rock Salt porcelain sheet, from Florim European Ceramics
Taps, shower fittings, accessories
Fantini, in Gunmetal, by Plumbline
Wall coverings
Split faced tumbled limestone, from Du Bois Design; Burnished Porcelain tiles, from Du Bois Design
Lighting
Buster and Punch; Fit cabinetry Leds
Paint
Resene ¼ Rice Cake
30 Jul, 2023
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