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Good design advice will help you achieve the bathroom you want, regardless of your budget, or whether you want a traditional or contemporary style.

Designers and architects are a good source of design advice, but so too are the in-store specialists at Mico Bathrooms.

Bathroomware specialist Margaret Roil says the Mico Bathrooms team includes bathroom designers who are award winners and have demonstrated talent and expertise in their field.

Greg Young from Life Style Architecture called on Mico Bathrooms to help him source bathroomware for the Christchurch bathroom renovation featured on this page.

The house had two bathrooms back-to-back that were decorated in an early 1980s style.

"They were very small for the stature of the house so we had to try to make them appear larger," says Young.

White glass mosaic tiles were used on the walls to lighten the rooms and make the spaces appear larger. A hole was knocked in the wall between the two bathrooms and replaced with a sliding glass panel, covered in an opaque film, that can be opened or closed for privacy.

Mico Bathrooms consultants were of particular help to Young in sourcing a floor-to-ceiling heated ladder towel rail. "It was something I had seen before but hadn't used myself. Mico Bathrooms did the research for me and tracked it down."

Mico Bathrooms also helped the owners of the bathroom featured on this page select the right fittings to complement their custom-made vanity and shower. It was decided to go with a Fuiroi semi-recessed basin with Solo tap from Ideal Standard, a slide shower from Hansgrohe and a heated towel rail from Scope.

Architectural designer Grant Miles designed the master bathroom featured on these pages.

The large, marble-topped vanity with twin basins and plenty of storage space was custom-made and features dark stained oak panelling.

To increase the feeling of spaciousness, a large gilt-edged mirror hangs above the vanity, and is complemented by Rapetti Armacord tapware with gold trim.

The Milano spa bath from Englefield is set in a marble surround that matches the floors and walls. The Duravit toilet and bidet are tucked away in an adjoining room, also decorated in the same coloured marble.

Miles says he introduced his clients to the consultants at Mico Bathrooms at an early stage of the building process.

"We were able to leave our client in the care of Mico Bathrooms while they went through the process of choosing their bathroom fittings, but we were still included in the decision-making from a design perspective. Mico Bathrooms had a good understanding of the scope of the job."

For more details on any of the products seen here, contact Mico Bathrooms, PO Box 4641, Christchurch, freephone 0800 844 448. Website: www.trendsdirectories.com.

Story by: Trendsideas