Modern elements and classic detailing combine in this two-tone bathroom

Looking to the corners of this space you could be forgiven for thinking it’s a traditional room in a classic home. This, however, isn’t the case.

The new bathroom – in a brand new home – is by award-winning designer Leon House.

“I wanted a classical-meets-contemporary look for the space, but without over-thinking it,” says House. 

Playfully contrasting this feel is the modern shower stall, the ladder-cum-shower ledge and the clean lines of the vanity design itself.

“The long, uncluttered vanity plays with openness and levels,” says House. “And part of this was having the basin formed out of the same stone as the benchtop. While the stone could have been masculine and cold looking, I avoided this by setting it into the vanity body, which frames and softens its presence.”

And the black framing motif is continued on the wall mirrors and around the shower door.

“The classic tones work in with this look too – a dark floor with white walls and ceiling.”

Story by: Charles Moxham

Photography by: Peter Ellery