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Attention to both practical and aesthetic detailing contributed to a double win in the NKBA awards for designers Ingrid Geldof and John Gaynor

The view of a large bathroom featuring a architecture, bathroom, estate, home, interior design, property, real estate, room, gray, white — The view of a large bathroom featuring a stane alone bath, large vanity and in built shower.

The view of an in built shower surrounded bathroom, floor, plumbing fixture, product, product design, tap, tile, wall, gray, white

The view of a laundry of a home cabinetry, countertop, floor, home, interior design, kitchen, laundry room, real estate, room, gray

A view of a laundry - A view architecture, ceiling, daylighting, floor, flooring, home, house, interior design, real estate, room, white

A detail of th bath tub taps - hardware, plumbing fixture, product design, tap, white, gray

The detail of laundry cabinetry - The detail chest of drawers, drawer, floor, furniture, product design, wood, white, brown

a detail of taps - a detail of bathroom sink, plumbing fixture, product design, sink, tap, gray, white

A detail of the vanity top - A daylighting, drawer, floor, furniture, line, material, molding, plaster, product, product design, wall, white, wood, wood stain, gray, white

A detail of the bathroom cabinetry - A product design, white

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A detail of a shower head surface - close up, drop, macro photography, texture, water, gray, white

A detail of pebbled flooring - A detail gravel, material, pebble, rock, texture, gray

Designing a bathroom to complementthe architectural style of a house can result in an innovative design solution. Such was the case with the award-winning bathroom featured on these pages.

Designers of the bathroom, Ingrid Geldof and John Gaynor of Ingrid Geldof Design, won the Best Bathroom award in this year's National Kitchen & Bathroom Association (NKBA) awards.

In announcing the award, the judges said the spacious layout not only balances the height of the vaulted ceiling, but also creates a simple, yet luxurious retreat.

Key features include a freestanding Kaldewai bath tub, which makes a strong design statement in the centre of the room, and a solid, semi-freestanding tiled wall. This wall conceals the shower and also enables the wall-hung bidet and toilet to be tucked out of sight of the entrance. The use of small wall tiles and a white-on-white colour palette enhance the spacious look of the room.

A detail of the bathroom cabinetry product design, white — A detail of the bathroom cabinetry

The Confalonieri vanity cabinetry, which features twin vessel basins, is wrapped with Stone Italia Cristal surfacing from Absola. Negative detailing adds to the fresh, contemporary look.

Ingrid Geldof and John Gaynor also won the NKBA's Best Laundry award for a laundry in the same house. The owner wanted a light-filled space that would also fit seamlessly with the overall architecture of the house.

As well as providing a sophisticated hot-water system and lots of storage, the room needed to link to the outdoors so the owners could clean up after gardening.

The laundry has a galley-style layout, with lacquered white cabinetry and ample bench space provided by granite surfaces. A butler's sink and traditional pewter tapware also feature.

A view of a laundry architecture, ceiling, daylighting, floor, flooring, home, house, interior design, real estate, room, white — A view of a laundry

To contact Ingrid Geldof Design, phone (03) 377 2557.

For association details, contact the NKBA, PO Box 10-1667, North Shore Mail Centre, Auckland, phone (09) 478 3730, fax (09) 478 3775. Email:info@nkba.org.nz. Website: www.Trendsideas.com.

Story by: Trendsideas

23 Jul, 2004

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