Warm metallics meet the cool look of dark stone in this balanced, spa-like bathing retreat

Once a home’s interior focus was to a large extent about the kitchen, but now it’s the bathroom’s turn to feel special – like a private, luxurious sanctuary. And this atmospheric bathing space, by designer Julie Cooper, is definitely no exception.

“The owners wanted the bathroom to have a moody ambience,” says Cooper. “To achieve this we chose a dark-toned, large-format porcelain tile in the colour Concrete Graphite for the floor and two walls. A third wall has the same tile but in a contrasting Concrete Ice white.”

The rear wall of the space is finished in a copper-plated tile laid in a chevron pattern and this feature surface is repeated in the wall niche beside the freestanding bath. The niche is internally lit to further accentuate the copper tilework.

Accentuating the play between black and gold-toned metal, the designer also introduced brushed brass plumbing and brushed brass handles on the vanity. The vanity mirrors also have brass frames.

A floor-standing Black Cactus heated towel rail completes the design picture.

Story by: Charles Moxham

Photography by: Jo Smith