Picture this: a windowless, fully tiled grey and brown bathroom with a bath and matching white sanitaryware. Not very inviting, is it? Especially not if it’s inside a stunning (and rather grand) Art Deco-style building in London – think dado rails, big steel-framed windows, terrazzo flooring in the lobby, huge white columns… in short: an absolute dream. An Art Deco bathroom surely is the only thing that would do the trick? So Louise Ashdown, head of design at West One…
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Renovating a bathroom? There are many ways you can add personality, I say. Gone are the days of the simple white walls and crisp suite. Whether you are going all out with a bright suite (those coloured loos are trending again – yes, that’s right!), a pale canvas with accents of colour or you are creating a statement wall behind your bath, I’ve collected some of my favourite ideas.
Go simple and highlight a single wall in a bright shade. Or how about adding metallic touches, patterned tiles to the floor as well as your walls, or even switching up white sanitaryware for something that little bit more exciting? Really, just a splash of colour is all you need to give your bathroom a modern makeover.
Feeling like it's time to be a bit more adventurous in your space? I’ve gathered my top 10 amazing colourful ideas for remodeling a bathroom. Question is: do you dare to go bold? Read on... Hannah
First-time parents Jinye and Quiying turned a tired terraced house into an elegant three-bedroom family home with the help of a loft conversion and rear extension – creating a relaxing retreat…
This home refurbishment has the best of both worlds: the ground floor is perfect for entertaining, from dinner parties to groups of friends gathered to watch the football. While the new…
'Knock our socks off' was the main part of the brief for this bathroom design for Ripples designer Sinead Hegarty - and I think you'd agree with me - she achieved…
With a huge renovation project to tackle, the homeowners created a luxurious bedroom-bathroom to hide away in after a day of DIY…
This grand open-plan Oxford bedoom bathroom features a spacious walk-in shower and large freestanding bath – creating a jaw-dropping effect…
If I absolutely had to have a bath on the regs, I wouldn't mind so much if my bathroom looked like this. Gaw-jus. It's rare for a bathroom to be this spacious and it's something homeowners Mark Pepperall was very keen on maintaining when he decided to buy a new house and create the space…