Bathroom
… and for tiny power rooms? Go dark: Add interest to a plain, little powder room by choosing dark, dramatic-patterned wallpaper. Use mirrors: Strategically placed mirrors will make the walls visually recede and as a result, the room can feel larger. Classic combos: For a timeless, sophisticated look, go for a simple palette of black, white and metallics in wallpaper and tapware. Or embrace bold, statement prints: For a touch of fun that’s sure to start a conversation.
Image: Graham & BrownWallpaper might not be the first thing you think of when it comes to decorating a bathroom, but it can be surprisingly effective. A beautiful, patterned wallpaper can add warmth and personality to a plain bathroom, while bright colours and quirky prints can be just the thing to add flair to a tiny, dull powder room. The key is to choose a wallpaper type that’s suitable for wet rooms, then position and maintain it with care.
In this bathroom, the vanity unit takes centre stage, turning the wall-to-wall surface of rich woodgrain into the star of this otherwise
Here, the designers have lined a bathroom with dark timber battens, giving a contemporary finish to the space.
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Concrete continues to appear in homes across the globe – add pattern and concrete gets even cooler.
Why matt here? The clue is in the furniture and lighting – both are period-style, which flatters a subtler matt finish more than the glitzier-looking gloss.
Flooring
Dark herringbone
Like bubbles in the bathroom tiles
Tiles cool
Joinery as feature
There is an LED strip light feature in the shower recess that gives a luxury feel to the bathroom, but didn’t cost very much. It is on a separate switch so it can be turned on independently from the rest of the lighting – very practical for nighttime toilet trips when you don’t want to turn on overhead lighting.
Because a powder room is a fantastic place to go a bit wild.
Wow!
19. Mini mosaics. Melbourne, Victoria
13. For the sake of vanity.
Somehow creates a relaxed feel.
The shower in one of the main bathrooms is positioned against a wall with a window. The walls and ceiling are finished in a resin-based paint, which makes it more moisture resistant and suitable for the bathroom.
Challenges you worked aroundThere were a few small ones. The walls were solid brick so we packed them out with timber stud walls up to 1200 millimetres to allow access for plumbing. We also had to keep and work with the existing window in the space, as this was a steel frame in a double-brick home on the first floor.
Thinking behind the arrangement of fixturesI like to keep the feature items near the entry of the room for the biggest wow factor. This was done with the vanity parallel to the freestanding bath. Then I pushed the toilet and shower to the back of the space for privacy.
Trad tiles
Blue and gold
Pollnow was mindful of working ample storage solutions into other rooms too – not just the kitchen –
Timber bathtubs are expensive and unique. This bath was made from 200 individual pieces of sustainably harvested sapele timber.
Timber slats wall
The tapware has an aged brass finish that ties in with the restored brass windows
Niche behind vanity in master bathroom
Or kitchen tiles
Do I need to add in extra storage in the form of shelves, medicine cabinets or wall recesses? Round 1/2 doors - new
Proud storage boxes- an alternative
MCM bathroom cabinets?
Wood floor look
Bath on an angle
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