Designer:
Natalie Du Bois, Du Bois Design
Children’s bathroom vanity: Custom
designed and hand-painted
Vanity hardware: Blum
Benchtop: Retro Nouveau wash basin
from Robertson Bathware
Taps, shower fittings, accessories:
Perrin & Rowe from In Residence
Bath: Clawfoot Victoria and Albert
Cheshire bath from Robertson Bathware
Toilet: Catalano Zero 55
Floor tiles: Southern Cross
by Tile Warehouse
Wall tiles: Mix of Peronda and
Cotswold from Tile Warehouse
Awards: Trends International Design
Awards
Bathroom – Highly Commended
Ensuite vanity: Starck Lavabo Console
in European Beech by Duravit from
Metrix
Basin: Starck Lavabo
Taps: Axor Starck Classic by Hansgrohe
Shower fittings: Axor Starck
Raindance by Hansgrohe
Toilet: Starck 1 Toilet suite with soft-
close seat by Duravit
Accessories: Axor and Gessi
Flooring: Southern Cross
by Tile Warehouse
Wallcoverings: Cotswold
by Tile Warehouse
Ventilation: Icon
Story by Charles Moxham
Photography by Kallan Macleod
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with the other bathrooms in the home, which all
have patterned floor tiles.”
In addition, both the children’s bathroom
and the master ensuite feature a similar grey and
white colourway, furthering the connection.
For the ensuite, the owners had wanted a
relaxed space with a large shower that looked
out to the garden. The design had to incorporate
their existing vanity, which they loved – and, to
an extent, the room is organised around this.
But the vanity provided insufficient storage,
so Du Bois introduced a full-height cabinet and
recessed it into the wall, borrowing additional
space from the adjacent girls’ bathroom.
“This bathroom has a more masculine feel,
along with a light feminine twist for balance.
The curvaceous vanity mirrors and tilework are
feminine, whereas the Philippe Starck tapware,
toilet and vanity are quite masculine,” she says.
Classic subway tiles were used for the side
walls, while the end shower wall is in a teardrop
mosaic. The single, unobtrusive shower screen
was designed to give a feeling of spaciousness.
The wall leading from the ensuite into the
master bedroom is painted, helping to soften
the transition between the two spaces.
These pages: In the master ensuite,
the sculptural Philippe Starck vanity,
tapware and toilet offer a masculine
feel while the ornate floor tiles and
mirrors add a more feminine accent.
The floor tiles had to be maintenance-
free, so a ceramic tile resembling
classic tilework was chosen. As a
result, no sealing was required. A
minimalist shower screen keeps the
ensuite feeling open and spacious.
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