Fresh
outlook
This ensuite reflects the
wider home’s Hamptons
style with a modern accent
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For this ensuite by Hither Consulting,
the ceiling was removed to reveal
the home’s traditional architectural
lines, accentuated by uplighting. The
bathroom design reflects the new
home’s classic-Hamptons-with-a-
twist look by using time-honoured
materials along with more modern
inclusions – such as the curvaceous
limestone basins on the more classic
solid French oak vanity. The basins
are from the same design range as
the bathroom’s slipper tub.
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Working along with the whole house architect
allows a bathroom designer to address the very
bones of the space before a single tile is laid.
Hither Consulting, with designer Angelique
Perak at the helm, was engaged to work together
with the architects on this bathroom in a new
home. The collaboration was to enhance the
relationship between the architecture and the
bathroom’s joinery, finishes, and detailing.
“Essentially, the owners requested a master
ensuite sanctuary that would work in harmony
with the architects’ Hamptons-style pavilion
home with a twist. The bathroom also had to
echo the home’s seaside, resort-like ambience.”
“To extend the casual elegance of the space
we removed the proposed bathroom door and
introduced a second opening at the bath end of
the space,” says Perak. “This opened up views
out to the lagoon when the owner is in the bath.
“The Victoria & Albert Amalfi slipper bath
seemed the perfect nod to the traditional detail-
ing of the home with a modern style.”
The home’s pavilion concept was extended
in this area by opening up the space above the
main beams and adding up-lighting to enhance
the architectural forms. Discreet lighting is used
elsewhere to highlight elegant detailing.
“Warm travertine floor tiles create a visually
soft base for the bathroom. Encaustic tiles in the
shower add a classic patterning, which is in har-
mony with the tones and textures of the stone
and panelling in other areas of the home.”
The fluid lines of the sculptural limestone
basins are balanced against the classic forms of
the organic bronze tapware and accessories. The
vanity unit itself was crafted in solid French oak
with the grain matched to the drawer fronts.
There is also a classic open towel shelf below.
“We replaced the originally proposed
mirror-fronted cabinets with a custom bronze
framed mirror and elegant floating oak shelves.”
The resulting space provides a relaxed yet
refined oasis to complete the master suite.