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Bespoke bathrooms from Simon Taylor Furniture start from £20,000
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About this award-winning bathroom
Simon Taylor Furniture designed and installed this en suite bathroom for a couple living in a 200-year-old period house in Hertfordshire. The clients wanted to replace their old bathroom with a calm, contemporary spa-style bath and shower room leading from their main bedroom. The room has low vaulted ceilings and original windows so the challenge was to design every aspect to suit the unusual shape. This was particularly important for the shower enclosure, for which the screen had to be made completely bespoke to perfectly fit with the different angles and ceiling heights.

To complement the original door, Tony Lister, senior designer at Simon Taylor Furniture, chose anti-slip porcelain flooring tiles by Minoli with a timber-look finish, which was laid-down above under-floor heating. Pure white was chosen as the only décor colour for the bathroom, with a white bath, white basins, white herringbone shower tiles and a white standalone bespoke vanity, designed and handmade by Simon Taylor Furniture. This features natural polished oak open shelving at the base, which is also used as an accent bath shelf. The brushed satin brass brassware by Vado was suggested to provide a stylish contrast and all light fittings are satin brass as well.

The standalone vanity features three deep drawers with open shelving beneath and a Miami White worktop by Silestone within which are two rectangular basins and industrial-style wall taps. Above each basin is a large swivel mirror on an integrated brass mount, a design concept that is both attractive and functional, whilst allowing natural light into the bathroom. Additional shelving was created on either side of the room to conceal plumbing and to showcase all Crofts and Assinder brassware. A wall-hung white WC by Grohe adds a floating effect and features a flush brass flushing mechanism and a white towel rail by Zehnder adds the finishing touch.