GRAND GESTURE
Opulence reigns supreme in this Melbourne penthouse bathroom, yet warmth and practicality were top of mind in designer David Hicks’ specifications. “The client wanted a bathroom that was more like a room,” he says. The curtains echo those in the adjacent bedroom, and the freestanding bath is like a piece of furniture. Tiles were banished in favour of large slabs of heavily veined marble cladding, to eliminate visible grout lines. The large expanse of silverbacked mirror is a grand, final gesture.