Colourful

Colour curious

Don’t be frightened of using colour in a bathroom — that’s the advice of designer Liz Kerby of Lizzie K & Co who’s responsible for the bathroom at left. She says cool whites and greys are out and is happy at the increasing variety of coloured bathroom fittings on the market, from taps in colours and a variety of metals, to basins, tiles and wall coverings. “While people have always been quite comfortable using blues and greens in a bathroom, I love the rise in lovely earthy colours like clay pinks, sandstone and terracotta,” she says. Texture is important: “A pink tile that’s glossy has quite a different feel to one that’s matte or has a stone-like finish.” If you don’t feel daring enough to use a coloured tile, Liz suggests opting for a bold paint colour which is more easily changed. With tapware, “nobody wants chrome any more”. Liz particularly likes brushed nickel for its elegance, and is excited about unsealed brass and copper taps that patinas with age.

THIS PAGE 1 Medley tiles in Pink Rock $110-140/sqm from Tile Space, tilespace.co.nz. 2 Arc Concrete Vessel basin in Mango by Concrete Nation $899 from Plumbline, plumbline.co.nz. 3 Rockwell bath in White $11,470 with Bonbon Lilac feet $675 from In Residence, inres.co.nz.

4 Bare Concrete Pattern Vessel basin in Pink by Elementi $999 from Robertson Bathware, robertson.co.nz.

5 Podium Dawn robe hook $52 from Heirloom, heirloom. co.nz. 6 Zimi Shower wall mixer $257 with Zimi Shower handle in Sage Green by Phoenix Tapware $57 from Mico, mico.co.nz. 7 AcquereIlo bench basin in Laguna POA from Parisi, parisi.com.au for stockists.

THIS PAGE The design of this bathroom, by Liz Kerby of Lizzie K & Co, began with the La Palma vinyl wallcovering by Mokum from James Dunlop Textiles, chosen as it reflected the homeowners’ subtropical garden and framed the free-standing bath from Stonebaths so beautifully: “Lying in the bath is like lying in the garden,” says Liz; the pink wall tiles are Sospiri by Vallelunga & Co in Cipria from The Tile Depot and the floor tiles are River by Flaviker in Moon from Tile Imports NZ.

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