Pure and simple An understated palette creates a calm space
A CALM AND UNDERSTATED PALETTE CREATES A PRACTICAL SPACE FOR A LARGE AND BUSY FAMILY
A MASTERPIECE OF
elegance and efficiency, the main bathroom in the Tweed Heads home of mother-and-daughter contestants Kim and Michelle pays homage to the majestic and luxe look of Carrara marble – and the practicalities of a large family. Home to Kim and Michelle’s multi-generational family (that includes kids, parents and grandparents), this room can get pretty busy at times. House Rules judge and Home Beautiful’s Wendy Moore says the design has a lot of great practical ideas suited to the demands of such a crowd. “They did a really nice job of the layout,” says Wendy. “As it’s a family bathroom, they made the decision to separate the toilet into another room and that created a nice area for the shower, which was kind of tucked away. When you’ve got so many people sharing the house, it’s a really good solution.” The brief was to include marble and mint, and renovators Josh and Brandon embraced the rules in a big way, lining all walls in a marble-look porcelain tile, a look Wendy was a big fan of. “Marble works so well in a bathroom and the way they used the marble concept was very simple,” she says. “That punch of mint green in the sinks was also such a lovely idea. The sinks have a lovely matt finish to them and they feel so good. Having that finish and all that dark tapware at the sink, made it a really tactile, inviting bathroom for the family.”
BATHROOM KEY IDEAS
This bathroom has a nice and crisp design, according to judge and interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, echoing Wendy’s comments about the great floor plan. The shower (top) is slightly hidden away to create a private space, while the hero elements of the room are undoubtedly the pastel ‘Eden’ round bowl sinks in Mint from Highgrove Bathrooms (top right), which sit atop a white vanity and create a contrast to the black tapware and romantic lighting in the form of the ‘Pirouette’ eight-light pendant in Chrome with Crystal, from Beacon Lighting. Practical niches for storage are given a boost with a feature inlay of ‘Broadway Squares’ mosaic tiles from Beaumont Tiles (right).