MY EXPERIENCE

When we first viewed the house it looked pristine, but after moving in, a lot of problems began to show in the bathroom.

The pipework needed replacing as the plumbing wasn’t installed properly and was actually quite dangerous to use, which meant the whole room needed to be taken right back to basics.

I put together moodboards for inspiration. A roll-top bath was top of my wish list, and I wanted to complement it with a traditional-style basin and loo. I researched and bought all the fixtures and fittings myself to save money so that we could pay for someone to come and do the installation. I would’ve loved to have taken on more of the work as James is very practical and I’m happy to get stuck in, but at the moment we want to spend our spare time with our two small children.

We got quotes from our builders to see if the design was feasible on our budget, which was quite tricky as we kept discovering new problems. In the end, the work only took about three weeks and when they finished I painted the walls and filled the room with colourful accessories and plants. Now it’s such a lovely room to bathe the kids in every night.

‘ We decided the bathroom was a bit bare so added these cheap corner shelves to house some plants. We painted them the same colour as the walls to give them a modern edge’