'The only bathroom we had was tiny, freezing and dated

THE SOLUTION

‘Having demolished and rebuilt most of our 1852 cottage, we created three extra bathrooms and made our former en suite much bigger. The old bathroom with the kitchen below had been added in the 1970s. Its walls had no insulation, it was freezing and the bathroom was hideous.

Once the building work began, we rented a flat nearby. The bathroom took three months from being a shell to becoming the understated haven it now is.

We wanted an industrial look with subdued colours that will last us a lifetime.

As well as the bath and vanity unit in reclaimed marble, we also chose a resin floor, oak for the door and drawers, and concrete-effect wall tiles – all in quiet natural colours with nothing that shouts at you or looks out of place. We think our bathroom is simple, timeless and calming.’

WALL OF MIRRORS Brings a lot of extra natural light into the bathroom

ABOVE ‘We teamed the basins and bench with oak joinery of our own design and Downtown Ash tiles in Graphite at the base.’ Pastille double vanity in Nimbus (with basin inserts), price on request, Apaiser. Catalano Canova Royal wallhung pan with Sigma cistern, £750; and wall-hung bidet, £557, both CP Hart

RIGHT ‘The Ghost chair dates back to the 90s - something we gathered on our journey. It’s a classic and looks as great today as it did on day one. The epoxy flooring is low-maintenance, seamless, hard-wearing, slip-resistant and hygienic.’ Similar Ghost chair, £294, John Lewis & Partners. Epoxy resin flooring, £15,000, Sika

‘We chose extralarge (800x800mm) concrete-effect porcelain tiles in Ash for the walls and Graphite for the shower area, for an industrial look.’ Downtown Ash and Graphite tiles, £18 each, ABK Tiles

CLEAN LINES The controls sit on a splashback of Downtown Ash tiles ‘We wanted the valves and other shower fittings to look as simple as possible.’ Vola thermo mixer/ diverter and handshower in stainless steel, £2,424; Glass Designs walk-in shower panel £1,134, both CP Hart