House of ENKI | Interior Inspirations Magazine | Issue 1 | May 2019

athrooms |kitchens | living 

Issue 1 

INTERIOR 

INSPIRATIONS 

www.houseofenki.com 

Cover Photo 

© Patsy Burrows

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Photo © Patsy Burrows

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HOUSE 

THE DETAILS ARE NOT THE DETAILS, 

THEY MAKE THE DESIGN 

Charles Eames 

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FEATURED CUSTOMERS' 

PRODUCTS 

IN THIS MONTH'S ISSUE 

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HOUSE OF ENKI | 4

Photo © Christina Green 

IF YOU LOVE SOMETHING, IT WILL WORK. 

THAT’S THE ONLY REAL RULE. 

- Bunny Williams 


CONTENTS 

7 

A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR 

Editor Emmalena L. Ellis explains the 

reasoning for creating a company 

magazine and how we celebrate our customers. 

14 

BEAUTIFUL BATHROOMS - 

TRANQUILITY AT SQUIFFY MILL 

Interior Stylist Jennifer Fletcher has transformed 

her personal family bathroom using a stunning 

vanity unit from House of ENKI. 

8 

CLASSIC KITCHENS - 

A RURAL RETREAT 

Patsy's countryside kitchen has been 

transformed into a farmhouse dream with a 

touch of magic and Antique Bronze. 

16 

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT 

ANTIQUE BRONZE SHOWERS 

Top product picks from House of ENKI. We 

explore the best Antique Bronze fixtures for the 

bathroom exclusively available on our site. 

10 


MOORISH MOROCCAN INSPIRATION 

Sarah's rennovated bathroom now stands out 

from the crowd with our beautiful Antique 

Bronze fixtures. Creating instant luxury. 

18 


EDWARDIAN EXCELLENCE AT BELMONT 

Christina Green has used our antique bronze 

fixture range to compliment her stunning 

Edwardian bathroom from shower to tap. 

12 

DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT - 

LYNSEY HOSKIN 

Lynsey Hoskin from Ashville Interior Designs 

discusses her industrial "Under the Stairs" 

themed project for Grand Designs Live 2019. 

20 


MODERN MATTE FINISHES 

Stylish, modern and effortless - Natasha has 

created an effortless contemporary ensuite 

using our matte black chrome tap. 


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Emmalena L. Ellis 

emmalena@houseofenki. com 

A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR 

we approach our tenth birthday, the team at House 

A of ENKI has been lucky to be part of some amazing 

projects. We have always worked hard, to provide plenty 

of choice when designing the kitchen and bathroom of 

your dreams. Offering a growing collection of premium 

furnishings and fittings at an affordable rate. From 

railings to basins, showers, mirrors, taps, radiators, 

toilets and douches; our collection of hand-crafted 

fixtures feature beautiful finishes and styles. Each, 

chosen with you, the customer in mind. 

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It’s no secret that renovation work can be a difficult 

if rewarding pursuit; and in this new magazine, we 

aim to celebrate the individuality and creativity of 

our customers. Whether you favour Classic and 

traditional designs or industrial, minimalistic and 

modern colour schemes; we delight in seeing your 

visions come to life. Learn from the experts and 

interior designers, or explore how fellow first-time 

renovators have taken the plunge. 

Feeling inspired? Visit our store at: 

www.houseofenki.com 

Emmalena L. Ellis 

Emmalena L. Ellis, Editor| Marketing Executive 


A RURAL RETREAT 

CLASSIC KITCHENS 

Photos © Patsy Burrows 


Patsy Burrows and her husband know how 

important the kitchen is. Working together they 

have transformed the house's former dining room 

into a large, country style kitchen, with beautiful 

natural wood and swathes of natural light. 

Ever in sync, the couple decided early on that they 

wanted to install a Belfast sink with a traditional 

brass antique tap, which would compliment the 

handles of their cupboards. This lead them to 

House of ENKI. Patsy tells us:- 

"Once we started browsing, we were spoilt for 

choice when searching House of ENKI's beautiful 

antique bronze selection! We eventually decided 

on the Langley colonial bridge sink mixer tap, and 

were absolutely thrilled with the product when it 

arrived. 

We have almost finished our kitchen now and it 

looks better than we could have hoped for! It 

might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but as long 

as it’s perfect to you that’s all that matters , make 

your home your haven!" 

Follow Patsy's Story on Instagram: 

@_our_home_renovation_ 

Langley Colonial Bridge Sink Mixer Antique 

Bronze - £79.99 


BEAUTIFUL BATHROOMS 

OORISH MOROCCAN INSPIRATION 

Photos 


Photographer Sarah Briggs and her husband 

have spent the past year, enrolling on the challenge 

of renovating and extending their Edwardian, 

home in the Derbyshire countryside. 

Despite the many challenges including a wild 

overgrown jungle - they call the garden, knocking 

through fireplaces and brickwork, the bathroom 

has quickly been a welcome retreat after days 

of hard work. The room blends modern and 

traditional features, Moroccan tiles and splashes 

of colour. Sarah has been using our range of 

bespoke antique bronze fittings to finish. 

Sarah explains: "I love colour and am a bit of 

a maximalist, so Sophie Robinson is one of my 

favourite interior designs, Mathew Williamson is 

amazing too. Anna Hayman has gorgeous patterns, 

I like to look at her fabrics and wallpapers! But I 

do get a lot of inspiration from Instagram, so not 

always designers just other normal people like me! 

© Sarah Briggs 

I saw the tiles a while back so knew we wanted 

those for this bathroom, but we didn’t want to 

overdo it on the walls so we’ve kept it white and 

black (which is hard for me as I love colour) So then 

we just fancied something different from Chrome, 

gold was too much for my husband, he wanted 

something less shiny, so we looked for brushed 

brass and that’s where I came across House of 

ENKI, I searched long and hard over the internet 

and ENKI were far the best value for money and 

excellent quality." 

Follow Sarah's Story on Instagram: 

@ sarah64b 


DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT 

LYNSEY HOSKIN 

Derbyshire based, Lynsey Hoskin of Asheville Interior Design was a finalist on Grand Designs Live 2019. Her latest 

'Under the Stairs' Project of an Industrial Developers Room brought her to House of ENKI. 


A concrete distress finish via the wallpaper is combined 

with other natural elements of stone and marble. Lynsey’s 

candid photographs in a negative finish were displayed 

throughout along with occasional hits of crystal and props 

for realism. The design's main focus a developer's 

workstation features a bespoke purpose-built sink from 

Richards of Hull and a gorgeous tap from House of ENKI. 

Lynsey, a first-time buyer for the store explains why: 

" Whilst searching for industrial style taps I liked the 

combination of the steel with rubber Flexi tap, it’s a real 

statement piece which adds that bit more to the design 

and feels really slick." 

Having spent 14 years plus in marketing and 

project management, through living in the USA 

Lynsey decided to study following her calling for 

interior design. Dedicating her time now between 

the UK and Turkey, she provides various tailored 

services, enjoys helping clients push the boundaries 

and loves the diversity of her work. 

Her company 'Asheville Interior Design' provides bespoke 

stylish interior solutions for contemporary everyday living. 

Creating beautiful spaces. As a fairly new start up 

independent business it’s a great achievement and start 

to her year for her project reaching the finals of the show; 

and was proudly displayed between 4-12th May 2019 at 

London EXCEL. 

Visit her website at: 

http://www.ashevilleinteriordesign.com/ 

and on Instagram: @ashevilleinteriordesign 

At the entry stage for Grand Designs Live 2019, 

Lynsey decided on a practical and elaborate use of 

the spacee 'under the stairs'. Inspired by her love of 

photography, she created her 

concept: An Industrial Developers Room. 

Photos ©Lynsey Hoskin HOUSE OF ENKI | 13

Jennifer Fletcher is an interior styler, who has eagerly 

begun work on renovating her family home. Her beautiful 

bathroom is light, spacious and filled with touches of 

individual personality throughout. Using the House of 

ENKI, helped her to come up with the perfect vanity unit, 

to centralise the design. 

"We were close to the finishing line of our major 

renovation work when we realised our existing family 

bathroom no longer lived up to the standard of the 

rest of our home and so we decided to give it a refresh 

sooner than we had initially planned. We came across 

House of Enki, admittedly by accident but we're very glad 

we found their product range. 

We struggled to find a vanity unit that was not too 

modern and sleek but not overly traditional or fussy as 

we live in a period home, but we're a modern, young (ish!) 

family. We found this vanity unit and basin and liked the 

fact it had a good amount of storage for toys, lotions 

and potions and the design was a good mix of modern 

and traditional. We went on to buy our taps from House 

of Enki too, they worked perfectly with the rest of the 

bathroom and the quality has been fantastic so I would 

recommend House of Enki to others." 

Follow Jennifer's Rennovation on Instagram:- 

@the.squiffy.mill 



TRANQUILITY AT THE SQUFFY MILL 

Photos © Jennifer Fletcher 


PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT 

Photo © Sarah Briggs 

ANTIQUE BRONZE SHOWERS 

Beautiful, timeless and aged to perfection. Our exclusive collection of antique bronze fixtures 

and fittings are the perfect blend of contemporary craftsmanship and classic design. 


£141.99 

£22.99 

Stafford traditional twin 

thermostatic shower valve 

exposed - antique bronze 

Traditional telephone hand 

shower brass - antique bronze 

• Solid brass construction, finished 

in high quality antique bronze 

• Easy clean anti-clog nozzles 

• Timeless design with ceramic & 

• Handset fits any standard shower 

cross handle detailing 

hose, easy to fit - no tools required 

• Twin thermostatic valve with anti-scald 

device 

• Water tight construction to minimise 

the possibility of water leakage 

• Minimum 0.1 bar water pressure, 

• Solid brass construction, antique 

0.5 bar recommended for best 

bronze finish 

performance 

£216.99 

Regent traditional concealed 

shower set with handheld kit 

& fixed head 200mm - antique 

bronze 

• Solid brass construction, durable 

antique bronze finish 

• Anti-scald thermostatic control 


1.0 bar recommended for best 

performance 

• Set includes: concealed thermostatic 

shower valve, handheld 

shower kit, fixed shower head & 

arm. 

£204.99 

£206.99 

Regent traditional concealed shower 

set with handheld kit & fixed bell head 

200mm -antique bronze 

• Solid brass construction, durable 

antique bronze finish 


• Minimum 0.5 bar water pressure, 1.0 

bar recommended for best 

performance 

• Set includes: concealed thermostatic 

shower valve, handheld shower kit, 

fixed shower head & arm 

Regent traditional concealed 

shower set with handheld kit 

& fixed head 150mm - antique 

bronze 

• Solid brass construction, 

• Durable antique bronze finish 



1.0 bar 

• recommended for best 

performance 

£43.99 

Traditional Antique Bronze 

Shower Kit with Wall Bracket 

• Shower kit includes shower head, 

hose, bracket 

• Solid brass shower head, stainless 

steel hose, solid brass bracket 

• Durable antique bronze finish 

• Easy to fit to any finished or tiled 

wall HOUSE OF ENKI | 17

EDWARDIAN EXCELLENCE AT BELMONT 



Photos © Christina Green 

Christina Green has always gravitated towards beuaitul things. which lead her and her partner John to tackle the 

mamouth task of renovating their beautiful 3-bed Edwardian terraced house. Her Instagram is filled with a beautiful 

collection of beautiful plush furnishings, repainted walls, wooden accents, and original features. A treasure trove 

of modern and antique design and her adorable little puppy, She explains: - "Initially, we were quite naïve about 

how much work the house needed. I’ll happily admit there were full-on tears and panic attacks once we realised 

the full extent of it! So, I turned to Instagram for inspiration. I started by searching renovation hashtags and soon 

found myself immersed in beautiful houses, gorgeous interior design and lots of people in the same scary boat as 

us. I started looking at our house differently and realised how lucky we are to have so many well-preserved original 

features throughout and the potential the house had. 

Photo © Christina Green

I decided instead of being petrified about what we had to do, I would be excited and throw myself into the project. 

"I had absolutely no experience in this field, dealing with builders, electricians, plumbers and completely styling 

our new home to our taste was a first for me. But, seeing what other people in the same situation had achieved 

via Instagram inspired me to believe it was possible and hugely rewarding. Family and friends were encouraging 

and wise, offering advice and reality checks. I had a blank canvas to work with, and loads of ideas I’d found on 

Instagram. I began researching like mad, spending loads of time looking for the exact look I knew I wanted, but on a 

tight budget. I have quite a specific style and decided to take some risks with colours, patterns and materials, which, 

thankfully, have paid off! 

For the bathroom I was mostly inspired by a specific photo I found on Topps Tiles Instagram page of traditional black 

and white marble floor tiles in a diamond pattern combined with their rich peacock coloured metro wall tiles. I used 

this as the basis of my design, changing it to include only a half wall of tiles so that the top half would be painted 

white to keep the room bright. I knew I wanted to rip out the old water tank and install a shower cubicle in its place 

and I knew I wanted traditional features such as a freestanding bath and traditional yet stylish bronze hardware for 

the taps, shower head etc. 

I came across House of ENKI when researching traditional bronze hardware for the kitchen and bathroom. I also 

noticed some fellow renovators on Instagram had used their products. I was thrilled when I found House of ENKI 

had the exact style of taps, shower heads and shower temperature controllers that I wanted at a very affordable 

price. I saved the links to all the products I wanted and couldn’t wait to order them. Once they arrived I was even 

happier, they looked so beautiful and people couldn’t believe how inexpensive they were when I told them. I think 

they perfectly suit the style and colour scheme of my bathroom and I have had so many compliments." 

Follow Christina's Story on Instagram: @ renovating_belmont 



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Gone are the days, where bathroom fixtures and fittings are limited to traditional metalics. We offer a bespoke 

collection of stunningly contempoary black taps that transform white tiles and brickwork, to give a stylish, designer 

look - whatever your budget. 

Customer Natasha from Project Twenty Seven explains how she transformed her master ensuite bathroom. 

"My husband and I are so indecisive and really struggle to come to an agreement. We had been trying to choose 

tiles for the en-suite for about 3 weeks until I exploded because everything I chose he hated and vice versa so in 

the end I said ‘go on Pinterest, find a bathroom you like and if I like it too we will try our best to match that’ and 

within hours we had made our decision. 

Harry is black obsessed! He knew from the get go he wanted black taps and I didn’t have to be persuaded. I loved 

the idea, it’s original and modern. We Googled until we couldn’t Google anymore to find ‘matte black’ taps and 

House of ENKI was the only place that offered stylish matte black taps. 

I would describe it is modern and fresh. It’s on trend but still offers that original feel." 

Follow Natasha's Renovation on Instagram @project_twentyseven 


Photos ©Nata 

|Project Twenty

sha 

Seven 

MODERN MATTE FINISHES 




Photo © Jennifer Fletcher

“ 

Photo ©Natasha 

|Project Twenty Seven 

GOOD DESIGNS COME FROM THE 

HEART, 

NOT THE BRAIN 

Danny Sengers 


CONTACT US 

House of ENKI, 

Unit 2, Square Deal Units 

5 West Road, Harlow 

CM20 2BQ 

United Kingdom 

Phone Us: 0800 086 8793 

From Abroad: +44 203 965 0000 

www.houseofenki.com

House of ENKI | Interior Inspirations Magazine | Issue 1 | May 2019

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