Leamington and Warwick Living Mar - Apr 2022
Spring has sprung! This edition is a celebration of the best of it - great food, cracking competitions, Easter bakes, a classic chef interview and an amazing bathroom transformation.
Spring has sprung! This edition is a celebration of the best of it - great food, cracking competitions, Easter bakes, a classic chef interview and an amazing bathroom transformation.
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LAYOUT<br />
More than anything, it was the<br />
layout of this space that made it<br />
feel cramped. The bath protruded,<br />
meaning you all but knocked into<br />
it as you came in. You’d have to<br />
edge past the basin to get to the<br />
loo. By moving the loo <strong>and</strong> flipping<br />
the bath, the whole space is more<br />
open <strong>and</strong> that creates an amazing<br />
feeling of luxury.<br />
Below is the before <strong>and</strong> after of the<br />
layout. Thee door has also been<br />
flipped so you come into an open<br />
space, rather than side stepping.<br />
After<br />
WC<br />
lasts two years too! The toilet is also rimless inside, meaning<br />
there are fewer nooks <strong>and</strong> crannies for bacteria to live.<br />
BATH<br />
BASIN<br />
WINDOW<br />
Where’s the towel rail?<br />
Another one that confounded the builder a bit - again because of<br />
the size of the bathroom, I was worried about the projection of a<br />
towel rail into the room. My other half also only hangs his towels<br />
rather than folding them on a rail - so we came up with a different<br />
solution. The underfloor heating is electric <strong>and</strong> these wires can<br />
be (carefully) taken out of the matting - we asked the builder to<br />
cut grooves into the wall to accommodate the cables <strong>and</strong> tile<br />
over them - thus creating a warm wall. We then positioned hooks<br />
about 10cm clear of the top edge of the cables <strong>and</strong> the towels<br />
hang against a warm wall to speed drying.<br />
DOOR<br />
What’s the secret to a successful bathroom scheme?<br />
I think we are looking for bathrooms to feel like an escape - in<br />
line with that, lots of storage is essential - looking at clutter is<br />
not relaxing! Making more of a layout <strong>and</strong> maybe opting for<br />
smaller baths to maximise the feeling of space also helps. Our<br />
vanity unit is a floating one, helping the volume of furniture in<br />
the room to feel smaller.<br />
BATH<br />
STOCKIST INFORMATION:<br />
For tiles, bathroom furniture <strong>and</strong> taps:<br />
RAK Ceramics: www.rakceramics.com<br />
Find your nearest supplier here: www.rakceramics.com/uk/en/<br />
store-locator/united-kingdom<br />
WC<br />
WINDOW<br />
For light swtiches <strong>and</strong> sockets:<br />
Corston Architectural Detail: www.corston.com<br />
For audio Equipment:<br />
Lithe Audio: www.litheaudio.com<br />
DOOR<br />
BASIN<br />
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