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Above right: There is extensive
uplighting in the bathroom, including
a band of LED lighting around the
base of the cedar panelling. The
shower features two showerheads,
and has a shaving mirror attached to
one wall. To reflect the natural light,
the ceiling was painted white.
Story by Colleen Hawkes
Photography by Jamie Cobel

“The cedar forms a band
around the top of the room,
which is like an inverted version of the way wood panelling
was used originally around
the base of a room,” says Ellis.
“Uplighting enhances the
visual warmth of the timber.”
Cedar also forms a cabinet
and towel box, both of which
are recessed into the wall.
The cedar is teamed with
fresh white 100mm x 300mm

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tiles, which line the vanity wall
and the wet area shower. Semifreestanding walls separate the
shower from the toilet, vanity
and bathtub are clad in grey
finger mosaic tiles.
“The tiler also laid mosaics
around the end of the tub,
cutting each tile individually
to accommodate the curve,”
says the architect. “Both the
tiler and builder had to work
with the fact that nothing was

square, as is often the case in
an older home.”
A pared-back pedestal
vanity with a chrome stand
offers another link to the past,
but it is teamed with contemporary tapware and a modern,
wall-hung toilet.
An existing tall window,
designed by Paris Magdalinos
to frame a Norfolk pine view,
extends to the ceiling bringing
in plenty of natural light.