Trends New Zealand Trends Volume 31 No 6 New Zealand | Page 49

Taste of the tropics
The centrepiece of this Pacific-style bathroom is a shower box
wrapped in timber stained with Resene Colorwood Mahogany
Good often comes from bad, and this
serene and decadent master bathroom is a
great example – the entire renovation was
sparked by the discovery of a water leak.
Homeowners Fraser and Sandy Gillies
took the opportunity to gut the entire
bathroom and start again.
Fraser Gillies, an architectural designer,
says the couple wanted something special.
“So many bathrooms have a standard
look and lack atmosphere. We wanted this
bathroom to reflect our personalities.”
The result is a Zen-like space that

would look perfectly at home in a Pacific
island resort.
The vanity, painted in Resene Black
Sheep, was retained, but given a new top
made from floor tiles. A circular vessel
basin adds an almost ceremonial feel.
But the centrepiece of the room is the
sculptural shower box clad in macrocarpa
slats. These were stained in Resene Colorwood Mahogany, then finished with three
coats of protective Resene Aquaclear on
all sides. Resene All Black was painted on
the shower box walls beneath the slats,

providing distinctive black shadowlines.
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