Trends New Zealand Trends Volume 32 No 5 New Zealand | Page 75

Increasingly, our bathrooms are places
of serene retreat, and designing a bathroom
with a spacious feel within a modest-sized
home only adds to the sense of sanctuary.
The owners of this smaller home asked
designer Natalie Du Bois for a bathroom
with the upmarket ambience of a refined
hotel ensuite. Features were to include a
his and her vanity, a walk-in shower and
the luxury of spaciousness.
“The high-end hotel feel was achieved
in part by specifying large-format, marblelook tiles in a glossy finish on the walls and

in a matt finish on the floor,” Du Bois says.
“To achieve the required feeling of
space, I floated the vanity, toilet and bidet
off the floor. This design approach, together
with the choice of the 600mm x 1200mm
porcelain tiles, glass-walled shower and
compact double vanity, makes the room
feel more expansive than it actually is.”
Adding to the feel of luxury, the vanity
is matched with sleek designer tapware.
“The owners also wanted the space
to be easy to maintain, so I designed a
moulded Corian bath plinth that’s fitted

Facing page: A floating vanity, toilet and bidet are
teamed with large-format porcelain tiles and a
glass-fronted shower to maximise the feel of space
in this bathroom by designer Natalie Du Bois.
Boasting a veined patterning, the porcelain tiles
have the rich look of marble but are easy to clean.
Above: Hidden agenda – the mirror-fronted wall
cabinet actually recesses back into the wall cavity,
making it perfect for housing electric toothbrushes
permanently p lugged in as well as ample storage
for make-up, skincare and cosmetics. A small
round side mirror with five times magnification is
ideal for make-up application or shaving.

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