Homes & Gardens UK – September 2019

FEATURE

LINDA CLAYTON

PHOTOGRAPHS

JONATHAN MITCHELL

BALANCEDPROPORTIONSANDNATURALMATERIALSINNEUTRALTONES

INSTILASPA-LIKECALMNESSINTHISSPACIOUSENSUITE

DESIGNERSLisaandRoyPersse,

PorterBathroom, 0203355 1817,

porterbathroom.com.

THEPROPERTYA five-bedroom

new-buildhomeinCalifornia.

DESIGNBRIEFTomaximisethe

unusuallygenerous,sun-filledproportions

ofthismasterbedroom’sensuiteand

makea connectionwithnature– thearea

is famedforitsredwoodtrees.Theoverall

lookwastobeledbytherestofthehouse’s

pared-back,Belgium-inspiredarchitecture.

DIMENSIONS6x3.3m

LAYOUT

‘Westartedwiththebath,’recallsRoy.

‘Thespacenaturallycalledoutfor

it totakecentrestage.Placingthe

vanityunitsoneithersidecreatedthe

perfecttrio,witheachpiecegiven

enoughspacetomakea calmbut

powerfulstatementasyouenterthe

room.’Whileslopingceilingscan

oftenhinderaninterior,herethey

arehighenoughnottocausean

obstructionormaketheroomfeel

crowded.Instead,thesymmetrical

lineshavea framingeffectonthe

windowandbathbelow.

SURFACES

LeigeGreymarblewasselectedforits

naturalsoftness.‘Itis withoutdoubt

themostneutralbutinterestinggrey

marblethereis,’saysLisa.‘Together

withthelimed-oakfinishonthe

vanityunits,it is theperfectchoicein

a homethat’sfocusedonnatural

finishesandrestraint.Whenyouwalk

intotheroom,youcanalmostfeel

life’sstressesliftoffofyourshoulders.’

Thebrasswareis inpolishednickel,

whichfeelscrisperthana warm

finishlikeagedbrassorcopper.

FITTINGS

Anylarge-scaleroomrequiresfittings

tomatch,andPorterBathroom’s

Clydemarbleslabbathis certainly

imposing.A double-endedinsetbath,

encasedinLeigeGreymarble,the

edgesweretightlymitredat 90

degreestoforma monolithicpiece

thatlookslikeit is carvedfroma

singleslab.‘Abathlikethisdemands

spaceandfortunatelywehadit here,’

saysRoy,‘butwestillhadtowork

hardtofindtheperfectspottomake

it sing,withoutlettingit completely

takeover.’Outofshot,andmeasuring

animpressive2x1.6m,thewalk-in

steamshowercanaccommodatetwo

people,butframelessglazingofthe

enclosureensuresit doesn’tappear

toolarge.‘Wehadthespacetogobig,

butit wasimportantthatit doesn’t

feeloutofplaceordominating,’says

Lisa.Insidetheshower,Barbara

Barry’sArtDeco-inspiredcontrols

bringextraglamour,alongwitha

built-inseatforcomfortandstorage

nichestokeeptoiletriesclosetohand.

FURNITURE

Thevanityunitswereupscaledto

matchtheroom’sgrandproportions.

Beneaththem,thelimed-oakdrawers

providetextureandwarmth,while

theslab-stylemarbletopsection

looksluxuriouslychunky.Above,a

mirroredcabinet,witheye-level

lightingoneitherside,takescareof

smallertoiletriesandtoothbrushes

andcreatesa pleasinglysymmetrical

design.‘Aboveall,theownerswanted

a bathroomwithspacearoundeach

fittingtorelaxandbreathe,’saysLisa.

FITTINGSClydesinglevanity

unitswithlimed-oakstorage,

polishednickelframesand

marbletops,£6,800each;

ClydemarbleslabbathinLeige

Greyhonedmarble,£5,200;

bespokesteamshowerand

framelessenclosure(outof

shot),around£10,000;Pelham

basinwallthree-holetapsin

polishednickel,£366each,all

PorterBathroom.Wall-mounted

basinmixers, £1,878each;

freestandingbathmixerwith

handshower,£2,420.46;Tuxedo

byBarbaraBarryshower

thermostatictrimwithClassic

handle,£2,108.30;Tuxedoby

BarbaraBarryshowervolume

controltrimwithStreamline

handle,£643.53;Tuxedoby

BarbaraBarryhandshower,

£1,676;AirInductionsmall

traditionalraindomeshower

withwall-mountedarm,

£1,118.99,allKallistaat

WestOneBathrooms

SURFACESLeigeGrey

honed-marbletiles, 61x61cm,

£138sqm,PorterBathroom.

WallsinStrongWhite

modernemulsion,£46.50

for2.5L,Farrow& Ball

ACCESSORIESHayden

frosted-glasswalllightsin

polishednickel,£510each;

Everdonlargemirrored

cabinets, £634each,

allPorterBathroom

DREAM BATHROOM

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