Australian House & Garden — June 2017

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Think that taps are limited to the wall or sitting up behind

the basin? It doesn’t have to be that way, says Lochlan

Sinclair, design manager for Neometro, who worked on this

main bathroom (left) in Melbourne with interior designer

Sue Carr. “We had a wide double vanity to play with, so we

placed the mixers beside the inset basins. It’s an unusual

placement, but offers great tap access and keeps the

splashback clear.”neometro.com.au

Don’t discount the impact of wallpaper. In this Melbourne

bathroom, a Moroccan-inspired Schumacher wallpaper called

Nasrid Palac Mosaic in Mica from Grant Dorman Interior Products

tricks the eye into thinking it’s resting on tiles. “It’s a hand-painted

paper in black, white, gold and silver that ties the room together

beautifully,” says interior designer Teresa Kleeman of Embracing

Space. The mirror is a masterful match for it.embracingspace.com.au

‘A two-tone bathroom

always packs a

visual punch. One

great approach is to

wrap your floor tiles

up behind the bath

or shower and have

simple white tiles on

the adjacent walls.’

Justine Wilson,

Vault Interiors;

vaultinteriors.com.au

Throw out the rule book

when it comes to designing

your vanity, as interior

designer Greg Natale did

in this Brisbane bathroom

(above). “A black and white

theme runs right through

the house, so why not

extend it to the bathroom

vanity?” he says. “We asked

our joiner to individually

cut and stain timber pieces

for the vanity front.” The

result is very striking indeed

and a beautiful match for the

Arabescato marble in

the room.gregnatale.com

What can stone do for a

bathroom that tiles can’t?

It can offer texture, warmth

and variation – after all, it’s

naturally derived so no

two slabs are the same.

However,stone’s porosity

does mean it requires

sealing when used in wet

zones; the payoff is its

beauty. The shower shown

below is clad with Jericho

Limestone and Sesame

Cobblestone from Eco

Outdoor.ecooutdoor.com.au

‘Wall hooks are handy in the bathroom but

In-teria takes them to the next level with hooks

(and door hardware) made from hydrowood

• reclaimed submerged Tasmanian timbers
  with a very light environmental footprint.’
  Druce Davey, Greener; greenerkitchens.com.au >

Prints charming

Location, location

Stone age

Vanity project

Photography by Derek Swalwell (2), Anson Smart (4), Tahnee Jade (5).

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