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KeypiecesAntonioLupi‘Ilbagno’curvedvanitywithItalianwalnuttrim,AntonioLupibespoke4mmfixedmirror,POA,andGarethAshton
‘Byron’1690mmfreestandingbath,$3905,allfromMinosa.Gessi‘Goccia’floor-mountedbathfillerandmixer,$2198,wall-mountedspout
andmixer,$1480,Minosa.Inaxglazed-porcelainmosaictiles,$125.40/m²,Artedomus.ConcretecollectionporcelainfloortilesinRope
(1200x1200mm), $169/m²,RocksOn.Cedarstool,$344,Umesoapdish,$40,LingeParticulier‘Waffle’towelinOptic White, $123, and
Mette Ditmer ‘Grid’towel, $69, Oliver Thom. Stripe seagrassbasket,$75, Garden Life.DESIGNAPPROACH
to maketheensuitemorespaceefficient,Darreninstalleda bladewallin
theroomthattucksawaytheshowerandtoilet.it nowoccupiesspacethat
wasoncea darkwalk-inwardrobe.“thebladewallallowsustousethe
‘dead’spaceinthecentreoftheroomandcreatesa littlemoreprivacy,”
hesays.it alsoallowstheownersa spotfora floatingmirrorthat’s 4 mm
thickbutgenerouslysized.“sometimesa doublebasincanlimitthework
surfaceinanensuite,buta bigmirroropensuptheworkingarea,”says
Darren.alineoftrimis designedtopulltheeyeawayfromthewindow
andtodirectit totheheroesofthespace:thebeautifulvanityandbath.
“Weoptedforanilbagnovanityfromantoniolupi.it hasa moulded
coriantop,italianwalnuttrimandsoftedges.it reallyis old-worldglamour
reinvented.”aGarethashtonfreestandingbathis teamedwitha spectacular
Gessi‘Goccia’bathfillerandsetagainstverticallylaidwhitemosaics.
large-format 1200 x 1200 mmfloortilesminimisegroutlinesonthefloor
andarerepeatedabovethetrimforcontinuity.theeffectis simply
beautiful,saystheowner.“it’s such a calming space to step into.”>
Minosa; minosa.com.au✚Vanityfair“It’sthesoftly
roundededgesofthisvanitythat
makeit therightchoiceforthis
bathroom,” says Darren.Styling by Sarah Maloney. Photography by Kristina Soljo.