The best new looks in bathrooms, from storage and sinks to Philippe Starck’s 'White Tulip' bathtub

Amelia Thorpe picks out some of the best new looks in bathrooms.

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Cupboard love

Good storage helps create a tranquil, clutter-free bathroom, making it a modern essential. This Chichester washstand with drawers, cupboards, double basins and Carrara marble top costs £1,920, from Neptune.

www.neptune.com


Compact choice

Designed with smaller bathrooms in mind, the Regent cast-iron bath teams statement looks with compact 1,520mm by 730mm by 598mm dimensions. Shown here painted in Farrow & Ball’s Radicchio, it is finished to order, with other options including raw metal, primed metal or polished and lacquered, from £3,750, Drummonds.

www.drummonds-uk.com

(Image credit: Drummonds)

Smart step

Piazza Amber and Nero matt porcelain floor tiles team classic chequerboard style with modern practicality, as they are non-porous, high-grip, hardwearing and easy to maintain. Measuring 195mm by 195mm by 10mm, they cost £58.70 per sq m, from Mandarin Stone.

www.mandarinstone.com

(Image credit: Mandarin Stone)

Ageing gracefully

Designed and manufactured in England, the Langbourn single-lever basin mixer in Satin Brass is unlacquered and will develop its own individual patina over time. It costs £762 from Perrin & Rowe.

www.perrinandrowe.co.uk

(Image credit: Chris Reeve / Perrin & Rowe)

On show

In September West One Bathrooms opened a new showroom at 70 Calverley Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Triple the size of its previous premises in the town, the store has two floors of luxury fittings, tiles, paint from Mylands and a waterproof wallpaper gallery, even a four-dimensional virtual-reality theatre, so you can be ‘immersed’ in your bathroom design before purchasing.

www.westonebathrooms.com

(Image credit: West One)

Blooming marvellous

Inspired by the sculptural shape of a tulip in bloom, French designer Philippe Starck’s White Tulip bathroom collection for Duravit includes this elegant freestanding bath, from £3,714, and wall-hung basin console, from £1,960, from C. P. Hart.

www.cphart.co.uk

(Image credit: C. P. Hart)

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Royal Copper bath by Chadder & Co.

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Double vanity washstand by Christopher Peacock

(Image credit: Double vanity washstand by Christopher Peacock)

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Joanna wood bathroom design

Credit: Joanna Wood

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Credit: Mark Nicholson / Victoria Wormsley

Making a bathroom that's cosy as well as beautiful: 'Furnish a bathroom as you would any other room, to create a relaxing and inviting feel'

Victoria Wormsley has added a decorative feel to the bathroom of her Hampshire home. She spoke to Amelia Thorpe.

Credit: Salvesen Graham

'A bathroom should be somewhere you spend time and relax, rather than a purely utilitarian space'

Interior designer Nicole Salvesen, co-founder of Salvesen Graham, offers advice on adding warmth and decorative detail to a bathroom.

Interior designer James Thurstan Waterworth has worked around the world, from Istanbul to Hong Kong.
(Image credit: Damian Russell)

'The bathroom should be an extension of the rest of your home, so don’t be afraid to treat it that way'

Interior designer James Thurstan Waterworth shares his thoughts on creating the perfect bathroom.

Amelia Thorpe

Amelia Thorpe is a design and interiors journalist and regular contributor to Country Life. She spent the first half of her career book publishing, before jumping the fence to become a writer — a role that she adores. Amelia lives in London with her husband and two roguish dogs.

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