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Designed by: Nicola Manning, Nicola Manning Design
Photography by: Mark Scowen
From the designer:
The Brief: Our owners are an older couple in their ’70s with adult children and grandchildren. They have been planning for years to build their dream home on a piece of land on the waterfront at Scott’s Point. They engaged an architect who designed their new home and we were engaged to completely design all the interior spaces and finishes, including this family bathroom.
The brief was to design a bathroom for their grandchildren and other guests to use when they came to stay – it is not the powder room, as that is downstairs.
The Response: The bathroom is located upstairs amongst the guest bedrooms and television room. It is well sized and has good natural lighting. We used a dark textured tile on the long wall behind the bath, allowing the shape of the bath to pop out with the contrast in color and texture.
The black textured tile is contrasted with large format soft grey tiles on the remaining walls and the floor. Texture has also been added through the reeded shower glass, trimmed with a powder coated gunmetal to add definition.
Guests have a luxurious showering experience with a well-sized walk-in shower that includes a separate rain shower head and slide shower. A tiled niche is there for storing bottles and soap.
A gunmetal finish was chosen for the tapware, including the feature floor-mounted bath filler for the freestanding tub. A generous amount of storage is provided in the double vanity and tall storage cupboard.
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DesignerNicola Manning, Nicola Manning Design | BenchtopCaesarstone Pure White, |
TapsOli Wall Mount Mixer, Brushed Gunmetal finish, by Plumbline | Shower stallCustom, tiled |
ToiletSfera 54 Rimless Wall Hung, Matt White; Speedo Mechanical Full Frame Inwall Cistern; Speedo Mechanical Metal Flush Panel Aged Iron/Gunmetal – all by Plumbline | Floor tilesBrave Coke, from Tile Imports NZ |
BlindsLuxaflex Shutters | Vanity cabinetryCustom – Melteca Planked Urban Oak, Woodgrain finish |
BasinSuper-Thin Round Vessel Basin, by Plumbline | BathNiagara Ellipse, freestanding, by Plumbline |
Shower fittingsOli Round Slide Shower, Brushed Gunmetal finish, by Plumbline | AccessoriesToilet roll holder, towel rail, robe hook – all Oli, by Plumbline |
Wall coveringsMain wall tile – TINZ Brave Coke (450x900mm); feature wall – TINZ Regoli Nero Sticks (75x300mm) | AwardsTrends International Design Awards (TIDA) Bathrooms – Highly Commended |
From the designer:
The Brief: Our owners are an older couple in their ’70s with adult children and grandchildren. They have been planning for years to build their dream home on a piece of land on the waterfront at Scott’s Point. They engaged an architect who designed their new home and we were engaged to completely design all the interior spaces and finishes, including this family bathroom.
The brief was to design a bathroom for their grandchildren and other guests to use when they came to stay – it is not the powder room, as that is downstairs.
The Response: The bathroom is located upstairs amongst the guest bedrooms and television room. It is well sized and has good natural lighting. We used a dark textured tile on the long wall behind the bath, allowing the shape of the bath to pop out with the contrast in color and texture.
The black textured tile is contrasted with large format soft grey tiles on the remaining walls and the floor. Texture has also been added through the reeded shower glass, trimmed with a powder coated gunmetal to add definition.
Guests have a luxurious showering experience with a well-sized walk-in shower that includes a separate rain shower head and slide shower. A tiled niche is there for storing bottles and soap.
A gunmetal finish was chosen for the tapware, including the feature floor-mounted bath filler for the freestanding tub. A generous amount of storage is provided in the double vanity and tall storage cupboard.
Search similar articles
Credit List
DesignerNicola Manning, Nicola Manning Design | BenchtopCaesarstone Pure White, |
TapsOli Wall Mount Mixer, Brushed Gunmetal finish, by Plumbline | Shower stallCustom, tiled |
ToiletSfera 54 Rimless Wall Hung, Matt White; Speedo Mechanical Full Frame Inwall Cistern; Speedo Mechanical Metal Flush Panel Aged Iron/Gunmetal – all by Plumbline | Floor tilesBrave Coke, from Tile Imports NZ |
BlindsLuxaflex Shutters | Vanity cabinetryCustom – Melteca Planked Urban Oak, Woodgrain finish |
BasinSuper-Thin Round Vessel Basin, by Plumbline | BathNiagara Ellipse, freestanding, by Plumbline |
Shower fittingsOli Round Slide Shower, Brushed Gunmetal finish, by Plumbline | AccessoriesToilet roll holder, towel rail, robe hook – all Oli, by Plumbline |
Wall coveringsMain wall tile – TINZ Brave Coke (450x900mm); feature wall – TINZ Regoli Nero Sticks (75x300mm) | AwardsTrends International Design Awards (TIDA) Bathrooms – Highly Commended |
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