Dark and moody powder room illuminated by pendant lights and LED ceiling lighting that enhances wall texture.

A Touch of Theatre

This powder room effectively juggles visual interest and practicality – a feature vanity wall is played up while a less used shower is tucked away out of immediate sight.

A Touch of Theatre

This powder room effectively juggles visual interest and practicality – a feature vanity wall is played up while a less used shower is tucked away out of immediate sight.

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Designed by: Natalie Du Bois, Du Bois Design

Photography by: Olivia Atkinson

From the designer:

  • This bathroom is mainly used as a powder room, but from time to time is also used as an additional guest bathroom.
  • As the room is used as a powder room more often, I hid the shower behind a tiled wall to create a less utilitarian-looking space.
  • My homeowners were keen on a dark and moody aesthetic – so I specified a grey and black colour scheme, which is enhanced with a mix of soft light from the pendants and more dramatic LED lighting within the ceiling, which washes down the walls.
Dramatic black embossed feature tile adds texture, contrasting with smooth grey porcelain floor and wall tiles.
A black embossed feature tile was specified to become a theatrical backdrop with the rest of the floors and walls all tiled the same grey stone porcelain tile to keep the rest of the space more minimal looking.
  • A black embossed feature tile was specified to become a theatrical backdrop, with the balance of the floors and walls all tiled the same grey stone porcelain tile to keep the rest of the space more minimal looking.
  • Storage and benchtop surfaces were not a priority for this guest bathroom. However, I suggested a small area be dedicated for toilet rolls and guest towels storage, which I tucked away from sight behind the door so as not to take away from the dramatic look achieved around the basin area.
  • For a smallish room, this bathroom surprisingly doesn’t feel cramped – it has a large 1600mm shower space as well as ample storage and room to move.
Toilet roll holder discreetly mounted beside cabinetry, preserving the uninterrupted look of the feature wall.
The toilet roll holder has been placed to the side of the cabinetry unit to ensure the dramatic focal relief tiled wall is kept clean of any distractions.
  • Recessed niches within the shower and above the basin provide a handy location for toiletries, while the basin shelf even has a power point fitted to the side out of view.
  • The toilet roll holder was placed to the side of the cabinetry unit to ensure the dramatic focal relief tiled wall is kept clean of any distractions.

 

Hidden shower design behind a tiled partition creates a clean, non-utilitarian look for the dual-use space.
As the room is most often used as a powder room, the designer hid the shower behind a tiled wall to encourage a less utilitarian looking space.

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Credit List

Designer
Natalie Du Bois, Du Bois Design
Basin
Solid surface, column, by Plumbline
Taps
Buddy in aged iron, by Plumbline
Toilet
Catalano, from Plumbline
Wall coverings
Urban Style and Bass relief porcelain tiles, supplied by Du Bois Design
Vanity cabinetry and benchtop
Black stained oak, by NZ Panels
Cabinetry hardware
Blum
Shower fittings
Buddy
Flooring
Urban style Euro, supplied by Du Bois Design
Lighting
Amp lamp – Norman Copenhagen, supplied by Du Bois Design
Awards
Trends International Design Awards (TIDA) Bathrooms – Runner-up

From the designer:

  • This bathroom is mainly used as a powder room, but from time to time is also used as an additional guest bathroom.
  • As the room is used as a powder room more often, I hid the shower behind a tiled wall to create a less utilitarian-looking space.
  • My homeowners were keen on a dark and moody aesthetic – so I specified a grey and black colour scheme, which is enhanced with a mix of soft light from the pendants and more dramatic LED lighting within the ceiling, which washes down the walls.
Dramatic black embossed feature tile adds texture, contrasting with smooth grey porcelain floor and wall tiles.
A black embossed feature tile was specified to become a theatrical backdrop with the rest of the floors and walls all tiled the same grey stone porcelain tile to keep the rest of the space more minimal looking.
  • A black embossed feature tile was specified to become a theatrical backdrop, with the balance of the floors and walls all tiled the same grey stone porcelain tile to keep the rest of the space more minimal looking.
  • Storage and benchtop surfaces were not a priority for this guest bathroom. However, I suggested a small area be dedicated for toilet rolls and guest towels storage, which I tucked away from sight behind the door so as not to take away from the dramatic look achieved around the basin area.
  • For a smallish room, this bathroom surprisingly doesn’t feel cramped – it has a large 1600mm shower space as well as ample storage and room to move.
Toilet roll holder discreetly mounted beside cabinetry, preserving the uninterrupted look of the feature wall.
The toilet roll holder has been placed to the side of the cabinetry unit to ensure the dramatic focal relief tiled wall is kept clean of any distractions.
  • Recessed niches within the shower and above the basin provide a handy location for toiletries, while the basin shelf even has a power point fitted to the side out of view.
  • The toilet roll holder was placed to the side of the cabinetry unit to ensure the dramatic focal relief tiled wall is kept clean of any distractions.

 

Hidden shower design behind a tiled partition creates a clean, non-utilitarian look for the dual-use space.
As the room is most often used as a powder room, the designer hid the shower behind a tiled wall to encourage a less utilitarian looking space.

Search similar articles


Credit List

Designer
Natalie Du Bois, Du Bois Design
Basin
Solid surface, column, by Plumbline
Taps
Buddy in aged iron, by Plumbline
Toilet
Catalano, from Plumbline
Wall coverings
Urban Style and Bass relief porcelain tiles, supplied by Du Bois Design
Vanity cabinetry and benchtop
Black stained oak, by NZ Panels
Cabinetry hardware
Blum
Shower fittings
Buddy
Flooring
Urban style Euro, supplied by Du Bois Design
Lighting
Amp lamp – Norman Copenhagen, supplied by Du Bois Design
Awards
Trends International Design Awards (TIDA) Bathrooms – Runner-up

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