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Designed by: Lisa de Boer, Lisa de Boer Design
Photography by: Murray Rix
From the designer:
Owner brief
This was a complete ensuite renovation. Our homeowners desired a beautiful, bright space with ease of use and wheelchair access if needed in the future.
Special features
Hand-painted glass wall panels, illuminated complementing basins, bespoke sconce wall light – several elements were designed for this project by Lisa de Boer.
Challenges
Glass wall panels – lining up the coral sea fans artwork to adjoining panels – panels are painted back to front.
Designer statement
The owners’ brief was to ‘create a bathroom space that will take us into our twilight years’.
As part of this, it was to include a shower that could accommodate a wheelchair – while creating a beautiful, bright space.
The resulting bathroom came together as a coral fantasy, using silver, black and white tones.
Various lighting components were fun additions – with under-vanity LED lighting on a sensor for night time safety, a bespoke wall sconce, and custom lit basins adding another design dimension.
Wrapping the glass panels – with hand painted coral imagery by Lisa de Boer – around the shower ceiling and the shower bench was a challenge with the hand-painting of artwork backwards on the glass – arranged so as to achieve double reflection in vanity mirror.
This style of organic glass moulding gives the illusion of coral submerged under the sea.
It was very important to line up the sea fans around the pieces, so the artwork was cohesive.
The final result is a truly peaceful space that was a delight to design.
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Credit List
Bathroom designerLisa de Boer, Lisa de Boer Design | BenchtopSlumped glass from VooDoo Glass, with hand painted coral imagery by Lisa de Boer |
TapsArcisan, matte black wall mount, from Harvey Norman Commercial | Shower fittingsArcisan matte black shower set, from Harvey Norman Commercial |
AccessoriesCustom coral design wall sconce light by VooDoo Glass – design by Lisa de Boer | WallcoveringsLow iron, acid-etched matte 6mm glass wall panels throughout; handpainted coral artwork by Lisa de Boer |
FlooringItalian La Roche Grey porcelain floor tile in warm grey (800 x 400mm); offset tiling design to complement the ensuite floor-plan. | Vanity cabinetryCustom wall hung vanity by Cut n Edge, featuring soft close draws and underneath LED sensor. Overhead Vanity cabinet with mirror doors by Voodoo Glass |
BasinsHandcrafted illuminated Oxyform-resin basins with integrated ILLUMI™ Lighthbox (on sensor) from the Pearl Collection in Onyx, from The Basin Lab | Shower stallFrameless shower screen in low iron crystal glass (no green tinge); shower designed to cater to wheelchair access |
ToiletGebreit integrated toilet in white, from Harvey Norman Commercial | General lightingCeiling downlights in warm hue on dimmers, from Harvey Norman Commercial |
Cast-glass bustHandmade by Lisa de Boer | AwardsTrends International Design Awards (TIDA) Bathrooms – Winner |
From the designer:
Owner brief
This was a complete ensuite renovation. Our homeowners desired a beautiful, bright space with ease of use and wheelchair access if needed in the future.
Special features
Hand-painted glass wall panels, illuminated complementing basins, bespoke sconce wall light – several elements were designed for this project by Lisa de Boer.
Challenges
Glass wall panels – lining up the coral sea fans artwork to adjoining panels – panels are painted back to front.
Designer statement
The owners’ brief was to ‘create a bathroom space that will take us into our twilight years’.
As part of this, it was to include a shower that could accommodate a wheelchair – while creating a beautiful, bright space.
The resulting bathroom came together as a coral fantasy, using silver, black and white tones.
Various lighting components were fun additions – with under-vanity LED lighting on a sensor for night time safety, a bespoke wall sconce, and custom lit basins adding another design dimension.
Wrapping the glass panels – with hand painted coral imagery by Lisa de Boer – around the shower ceiling and the shower bench was a challenge with the hand-painting of artwork backwards on the glass – arranged so as to achieve double reflection in vanity mirror.
This style of organic glass moulding gives the illusion of coral submerged under the sea.
It was very important to line up the sea fans around the pieces, so the artwork was cohesive.
The final result is a truly peaceful space that was a delight to design.
Search similar articles
Credit List
Bathroom designerLisa de Boer, Lisa de Boer Design | BenchtopSlumped glass from VooDoo Glass, with hand painted coral imagery by Lisa de Boer |
TapsArcisan, matte black wall mount, from Harvey Norman Commercial | Shower fittingsArcisan matte black shower set, from Harvey Norman Commercial |
AccessoriesCustom coral design wall sconce light by VooDoo Glass – design by Lisa de Boer | WallcoveringsLow iron, acid-etched matte 6mm glass wall panels throughout; handpainted coral artwork by Lisa de Boer |
FlooringItalian La Roche Grey porcelain floor tile in warm grey (800 x 400mm); offset tiling design to complement the ensuite floor-plan. | Vanity cabinetryCustom wall hung vanity by Cut n Edge, featuring soft close draws and underneath LED sensor. Overhead Vanity cabinet with mirror doors by Voodoo Glass |
BasinsHandcrafted illuminated Oxyform-resin basins with integrated ILLUMI™ Lighthbox (on sensor) from the Pearl Collection in Onyx, from The Basin Lab | Shower stallFrameless shower screen in low iron crystal glass (no green tinge); shower designed to cater to wheelchair access |
ToiletGebreit integrated toilet in white, from Harvey Norman Commercial | General lightingCeiling downlights in warm hue on dimmers, from Harvey Norman Commercial |
Cast-glass bustHandmade by Lisa de Boer | AwardsTrends International Design Awards (TIDA) Bathrooms – Winner |
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