En-suite bathroom before & after
As I mentioned in my last post, I recently had some photographs taken of some recent projects. I’m still in a caring sharing kinda mood, so thought I would share a before & after of a recent en-suite bathroom that I have done. I had posted a sneak peak of this just after the tiling was done, so it may be a little familiar!
The before bathroom was in quite a state. The previous homeowner had done a lot of the renovations on the house himself -a master renovator he was not: the floor was about fall through, the twin basins shared a tap that barely reached either basin, and the overall design was haphazard.
Before…
Still before…
& now for the after…
My brief was to create an en-suite bathroom that was also a parents retreat -including a large bath and ahem, a throne, with ample storage for reading material!
I have also designed the kitchen in this house. My clients love living with colour so we continued the kitchen colour theme by using the same bamboo cabinetry and solid chunky reclaimed iron-bark vanity top. (Side note: as it’s a parent’s en-suite and not a family bath, I was OK about using timber in here. The clients know about how to best upkeep timber and love it muchly, so we did!)
The tiles are the feature of the room & I think they are a bit special! (They are hand made here in Melbourne with a crackle glaze finish & so beautiful!) Originally I was going to lay them in a ‘designed random pattern’, but when I was laying them out, I fell in love with them as a subtle stripe.
Rather than sticking with the same floor plan as was, I swapped it around and put in a much larger window with the bath below and put the shower and throne on the other side of the room. The cabinetry is designed with hidden storage everywhere so all the panels open for ample storage. The centre nook is purely for a lil sumpin pretty to live in. Hand blown glass pieces do the trick!
The floor and shower walls were laid with a natural stone from Aeria Country floors . Natural stone is a long process to install, but so worth it with its subtle texture and natural beauty.
And that’s that! Bathroom renovation complete!
I’m working on another 3 bathrooms at the moment! All very very different to each other – this is just how I like it! I love a space that truly reflects the people who live in the space and I am proud to say that this bathroom certainly does reflect the lovely colourful characters who bathe there!!
Tags: Bamboo cabinetry, Bathroom, before and after, Camilla Molders Design, natural stone floor, tiles, turquise bathroom
July 28th, 2011 at 4:05 pm
Love a before and after, Camilla. These look great. Such an improvement. I’m especially liking those bathroom wall tiles. Love the colour, love the texture. Well done!
Jennifer xx
July 29th, 2011 at 2:33 am
Incredible!!! That tile is breathtaking!!! What a transformation!
July 29th, 2011 at 9:40 am
The tiles are simply incredible. I love the stripes that you selected for them. And how natty that cupboard is – with all the little doors which open. Pure cleverness.
A stunning result and I bet the clients are stoked with it all.
August 3rd, 2011 at 5:59 am
Wow.. this is fabulous. Love the tile and the sleek cabinetry. Great transformation
August 26th, 2011 at 12:37 pm
Dear Camilla, what an amazing bathroom transformation! The owners must be so happy – I know I would be if I used that bathroom every day
I wondered if I could be so bold as to ask where you purchased the beautiful blue tiles from? I’d love to use something similar in my own bathroom.
With thanks, Lee
August 29th, 2011 at 9:06 am
Hi Lee & thanks for your lovely words!
The tiles are from Urban Edge ceramics in Richmond. They have a great range of goodies & the lovelies I’ve used on this project come in loads of different colours and finishes. Have fun playing & send me a link when you have done your bathroom!
September 17th, 2011 at 6:14 pm
Love! Love! Love! those tiles, lovely blog!
March 14th, 2012 at 11:00 am
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