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OWNERS Andrea and Geoff Woodhead
WHERE Nottinghamshire
BUDGET £13,500
DESIGNER Nick Muller of Ripples, Sutton Coldfield
THE BRIEF
Add an en suite bathroom to a loft bedroom, providing space for both bath and shower plus ample storage.
DESIGN TIPS
“Install stud walls at the lowest part of the eaves. It creates useful storage and a place to hide the plumbing,” says Nick.
SOURCEBOOK
Design: Ripples, 0870 750 1626.
Basin: Ion Glass, 0845 658 9988.
Radiator: Bisque, (01225) 478500.
Shower: Jacuzzi, (01782) 717175.
Tiles: Bisazza, (020) 8640 7994.
The Woodheads decided to convert the loft in their 1960s property in Worksop so that their eldest daughter, who was approaching her teens, could have a room of her own. And by creating an en suite bathroom, they realised they could capitalise on their investment.
When Nick Muller of Ripples first saw the space, he recommended that they move a stud wall to open up the room, which would allow for a separate bath and shower. However, the sloping ceilings had an impact on the layout. “The location of the shower was pretty much determined by the ceiling height but the sloping sections ended up providing interest, especially over the bath,” says Nick.
The bath was placed under the lowest point of the ceiling, since height is less of an issue for bathing, while the addition of a stud wall created somewhere to hang the basin and also hide the toilet. As the basin was sited near the door, Nick commissioned a glass version that the eye would simply glide through. Mirrored recesses were designed to offer storage and help bounce light around the room. For the bath surrounds and part of the walls, Andrea chose blue mosaic tiles with a pearly finish; these also appear on the floor, interspersed with stark white tiles. White-painted ceilings and remaining wall space complete the look. Not only is the family thrilled with the new room, but on the strength of it Kitchen + Bathroom Designer magazine voted Nick Bathroom Designer of the Year in 2005.
WORDS LINDA GRABHAM
PHOTOGRAPH DARREN CHUNG
MAY 2006
WHERE Nottinghamshire
BUDGET £13,500
DESIGNER Nick Muller of Ripples, Sutton Coldfield
THE BRIEF
Add an en suite bathroom to a loft bedroom, providing space for both bath and shower plus ample storage.
DESIGN TIPS
“Install stud walls at the lowest part of the eaves. It creates useful storage and a place to hide the plumbing,” says Nick.
SOURCEBOOK
Design: Ripples, 0870 750 1626.
Basin: Ion Glass, 0845 658 9988.
Radiator: Bisque, (01225) 478500.
Shower: Jacuzzi, (01782) 717175.
Tiles: Bisazza, (020) 8640 7994.
The Woodheads decided to convert the loft in their 1960s property in Worksop so that their eldest daughter, who was approaching her teens, could have a room of her own. And by creating an en suite bathroom, they realised they could capitalise on their investment.
When Nick Muller of Ripples first saw the space, he recommended that they move a stud wall to open up the room, which would allow for a separate bath and shower. However, the sloping ceilings had an impact on the layout. “The location of the shower was pretty much determined by the ceiling height but the sloping sections ended up providing interest, especially over the bath,” says Nick.
The bath was placed under the lowest point of the ceiling, since height is less of an issue for bathing, while the addition of a stud wall created somewhere to hang the basin and also hide the toilet. As the basin was sited near the door, Nick commissioned a glass version that the eye would simply glide through. Mirrored recesses were designed to offer storage and help bounce light around the room. For the bath surrounds and part of the walls, Andrea chose blue mosaic tiles with a pearly finish; these also appear on the floor, interspersed with stark white tiles. White-painted ceilings and remaining wall space complete the look. Not only is the family thrilled with the new room, but on the strength of it Kitchen + Bathroom Designer magazine voted Nick Bathroom Designer of the Year in 2005.
WORDS LINDA GRABHAM
PHOTOGRAPH DARREN CHUNG
MAY 2006
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