Durable and hygienic, a solid Staron counter top will infuse your bathroom with elegance. The covering is groutfree and therefore easy to clean. The material costs from £350 per m2. Right: Priced from £28.99 per m2, units in Gemini Tiles’ Palace collection are available in various sizes for use on walls and floors
Bathrooms are a surprisingly recent innovation. For centuries, a tin bath kept on a hook in the kitchen, an outside privy with a ‘guzunder’ and a washstand in the bedroom were considered perfectly adequate for an ordinary family. However, after the Victorians installed public plumbing and drainage systems, the convenience of moving such amenities inside the house was soon appreciated. It wasn’t long before these functional spaces presented a new opportunity to introduce a bit of luxury to the home. This zone also offers self builders and renovators the chance to get creative, thanks to the array of finishes and appliances available to transform the bathroom into a stylish area.
The basics
Deciding on the size, location and number of bathrooms is a crucial stage when putting together your new home’s floorplan. The traditional approach of one family bathroom upstairs and a WC downstairs has had its day. Ensuites can be squeezed into comparatively small areas, as it’s now popular for all bedrooms have access to their own bathing quarters, sometimes with no shared bathroom.
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