Need help for our ensuite!
We bought a hampton style house 1 year ago and the ensuite is done in black and white. Very boring. I just need some advice on painting and decorating.
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9 years agolast modified: 9 years agoRelated Discussions
Need help choosing en-suite colour
Comments (11)you must have read my mind because i really didn't describe it very well but this is almost exactly what I had in mind! I love the greyish green. I think it would look really lovely in the main bedroom as well...I love nature and this really evokes an outdoor feeling. Thank you this may well be my choice...See MoreChanging a laundry to en-suite & adding separate toilet to bathroom
Comments (30)Hi Paul In apartments, the killer for layout changes are always drains, then water supply, then load bearing walls. Before you consider doing any changes to the layout, I would advise you to locate the drains (pics would be good) as they will likely restrict you. The drains are important for obvious reasons but also important is the fall (ie downward slope) of any drain you wish to install in a separate location. It means you have to take into account more height the further away from the existing drain you go. It is likely that your existing laundry trough/basin has a drain going down to the floor, and this is going to interfere with the proposed ensuite entry location. Ditto if it is going into the wall. The big one is the new shower. It will need to have a 50mm waste (drain) in the centre of where your washing machine now is.... and the question is where is it going to go.... I would suggest swapping the vanity and shower over to access the existing trough waste if it is large enough. In a lot of these older apartment buildings, the waste sizes are down at 38mm, which is not going to drain fast enough for a shower. If your existing waste is that size, you will need to have a hob to the shower as it will fill up, and you will also need to check health regs to see if it is allowed in your state. To get the drain for the new ensuite vanity and new laundrette sorted, I would punch through the new kitchen wall and run drainage along the wall behind the new cupboards and around to the existing kitchen sink waste. This will give you plenty of fall and a place to hide the pipes. For the new basin to the existing, you will need to see if you can get it around to the existing basin waste in the bathroom adjacent by running it around and under the bath. Cheers...See MoreHelp with en-suite
Comments (34)Alright let's see if we can put this to bed. There's nothing at all wrong or amateurish with your home. Agree seeing photo it's arguably too much of a compromise nor cost effective to move/change the window considering outcomes. The solution here will come in the fit-out and how to balance that as best as possible within the constraints set. You can do it with a 1500 size bath option, 900x1200 shower. and it's essentially a tweak/fine-tune from the idea you had originally. (I shouldn't really do this but here you go/I'm feeling generous today ;) ) You run a ledge all the way around the back and end walls. Mirrored cabinets all along the end above the basin. This will feel massive and luxurious with the ledges/more dimension & interest. But you'd need a concealed in wall cistern. Any privacy concerns (in bathrooms) can be managed by combination blinds/furnishings - arguably much more flexible (and cheaper in this situation) than changing glazing to frosted glass. And then you still retain an outlook/light to your ensuite during the day etc... Good luck & Merry Christmas :) PD...See MoreMaster bedroom, WIR and en-suite design
Comments (12)reluctant to lose the convenience of outside access to a toilet my suggestion sacrifices a little space off the lounge and bedroom to keep the extra toilet and use the original laundry space for a bigger ensuite with separate toilet and double vanities, the new extension makes a more spacious wiw with only standard doorway openings to the new rooms but the ideal outside door for the laundry will depend on the location of the drying area and you may decide that a western door or no outside door (and walk through the verandah?) could both add more counter space to the laundry and, much as i like the gable roof for the extension, it would be interesting to obtain a comparative quote for a simple skillion roof (and raked ceilings for the new laundry and wiw) that may save a lot of extra roof structure that doesn't add anything to the inside of the new rooms or streetscape and could be much cheaper.....See More
9 years ago
PRO9 years agoHi mirri79,
There's a few things you can do
Adding in colour or texture or both, maybe some wallpaper - are you a fan of the wood look? This would work well in a hamptons style home. You can get a vinyl type wallpaper to ensure it works well in the bathroom environment. Here is an example:
Bentleigh Residence · More InfoYou could also play around with some decorative lights. You could place them around your bathroom mirror. It could either be wall mounted or a low voltage pendant light. Here is an example of a simple pendant you could use-
Surrey Hills · More InfoAnother simple thing you can do is add a few accessories in the space. The image below has a bright pop of colour from the flowers that you could easily do. Cordony Designs also has some great examples of using plants. Or you could do this with towels, storage containers.
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Good luck!
9 years agoI got carried away too you have a great bathroom with good bones,
I would change the mirror and add some interesting lighting,
paint some walls biscuit or soft french grey,
change cupboard doors and handles for shaker style if the budget allows,
and as robandlyn suggest re tile the back shower wall with small mosaic tiles similar to the first two photos good luck
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PRO9 years agoHi Mirri,
we have many light fittings suitable for the bathroom, that will surely create the right atmosphere.
Multiple pendant lights could be a great solution.
I would be very happy to assist you!
Monica
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