Designs for Living: Excellent Ideas for Your Ensuite's Entry
The fixtures and fittings you choose for your ensuite are important, but so is deciding on the best way to get there from the bedroom
Should you separate your ensuite from the main bedroom with a wall of glass or opt for a solid dividing wall to better split up the spaces? Should you walk through the dressing room to get there, or is that too far to travel? It all depends on your lifestyle and your needs as a couple. These fabulous ensuites are all accessed in different ways from the main bedroom – see what would work best in your house.
Make it (almost) open plan
This fabulous ensuite is open to the bedroom save for a wall hiding the toilet behind it. When a bathroom looks this good, why wouldn’t you want to keep it in plain sight?
This fabulous ensuite is open to the bedroom save for a wall hiding the toilet behind it. When a bathroom looks this good, why wouldn’t you want to keep it in plain sight?
Close the door on the rest of the world
Glass walls and doors are nice, but sometimes it’s even nicer to escape to a spa-like retreat and relax – all by yourself. A solid door can be just the thing to separate bedroom from ensuite when you need time out.
Glass walls and doors are nice, but sometimes it’s even nicer to escape to a spa-like retreat and relax – all by yourself. A solid door can be just the thing to separate bedroom from ensuite when you need time out.
Separate it with a wardrobe
If your bedroom’s big enough, there’s no reason why you can’t have an ensuite. Just insert a wardrobe in between it and the rest of the room and you’ve outlined each space. Make sure you have adequate airflow and ventilation to prevent mould and mildew becoming an issue.
If your bedroom’s big enough, there’s no reason why you can’t have an ensuite. Just insert a wardrobe in between it and the rest of the room and you’ve outlined each space. Make sure you have adequate airflow and ventilation to prevent mould and mildew becoming an issue.
Open up with a frosted glass door
The master bedroom may be all about intimacy, but even the closest of couples have boundaries. This bedroom may incorporate an ensuite, but it still provides a semblance of privacy with the frosted panel running the length of the glass wall.
The master bedroom may be all about intimacy, but even the closest of couples have boundaries. This bedroom may incorporate an ensuite, but it still provides a semblance of privacy with the frosted panel running the length of the glass wall.
A glass wall separates this ensuite, too, and at first glance it’s completely open to the bedroom. Look closely, though, and you’ll see a frosted partition between the vanity and toilet – genius!
Close it off with semi-transparent sliding doors
When open, these doors can give the bedroom a greater sense of space. When closed, there’s privacy but still plenty of natural light coming into the ensuite. This is a great option if the en suite doesn’t have windows opening to the outside.
When open, these doors can give the bedroom a greater sense of space. When closed, there’s privacy but still plenty of natural light coming into the ensuite. This is a great option if the en suite doesn’t have windows opening to the outside.
It isn’t just the bedroom that benefits from a wide opening to the ensuite. Sliding doors can open the en suite to a beautiful bedroom, too.
Position it down the hall
This master bedroom has been designed with the bed backing onto a concealed ensuite and dressing room. The curtain over the window at the end of the ‘hall’ matches the curtains in the rest of the room.
This master bedroom has been designed with the bed backing onto a concealed ensuite and dressing room. The curtain over the window at the end of the ‘hall’ matches the curtains in the rest of the room.
Turn the doorway into a feature
A bedroom this gorgeous deserves a door that does more than just open to reveal the ensuite. Tie in the door’s decorative style to the rest of the room and you have a match made in heaven.
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A bedroom this gorgeous deserves a door that does more than just open to reveal the ensuite. Tie in the door’s decorative style to the rest of the room and you have a match made in heaven.
TELL US ABOUT IT
What would your dream ensuite be like? Share your ideas in the comments section below – we’d love to hear about them.
An artwork this fabulous deserves to be seen, not just from the bath below, but also from the bedroom. I love that there are stairs leading up and into this standout ensuite as if it’s on a pedestal.