Brunswick Parlour transforms a Victorian cottage into a hard-working, personalised home for a family of four. Our clients loved the character of their Brunswick terrace home, but not its inefficient floor plan and poor year-round thermal control. They didn't need more space, they just needed their space to work harder. The front bedrooms remain largely untouched, retaining their Victorian features and only introducing new cabinetry. Meanwhile, the main bedroom’s previously pokey en suite and wardrobe have been expanded, adorned with custom cabinetry and illuminated via a generous skylight. At the rear of the house, we reimagined the floor plan to establish shared spaces suited to the family’s lifestyle. Flanked by the dining and living rooms, the kitchen has been reoriented into a more efficient layout and features custom cabinetry that uses every available inch. In the dining room, the Swiss Army Knife of utility cabinets unfolds to reveal a laundry, more custom cabinetry, and a craft station with a retractable desk. Beautiful materiality throughout infuses the home with warmth and personality, featuring Blackbutt timber flooring and cabinetry, and selective pops of green and pink tones. The house now works hard in a thermal sense too. Insulation and glazing were updated to best practice standard, and we’ve introduced several temperature control tools. Hydronic heating installed throughout the house is complemented by an evaporative cooling system and operable skylight. The result is a lush, tactile home that increases the effectiveness of every existing inch to enhance daily life for our clients, proving that good design doesn’t need to add space to add value.

The Clients brief was to take a tired 90's style bathroom and give it some bizazz. While we have not been able to travel the last couple of years the client wanted this space to remind her or places she had been and cherished.

Coastal master open style ensuite
This is an example of a large contemporary master bathroom in Gold Coast - Tweed with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, a freestanding tub, a double shower, a one-piece toilet, white tile, porcelain tile, white walls, wood-look tile, a drop-in sink, engineered quartz benchtops, multi-coloured floor, an open shower, white benchtops, an enclosed toilet, a double vanity and a floating vanity.

Mimi Erickson
Country 3/4 bathroom in Atlanta with dark wood cabinets, an alcove shower, a two-piece toilet, multi-coloured tile, white tile, blue walls, a drop-in sink, multi-coloured floor, a hinged shower door and flat-panel cabinets.

This is an example of a large transitional master bathroom in Philadelphia with medium wood cabinets, a corner shower, white tile, subway tile, white walls, an undermount sink, solid surface benchtops, multi-coloured floor, a hinged shower door, white benchtops and flat-panel cabinets.

Modern Mid-Century style primary bathroom remodeling in Alexandria, VA with walnut flat door vanity, light gray painted wall, gold fixtures, black accessories, subway wall tiles and star patterned porcelain floor tiles.

Gold toned plumbing fixtures and hardware
This is an example of a small transitional bathroom in Houston with flat-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, a drop-in tub, a shower/bathtub combo, a one-piece toilet, white tile, porcelain tile, blue walls, ceramic floors, an integrated sink, solid surface benchtops, multi-coloured floor, a shower curtain and white benchtops.

Paul Dyer Photography
Photo of a mid-sized transitional kids bathroom in San Francisco with flat-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, a one-piece toilet, ceramic tile, white walls, ceramic floors, an undermount sink, multi-coloured floor, a sliding shower screen and a single vanity.

Photo of a country master bathroom in Other with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, white walls, an undermount sink, multi-coloured floor and grey benchtops.

An original turn-of-the-century Craftsman home had lost it original charm in the kitchen and bathroom, both renovated in the 1980s. The clients desired to restore the original look, while still giving the spaces an updated feel. Both rooms were gutted and new materials, fittings and appliances were installed, creating a strong reference to the history of the home, while still moving the house into the 21st century. Photos by Melissa McCafferty

Photo: Michelle Schmauder
Industrial bathroom in DC Metro with medium wood cabinets, a corner shower, white tile, subway tile, white walls, cement tiles, a vessel sink, wood benchtops, multi-coloured floor, an open shower, brown benchtops and flat-panel cabinets.

Stéphane Vasco
Inspiration for a small contemporary bathroom in Paris with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, a wall-mount toilet, black tile, white tile, white walls, a drop-in sink, wood benchtops, multi-coloured floor, a hinged shower door, brown benchtops, an alcove shower, ceramic tile and cement tiles.

Design ideas for a contemporary master bathroom in Other with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, white walls, an undermount sink, multi-coloured floor, a double vanity and a floating vanity.

We ? bathroom renovations! This initially drab space was so poorly laid-out that it fit only a tiny vanity for a family of four!⁠ Working in the existing footprint, and in a matter of a few weeks, we were able to design and renovate this space to accommodate a double vanity (SO important when it is the only bathroom in the house!). In addition, we snuck in a private toilet room for added functionality. Now this bath is a stunning workhorse!⁠

This beautiful, functional bathroom for the family's two daughters is a light, bright and modern space. The patterned tile floor speaks to a european influence, while the clean lined vanity mirrors the hue. The custom floating maple shelves give a clean, modern and functional storage component in a beautiful way. The frameless shower enclosure features white oversized tile with white penny rounds on the floor and the shampoo niche. A soothing space for a busy family.

Lower level custom bath cabinets.
Large beach style 3/4 bathroom in Minneapolis with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, grey walls, ceramic floors, an undermount sink, engineered quartz benchtops, multi-coloured floor, white benchtops, a single vanity and a built-in vanity.

Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary kids bathroom in DC Metro with flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, an open shower, a one-piece toilet, white tile, porcelain tile, white walls, porcelain floors, an integrated sink, engineered quartz benchtops, multi-coloured floor, an open shower and white benchtops.

This small bathroom design combines the desire for clean, contemporary lines along with a beach like feel. The flooring is a blend of porcelain plank tiles and natural pebble tiles. Vertical glass wall tiles accent the vanity and built-in shower niche. The shower niche also includes glass shelves in front of a backdrop of pebble stone wall tile. All cabinetry and floating shelves are custom built with granite countertops throughout the bathroom. The sink faucet is from the Delta Zura collection while the shower head is part of the Delta In2uition line.

Architectural Photography by Simon Kennedy http://www.simonkennedy.net/