A unique, bright and beautiful bathroom with texture and colour! The finishes in this space were selected to remind the owners of their previous overseas travels.

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 kid's bathroom showing a shower-bathtub combination, a floating vanity with wooden cabinets and a single toilet.
Mid-sized mediterranean kids bathroom in Los Angeles with a floating vanity, recessed-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, an alcove tub, a shower/bathtub combo, a one-piece toilet, white tile, marble, white walls, terra-cotta floors, a wall-mount sink, marble benchtops, orange floor, a sliding shower screen, white benchtops and a single vanity.

Contemporary bathroom in Chicago with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a freestanding tub, gray tile, white walls, terra-cotta floors, an undermount sink, red floor, grey benchtops, a double vanity and a built-in vanity.

Both the master bath and the guest bath were in dire need of a remodel. The guest bath was a much simpler project, basically replacing what was there in the same location with upgraded cabinets, tile, fittings fixtures and lighting. The most dramatic feature is the patterned floor tile and the navy blue painted ship lap wall behind the vanity. The master was another project. First, we enlarged the bathroom and an adjacent closet by straightening out the walls across the entire length of the bedroom. This gave us the space to create a lovely bathroom complete with a double bowl sink, medicine cabinet, wash let toilet and a beautiful shower.

Photo of an expansive master bathroom in San Diego with raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a freestanding tub, an alcove shower, multi-coloured tile, ceramic tile, white walls, terra-cotta floors, a vessel sink, orange floor, a hinged shower door and grey benchtops.

Design ideas for a bathroom in San Diego with white cabinets, white walls, terra-cotta floors, orange floor and flat-panel cabinets.

This is an example of a mid-sized country master bathroom in Boston with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, an alcove shower, a two-piece toilet, white tile, blue walls, terra-cotta floors, an undermount sink and marble benchtops.

Walls with thick plaster arches and simple tile designs feel very natural and earthy in the warm Southern California sun. Terra cotta floor tiles are stained to mimic very old tile inside and outside in the Spanish courtyard shaded by a 'new' old olive tree. The outdoor plaster and brick fireplace has touches of antique Indian and Moroccan items. An outdoor garden shower graces the exterior of the master bath with freestanding white tub- while taking advantage of the warm Ojai summers. The open kitchen design includes all natural stone counters of white marble, a large range with a plaster range hood and custom hand painted tile on the back splash. Wood burning fireplaces with iron doors, great rooms with hand scraped wide walnut planks in this delightful stay cool home. Stained wood beams, trusses and planked ceilings along with custom creative wood doors with Spanish and Indian accents throughout this home gives a distinctive California Exotic feel. Project Location: Ojai designed by Maraya Interior Design. From their beautiful resort town of Ojai, they serve clients in Montecito, Hope Ranch, Malibu, Westlake and Calabasas, across the tri-county areas of Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles, south to Hidden Hills- north through Solvang and more.Spanish Revival home in Ojai.

Design ideas for a small mediterranean 3/4 bathroom in Santa Barbara with furniture-like cabinets, distressed cabinets, an alcove shower, a two-piece toilet, white tile, ceramic tile, beige walls, terra-cotta floors, a vessel sink, wood benchtops and brown floor.

This renovated primary bathroom features a large, marble, floating vanity, a freestanding tub, and a terra-cotta tile shower. All are brought together with the herringbone, terra-cotta tile floor. The window above the tub lets in natural light and ventilation for a relaxing feel.

Design ideas for an expansive tropical wet room bathroom in Miami with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, a one-piece toilet, white tile, terra-cotta tile, beige walls, terra-cotta floors, an undermount sink, limestone benchtops, beige floor, a hinged shower door, beige benchtops, an enclosed toilet, a double vanity, a floating vanity and wallpaper.

This is an example of a mid-sized mediterranean master bathroom in San Diego with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, a freestanding tub, an alcove shower, beige walls, terra-cotta floors, an undermount sink, solid surface benchtops, red floor, a hinged shower door and beige benchtops.

Photo of a large transitional master bathroom in Other with raised-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, an undermount tub, an alcove shower, a two-piece toilet, blue tile, white tile, white walls, terra-cotta floors, an undermount sink, tile benchtops, brown floor and a sliding shower screen.

Robin Stancliff
Expansive master bathroom in Phoenix with furniture-like cabinets, light wood cabinets, a freestanding tub, a curbless shower, a one-piece toilet, multi-coloured tile, terra-cotta tile, brown walls, terra-cotta floors, a vessel sink and tile benchtops.

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional kids bathroom in Phoenix with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, an alcove tub, a shower/bathtub combo, red tile, porcelain tile, beige walls, terra-cotta floors, an undermount sink and granite benchtops.

Inspiration for a small mediterranean 3/4 bathroom in Los Angeles with recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, a one-piece toilet, multi-coloured tile, porcelain tile, terra-cotta floors, an undermount sink and limestone benchtops.

JRY & Company
This is an example of a mid-sized mediterranean bathroom in Orange County with furniture-like cabinets, medium wood cabinets, an alcove tub, an alcove shower, a two-piece toilet, multi-coloured tile, ceramic tile, white walls, terra-cotta floors, an undermount sink and engineered quartz benchtops.

Dustin Peck Photography
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional master bathroom in Charlotte with dark wood cabinets, a curbless shower, a two-piece toilet, black tile, subway tile, beige walls, terra-cotta floors, a drop-in sink, solid surface benchtops and beaded inset cabinets.