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.

Adding oak timber veneer cabinetry against a neutral palette made the bathroom very inviting and day spa esk especially with the warm feature light under the shower bench seat. The triple mirrored cabinet provides an abundance of eye level storage.

Beautiful, light and bright master bath.
This is an example of a mid-sized transitional master bathroom in Boise with shaker cabinets, a freestanding tub, a double shower, a one-piece toilet, marble, white walls, ceramic floors, an undermount sink, engineered quartz benchtops, grey floor, a hinged shower door, white benchtops, a double vanity and a built-in vanity.

Inspiration for a small contemporary kids bathroom in London with beige cabinets, a drop-in tub, a shower/bathtub combo, a wall-mount toilet, blue tile, matchstick tile, white walls, a drop-in sink, wood benchtops, white floor, a hinged shower door, beige benchtops, a single vanity, a built-in vanity and flat-panel cabinets.

The powder room has a beautiful sculptural mirror that complements the mercury glass hanging pendant lights. The chevron tiled backsplash adds visual interest while creating a focal wall.

Sleek black and white palette with unexpected blue hexagon floor. Bedrosians Cloe wall tile provides a stunning backdrop of interesting variations in hue and tone, complimented by Cal Faucets Tamalpais plumbing fixtures and Hubbardton Forge Vela light fixtures.

photo: Inspiro8
This is an example of a small country powder room in Other with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a vessel sink, wood benchtops, brown benchtops, brown floor, flat-panel cabinets and medium wood cabinets.

Photographer - Marty Paoletta
Photo of a large traditional master bathroom in Nashville with grey cabinets, a freestanding tub, an alcove shower, a two-piece toilet, white tile, ceramic tile, grey walls, ceramic floors, an undermount sink, marble benchtops, grey floor, a hinged shower door, grey benchtops and raised-panel cabinets.

This well used but dreary bathroom was ready for an update but this time, materials were selected that not only looked great but would stand the test of time. The large steam shower (6x6') was like a dark cave with one glass door allowing light. To create a brighter shower space and the feel of an even larger shower, the wall was removed and full glass panels now allowed full sunlight streaming into the shower which avoids the growth of mold and mildew in this newly brighter space which also expands the bathroom by showing all the spaces. Originally the dark shower was permeated with cracks in the marble marble material and bench seat so mold and mildew had a home. The designer specified Porcelain slabs for a carefree un-penetrable material that had fewer grouted seams and added luxury to the new bath. Although Quartz is a hard material and fine to use in a shower, it is not suggested for steam showers because there is some porosity. A free standing bench was fabricated from quartz which works well. A new free standing, hydrotherapy tub was installed allowing more free space around the tub area and instilling luxury with the use of beautiful marble for the walls and flooring. A lovely crystal chandelier emphasizes the height of the room and the lovely tall window.. Two smaller vanities were replaced by a larger U shaped vanity allotting two corner lazy susan cabinets for storing larger items. The center cabinet was used to store 3 laundry bins that roll out, one for towels and one for his and one for her delicates. Normally this space would be a makeup dressing table but since we were able to design a large one in her closet, she felt laundry bins were more needed in this bathroom. Instead of constructing a closet in the bathroom, the designer suggested an elegant glass front French Armoire to not encumber the space with a wall for the closet.The new bathroom is stunning and stops the heart on entering with all the luxurious amenities.

Red Ranch Studio photography
Photo of a large contemporary master wet room bathroom in New York with an alcove tub, a two-piece toilet, grey walls, ceramic floors, white tile, a vessel sink, an open shower, distressed cabinets, subway tile, solid surface benchtops, grey floor and flat-panel cabinets.

Master bathroom.
Expansive contemporary master bathroom in Santa Barbara with flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, a freestanding tub, an open shower, grey walls, an integrated sink, porcelain floors, engineered quartz benchtops and an open shower.

Jim Somerset Photography
Design ideas for a large transitional master wet room bathroom in Charleston with white cabinets, a freestanding tub, multi-coloured tile, white tile, marble, white walls, marble floors, white floor, a hinged shower door and flat-panel cabinets.

Architect: Stephen Verner and Aleck Wilson Architects / Designer: Caitlin Jones Design / Photography: Paul Dyer
Large traditional master bathroom in San Francisco with white walls, an undermount tub, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, an alcove shower, gray tile, subway tile, mosaic tile floors, an undermount sink, grey floor, a hinged shower door and marble benchtops.

The phrase "luxury master suite" brings this room to mind. With a double shower, double hinged glass door and free standing tub, this water room is the hallmark of simple luxury. It also features a drop down lighting, a hemlock ceiling and brushed nickel fixtures paired with a majestic view. Photo by Azevedo Photo

Unlacquered brass plumbing fixtures, hardware and mirror.
Mid-sized transitional powder room in DC Metro with brown walls, an undermount sink, marble benchtops and white benchtops.

The master bath has beautiful details from the rift cut white oak inset cabinetry, to the mushroom colored quartz countertops, to the brass sconce lighting and plumbing... it creates a serene oasis right off the master.

A room with a view of the mountains of Colorado. A feeling of a spa while at home. Body sprays, soaking tub, his and her shower heads, his and her vanities, tub Tv, access to modern toilet, and wonderful large closet. This expansive bath sports a curved wood ceiling, stone walls, porcelain tile floors, onyx feature shower wall, custom lighting, and high end fixtures from Victoria & Albert. Eric Lucero photography

Large contemporary master bathroom in Seattle with flat-panel cabinets, a freestanding tub, white walls, an undermount sink, engineered quartz benchtops, white benchtops, brown cabinets and brown floor.

Spacecrafting Photography
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional powder room in Minneapolis with furniture-like cabinets, blue cabinets, multi-coloured walls, dark hardwood floors, an undermount sink, brown floor, multi-coloured benchtops, a one-piece toilet, marble benchtops, a built-in vanity and wallpaper.