Bathroom Design

I love this gorgeous, timeless bathroom design.  The built-in seating is an absolute winner along with the clever storage behind the bank of mirrors and neutral colour palette.

Piatto Free Standing Shower

Superplan with anti slip decoration. Superplan Gold - 24 carat gold plating ornamentation.

The circular Piatto shower base (150cmx6cm) from Kaldewei is absolutely striking. It appears of be floating on the floor. And how about that gorgeous, luxurious shower curtain. It's all so dreamy. Hang on a minute...alarm bells are ringing. Shower bases and shower curtains are rarely described as luxurious. I do have faint memories of a dull, scratched shower base and mouldy shower curtain from many many years ago. Here's what they say: The shower plate is made of Kaldewei steel enamel. You can't scratch it if you tried. And the curtain is Teflon-coated taffeta with concealed magnets in the hem. This ensures the curtain falls straight and flush with the shower edge. It comes in 3 colours - bordeaux red, anthracite and chamois beige. And if still one requires more, the Superplans can be embellished with 24-karat gold plating on your request. Make it all mine...I mean yours! Keep an eye on this page for the Australian release.

Alessi Dot

Mmmmm....loving this Il Bagno Alessi Dot floor standing wash basin in 'black' from Laufen. Designed by Dutch architect Wiel Aret, the slanted form gives the bulky ceramic unit a playful lightness.

Ross Lovegrove

1. Mercury Drops. 2. Supernatural Chair.

I was speaking to a designer from down Margaret River way the other week and she mentioned that she loves Ross Lovegrove's Tear Drops shower head and asked if I had seen it. Well, no I hadn't but after a few minutes of 'googling' I was up to speed and wow it's amazing and like nothing I've seen before. His designs are described as "organic essentialism" and yes they are fluid and they relate to the natural world in a futuristic way.

Black in the Bathroom

Is black as safe as white in the bathroom? Porcelain white basins/baths are universal, no matter what your preferred style is, you can never go wrong. Does this apply to black? I think it just might. Here's the Ellipso free standing bath in black from Kaldewei and Villeroy & Boch Memento basins (glossy black and New Glory).