ROOM 92 · Bathroom
A narrow side room in a period apartment, with a high rear clerestory
An en-suite deserves more than whatever fittings happen to fit. Pink tile, a walnut-effect drawer and a proper place for a wash bag make this narrow room feel part of the bedroom.
See the product sourcesTHE DESIGN
Small bathrooms are often planned as a list: basin, toilet, shower, done. The missing items are less photogenic but used every morning. A wash bag needs somewhere to sit. Spare toothpaste needs a drawer. A towel needs to hang without brushing the floor. This en-suite gives those ordinary actions space in the scheme.
A single walnut-effect drawer makes the basin feel like a piece of furniture. Across the aisle, a shallow shelf supplies a dry landing place without the depth of another cabinet. Pink travels from the painted walls into the tiled shower, and a fine chocolate border gives it an edge. Chrome makes the curves of the mirror and tap particularly clear against that soft colour.
At the far end, sliding glass keeps the shower door from swinging into the dry area. The high frosted window brings daylight into a room where a lower window would compete with fittings. When adapting the layout, check door adjustment, waste positions, ventilation and clearances with the installer. The linked RAK cabinet is supplied separately from the matching basin; a bathroom order needs both, along with the appropriate installation fittings.
WHY THE ROOM WORKS
The single drawer puts everyday supplies directly beneath the basin. A shallow shelf on the opposite wall takes a wash bag and folded cloth, leaving more of the basin edge available when someone is actually using it.
The sliding enclosure avoids an outward door arc in front of the toilet. Its clear glass keeps the rear wall in view, while the tray and bottom track make the wet area legible.
Pink tiles continue inside the shower, rather than turning the far end into a white cubicle. A narrow chocolate border gives the lower walls a definite finish without introducing another broad band of colour.
The oval breaks up the cabinet, tile grid and enclosure’s rectangles. Its chrome rim repeats the tap and shower frame, keeping the change to a curved shape from introducing another metal finish.
The floating cabinet exposes the tiled floor below it. The shallow shelf stays off the ground too. With no freestanding basket in the aisle, the route from the doorway to the shower remains visible.
WHAT TO BORROW
Plan where a wash bag, towel and spare toiletries will go at the same time as the main fittings. Small conveniences are what stop a compact bathroom feeling makeshift.
THE PIECES BEHIND THE DESIGN
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Moka Walnut · MDF · 600mm
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£307.95
Chrome · Glass/Aluminium · 500mm x 800mm
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£62.95
Chrome · Glass/Aluminium · 1400mm
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£279.95
White · Ceramic · 380mm x 845mm x 585mm
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£333.85
Chrome · Stainless Steel · 120mm x 220mm x 345mm
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£196.90
White · Acrylic/Stone Resin · 1400mm x 800mm
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£483.95
Chrome · Brass · 40mm x 138mm x 119.4mm
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£49.95