Candana client bathroom: Centennial Park

Today I am so excited to be sharing with you one of our favourite projects of the year, a quirky-cool bathroom in the Centennial Park home of our client David.

David's eclectic style is apparent throughout his fab apartment, and thankfully he has carried that into the bathroom (which we love!).

He used a mainly monochromatic palette with hints of pink to break it up, every item in this room is thought out and placed there for a reason, even right down to the Jeeves & Wooster top hat pendant hanging above.

Having spent a lot of time living/travelling the U.S, David has been influenced by American culture and the New York style is apparent in the bathroom. White subway tiles with dark grout, the NY city skyline basin and overall styling accentuate a modern space with retro elements.

Suffice to say we were pretty excited to see how this bathroom would turn out, we had a lot of expectations. And let me tell you, we are not disappointed! 

A huge thank you to David for letting us be a part of such a memorable project and for letting us share it on this blog.

all photos by Candana

Builder: John Vigliante of Franklin Homes

Designer: Alain Chazelles of InHouse Interiors (member of the DIA)

Tiles: Rendition tiles

Vanity: Custom made, door knob from Ikea

Mirror: Deco Mirrors

Medicine cabinet: David Met Nicole

Track light above mirror: Ikea

Bowler hat pendant: Jeeves and Wooster by Jake Phipps

Switch panels: HPM Linea in 'Midnight dash soft touch'

Shower curtain: Urban Outfitters

Toilet suite: Mimo by Laufen

Basin: Urban New York by Roca

Shower: Bau Cosmopolitan by Grohe

Curtain rail: Delway Brass

Tapware: City Stik by Brodware

Toilet roll holder: Quadra by Frost

Pink shelf: Mimo by Laufen

Towel shelf: Mimo by Laufen

Shower curtains

via Izola

We are just about to receive our new front window display which will feature the Laufen Mimo range. This fun and fresh range includes a super-cute graphic on their vanities and shower curtains. So it got me thinking about shower curtains.

Let's face it, in recent years the shower curtain hasn't been the stylish of bathroom accessories but I'm here to show you that things have changed and these once rubber-duck-clad plastic sheets have turned into chic and even artful additions to the shower/bath!

via Anthropologie

Laufen Mimo

via West Elm

Rapsel

via West Elm

Hetkia by Marimekko

via Izola

via Izola

Piatto shower base by Kaldewei

Light up my life

Bathroom by Ghislaine Vinas

Lighting has always played a massive role in any sort of design, whether it be interior, architectural or even civil.

It can be just as emotive as colour or texture and completely transform a space.

It's extremely important to take lighting into consideration when designing a bathroom.

Whether it be a fabulous feature pendant hanging over a basin, a strip of LED's recessed into the walls or under lighting a bathtub, the right lighting will provoke a different emotion and transform your space into a bathing oasis.

Alessi One by Laufen

XAL Lighting

Cersaie, Bologna by Candana

Client bathroom by TDDP Architects (previously blogged here)

Pura Vida bath by Duravit

Photography by Morten Holtum

Devon & Devon bathroom

Stamford Penthouses by Kann Finch Group & Burley Katon Halliday

Today I have a very exciting project to share with you by architects Kann Finch Group and BKH and interior design by Thomas Hamel.

The Stamford Penthouses, located in the historic Sydney suburb of The Rocks are the complete embodiment of luxury living. 30 levels, 122 exclusive apartments and the highest quality fittings you could imagine. The building features spectacular views of the surrounding harbour and CBD, classic timeless style filled with natural light and unprecedented spaciousness (including 2.7m ceilings! In an apartment!).

The bathrooms are no exception. Using only the highest quality products, such as Kaldewei baths, Laufen sanitaryware and Axor Starck showers and tapware the bathrooms are a complete reflection of this elegant landmark.

 

All images by Stuart Scott

Cubby House by Edwards Moore Architects

Edwards Moore are a Melbourne based architecture firm who pride themselves on supplying bespoke architectural services to clients of all types. From residential and commercial projects to music stages and exhibition spaces.

Amongst their repertoire of work, they have extended and refurbished a Fitzroy apartment overlooking a public swimming pool. They used an interesting material throughout, OSB (Oriented Strand Board) which is typically used for sheathing in walls, floors and roofs. Its completely unique and creates a fantastic feature which is quite striking against a mostly white scheme.

The bathrooms are a stunning example of minimal and classic fittings with unique finishes. Using OSB on doors and furniture with a backdrop of a classic white, brick patterned tile has proved extremely effective and also highlights the black tapware used throughout the bathrooms.

One of my favourite details of the bathrooms is the shower area, Edwards Moore used an angled ceiling which includes a circular hole in the shower recess. Not only does this bring in a huge amount of natural light, looking into the bathroom you see a magnificent rainfall of water which seems to come from no where.

I should also mention the Laufen Palomba vessel basin used in the bathroom, the asymmetrical shape of this basin designed by the amazing Roberto and Ludovica Palomba reflects perfectly the angular lines of the surrounding architecture.

All images by Peter Bennetts

Overall this is a super stylish home and it proves that taking risks (i.e. with materials and finishes) can be well worth it!

Going Green

You are probably thinking this is going to be an environmental blog post but think again, because lately we've been inspired by the outdoors and beautiful green landscapes and have decided to share with you a few images of bathrooms surrounded by lush greenery. Bringing a bit of plant life into the bathroom is a great way of warming up what can sometimes be a clinical, stark area of the home. OK, so some of the following images may be a little OTT but they are the prefect encouragement to add a little green to your bathroom.