Room of the Week: Olive Green and a Trio of Tiles Make a Bathroom
Light olive-green cabinetry coupled with well-chosen tiles deliver a sophisticated bathroom with a hidden laundry
In a Q&A format, we talk to the designers – and examine the creative thinking – behind some of Houzz’s most loveable rooms.
Brief
The aim was to open up a couple of very small spaces and to combine washing machine facilities within the total bathroom fit-out.
The aim was to open up a couple of very small spaces and to combine washing machine facilities within the total bathroom fit-out.
Starting point
I removed a very old bath that hadn’t been used in years. This enabled me to create a large, open shower, and I added a skylight to bring in lots of natural light.
I removed a very old bath that hadn’t been used in years. This enabled me to create a large, open shower, and I added a skylight to bring in lots of natural light.
The bathroom vanity was custom-made to accommodate a washing machine, with the washer under the left-hand side and a pull-out basket beneath the right.
Key design aspects
Colour palette: I ran with a green tone throughout the bathroom, starting with a two-pack polyurethane vanity colour in Dulux Olive Leaf, which was used for the mirrored cabinet. This then led to the selection of a green-toned mosaic-marble tile for the main wall in the shower.
Key design aspects
Colour palette: I ran with a green tone throughout the bathroom, starting with a two-pack polyurethane vanity colour in Dulux Olive Leaf, which was used for the mirrored cabinet. This then led to the selection of a green-toned mosaic-marble tile for the main wall in the shower.
Materials palette: Feature-wall mosaic tiles are from Byzantine Design.
The vanity opposite the toilet
Key pieces of furniture/fittings: All other wall tiles are porcelain tiles from Moorabbin Tile. The floor tiles are a charcoal porcelain, also from Moorabbin Tile. The pendant light was custom-made and supplied through About Space Lighting. The basin is from Reece.
Key pieces of furniture/fittings: All other wall tiles are porcelain tiles from Moorabbin Tile. The floor tiles are a charcoal porcelain, also from Moorabbin Tile. The pendant light was custom-made and supplied through About Space Lighting. The basin is from Reece.
Why do you think this room works?
The room and space now look a lot better than when I started… The bathroom is much more light-filled and spacious.
The room and space now look a lot better than when I started… The bathroom is much more light-filled and spacious.
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What do you love about this bathroom? Tell us in the Comments below. And don’t forget to save your favourite images, like the story, and join the conversation.
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Craving more great interiors? Take a look at last week’s Room of the Week: A Modern Kitchen With the Right Touch of Scandi
Answers and styling by Peter Schaad, principal designer at Peter Schaad Design Studio
Who lives here: A couple
Location: Carnegie, Victoria
Room purpose and size: The total renovation of a very dated bathroom, the only one in the home, which is 6.4 square metres in size