Greg McKenzie is a man who works hard and plays hard. And he needed the perfect bathroom in which to soak away the toils of a long day.

Paul Reeves, owner of Your Dream Bathroom, took up the challenge. His company does exactly what it states - creates your own personal haven. On my first visit to Greg's bathroom, I knew that the room would have to be gutted and reconstructed, Paul says. For me to achieve the contemporary, luxurious look Greg wanted, I had to strip the room bare. The original flooring, large airing cupboard and roof panels were ripped out, vastly opening up the entire space.

Paul advised Greg to consider extra skylights to allow more natural light. This was a success, allowing for darker materials, such as the black granite, to sit unobtrusively within the decor scheme, explains Paul.

Multiple spotlights, from Wickes, were installed in the ceiling, allowing for soft and specific lighting. Pauls pride and joy is the black granite, from Granite Woods. It frames and contrasts the huge inset Jacuzzi bath from Bete, and the outsized Zero Kono porcelain sink.

Zero Kono sink Basin tap Bath taps (that fill from the overflow inside the bath) Wall-hung WC + fittings Mosaic shower tiles Shower screen Chrome wall-mounted towel rail £199 £129 £278 £407 £300 £520 £459   Chrome wall-mounted radiator Ceramic wall tiles Stone floor tiles Skylights (Velux) Your Dream Bathroom design and fitting Roof-installed water system Halogen spotlights (x 10) £589 £810 £600 £1,600 £12,000 £2,400 £51 TOTAL £20,342
		Paul wanted the large sink to appear free-standing, and in order to achieve this, he fitted a granite frame around the basin itself. However, on cutting the granite, his team found it worked better as a shelf, supporting the sink and cleverly hiding the pipework. Greg used luxury bathroom company CP Hart for some of the best black porcelain floor tiles that money can buy and Paul's idea for the mortar around the tiles created an unusual, contemporary design feature. The large shower unit used to be an airing cupboard, but Paul added black marble mosaic tiles from Topps Tiles, a chrome shower and a glass screen. This vast fixed glass panel gives the impression of an open walk-in shower. Greg's final word on the finished result: My main criteria was a relaxing, modern,and practical bathroom and Paul has helped me achieve all three. THE MORTAR-EDGED, BRICK- LIKE FLOORING EFFECT HAS CREATED AN UNUSUAL DESIGN FEATURE TO SUIT THE MODERN FEEL OF THE SCHEME

HOME Magazine Oct 2004 Special Report
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