Bathroom Project – New space, stunning style

Relocating the bathroom gave Lucy Blair scope to layer texture and pattern around a copper statement bath

- By Annabelle Grundy

PROJECT DETAILS

WHO LIVES HERE Lucy Blair lives here with her husband Rod and daughters Vivienne, eight and Pearl, six.

THE PROJECT Relocating a bathroom in a five-bed Victorian villa near Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

TOTAL COST £6,141

BEFORE

THE PROBLEM The bathroom was small, decrepit, and in the wrong place

THE SOLUTION

‘This house hadn’t been updated in decades, and the existing bathroom wasn’t suitable, but we felt that the old-fashioned kitchenette would make an ideal family bathroom. I planned to reflect the period vibe in the house, but I’m a bit of a style magpie and I wanted vibrant jewel tones and a mix of old and new, with plenty of texture and interest. Top priority was a big, beautiful, copper bath, which fitted perfectly in the bay window. This was our first renovation project (@love_littlecote) and it proved more challenging than we’d expected. We had to fit new plumbing and ventilation, and level the wonky floor but fortunately our fabulous contractors, Armstrong Installations, were up to the job. The installation came to about £3,000 and took three weeks.

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