The Ideal Bathroom | Home Ideas
Bath tubs
of which look good in traditional
A short sharp shower in a well settings. Most come with twenty or
designed enclosure with a water more years guarantee so there is no
efficient control unit and aerated worries about product quality.
shower head is an excellent way to Some are designed for use with
start the day – and eco-friendly, too! external taps (fitted to an adjacent
Everyone has their own wall or decorative pipe stand) or with
preference and owners of traditional taps in the traditional position on the
bathrooms may still want to look deck of the bath. Others have hand
forward to a relaxing long soak in grips on one or both sides and some
the bath. Now you can, and without come with a slip resist feature in the
feeling guilty about it! base. The choice for the home owner
The choice in bath tubs is is enormous so there should never be
extensive and manufacturers a problem choosing one to fit.
today, are bringing to market low For those with more space and
volume baths which look great in a little bit bigger budget, a ‘free
above left:
Megaform
any bathroom. The most common standing bath’ may be the choice.
freestanding bath
size of bath, and one which lends These baths are now very popular
from Kaldewei UK
itself perfectly to a traditional and many bathroom showrooms
Ltd.
home, is 1700 mm x 700 mm. By have them on display. Baths are
above: This
clever internal shaping and careful available in both ultra-modern
stunning Greenwich
positioning of the overflow hole, and traditional styles and most are
Bateau cast iron
these new rectangular tubs have the manufactured from double-skinned
bath is available
lowest possible water requirement and epoxy reinforced acrylic sheet
from C.P. Hart
priced £3,578.00.
and yet still provide a good leisurely which is relatively lightweight and
and satisfying soak. easy to install. The exterior of some
right: A restored
These baths are available in examples are paintable so they may
French Bateau
reinforced acrylic or in heavy duty be decorated to blend or contrast
bath from The Bath
Works.
enamelled steel materials, both with the surroundings.
left: This
Arun vanity unit
and corner bath
surround is shown
in Cherry Maple
with a tropical
black granite
surround. Matching
mirror panels with
demister pads
and low voltage
pelmet downlighters
enhance the
look. The Arun
Range retails
from £10,970.00
from Goodwood
Bathrooms.
below right:
Cleo cast iron roll
top bath from
Kohler.
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April 2009 | Traditional Homes & Interiors 87
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