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to use adhesive LED strip lighting which is super easy to install and can really transform a space without making any major modifications or work. Mirrors with lighting around the full perimeter are also very popular right now, particularly those with colour-changing controls and built-in heated demisters which add more depth and ambiance.


LUXE FOR LESS


Amid the cost-of-living crisis, customers are looking to achieve the luxe look without spending the earth. As we head into 2025, it’s anticipated sales will increase on larger vanities of 1,000 mm+, along with stone wall mounted basins, which are great for creating a boutique hotel look at home for a lot less than you think.


which breaks down the monotony of straight lines and angles, adding a touch of elegance. The best-selling Kyoto vanity unit range with soft fluted curves is one of our most popular furniture launches ever; not only has it out-sold other vanity units two-to- one, but it’s generated 17% of overall furniture sales this year to date. We also predict that the mitred tile trend will carry over from this year to


next, as customers look to create fewer joins and lines in their bathrooms. Chamfered doors, for example, help to create that perfectly smooth, sleek handleless design.


LET THERE BE LIGHT!


LED lighting and flash plates also add to the ambiance of a bathroom, reflecting light around the room beautifully. A popular way to get this look would be


WALK-IN SHOWERS Finally, we expect that walk-in showers and wetrooms will see a continued upward curve in their popularity next year. While baths – particularly free- standing models – remain very much on trend, shower enclosure sales have soared recently.


Hayley Bowman is marketing manager at Frontline Bathrooms


Gilberts elevates the standard in ventilation @ Nine Elms


A brownfi eld industrial site along the banks of the River Thames is going from “rags to riches”, where even the background detail of ventilation is being given a high-end fi nish. Nine Elms is being completely transformed into a new mixed-use area, including the addition of 20,000 homes. One of the latest structures being delivered is Building N6, a 19-storey premium residential block. To achieve the high-end fi nish, Gilberts’ grilles and diffusers, supplied via DBA Air Solutions have been installed throughout all the apartments by ESG (Essex Service Group). A combination of Gilberts HSL high-capacity slot diffusers and LN linear bar grilles ensure effi cient supply and extract of ventilation in bedrooms, and open plan living spaces and kitchens for the central MVHR and 10no fan coil four-pipe heating & cooling systems, with the strategy validated by BIM. The HSL diffusers deliver high capacity – up to 150 l/s/m – of smooth, accurate airfl ow which makes them particularly suitable for integration into a fan coil strategy. With the multi-function LN grilles, which can attain up to 77% free ventilation area, the directional bars are manufactured level with the surrounding fl ange.


01253 766911 info@gilbertsblackpool.com ADF07_Gilberts_Heating Ventilation & Services_DPR.indd 1 Dulux unveils True Joy™ as its Colour Of The Year 2025


For 2025, Dulux is asking architects, specifi ers and designers to embrace yellow and infuse a sense of optimism, pride and imagination into their projects. As a guiding light to introduce these bold, positive shades to clients, the paint manufacturer has announced True Joy™ is complemented by three versatile ColourFutures™


as its Colour of the Year for 2025, which


of the Year has been chosen through extensive trend research by Dulux colour experts and international design professionals. The 2025 selection, True Joy™


palettes. Over that last two decades, the Dulux Colour , is a bright and positive yellow that refl ects people’s


desire to break free, reset, and create something new and exciting. As well as embracing True Joy™ palettes. , Dulux is


also encouraging designers to share the joy of yellow and help clients to leap out of their comfort zone – and feel confi dent in doing so. Yellow shades like True Joy™


can be used as a bold statement colour or an accent


hue. However, to help designers advise their clients on the best colour pairings, Dulux has created three supporting ColourFutures™


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