The English Home

CLASSIC OR CONTEMPORARY?

Planning a new bathroom in a period property brings with it a multitude of considerations, including whether to select traditional fixtures and fittings sympathetic to the era of the house or whether to opt for a sleek, contemporary style with innovations and advances in technology that can create an altogether more practical and easy-to-use bathroom. Whether the architecture of the building is Edwardian, Georgian, Victorian or a barn conversion, there are many elements to consider both in terms of function and aesthetics, and, of course it is a matter of personal taste too.

CHARACTER BUILDING

If set in one of the smaller rooms of the home, bathrooms in period properties can pose challenges as diverse as sloping ceilings, beams, awkward corners

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