Our Plans for an Ensuite Bathroom Makeover

What do Bowler hat lights & egg shaped baths have in common? They both feature in my plans for our ensuite bathroom makeover!

I love our home. It’s Grade 2 listed — built in 1690 something — and I think the best way to describe it is ‘quirky’,

I love the wonky walls. The tin roof (I’m not joking). The light, the history, the feeling of calm.

I love it all.

Apart from our ensuite bathroom (and the kitchen but that’s another post entirely!).

Old and New

Our ensuite is much larger than the main family bathroom that the Twinkles use — almost twice the size — but it’s just not a very inspiring space. 

We’ve put our stamp on (almost) every room in our home, so far, and I think that the time has come to give this little sanctuary a much needed makeover.

I keep meaning to paint it and have settled on the same lovely, warm Farrow and Ball grey that I’ve used in other parts of the house. But, asides from that, my boy and I are undecided. Should we go down the traditional route? Which would probably be more inkeeping with the period of our property. Or super modern.

Personally, I’m a big fan of super-modern in an old property – assuming it’s done well!

I love the combination of period features — sash windows or ornate cornicing — with the clean lines of a shiny, modern sink.

Or some exposed brickwork playing  off a shiny, designer tap.

So I’ve been having a look and have decided to come up with a proposal for Dickie, to show him the kind of thing I have in my head. It’s always better to fight your corner, when armed with a watertight plan, after all ;)

Colourscheming

I’ve decided on a monochrome palette; chalky grey walls with touches of charcoal and black. To give it a bit of an edge.  

And after all, if you start with a basic colour palette, adding a pop of colour with some new towels or a bowl of colourful soaps — or flowers — is an easy way to bring in a new colour, when you fancy it, without having to give everything an overhaul.

I’ve gathered together some things I like — pieces that I can see working well together — that will also sit nicely in our quirky little home; to see if I can persuade my boy that a mix of über modern with lovely vintage finds might work for our ensuite.

Have a look and see what you think…

Our Ensuite Bathroom Makeover

Planning an Ensuite Bathroom Makeover
Photo Credit: The Listed Home.

So running clockwise, above, we have:

1. Innermost Jeeves Bowler Hat Pendant Light by Jake Phipps — Heals
2. Chook Wall Shelf — Loaf
3. Manor House Grey Paint — Farrow & Ball
4. Plantation Shutters, Kelly Hoppen — Shutterly Fabulous
5. Steel Towels — John Lewis
6. Freestanding Egg Bath, Moods — Bella Bathrooms
7. White Masters Chair, Phillipe Starck — Graham & Green
8. Marquis Tall White and Chrome Traditional Radiator, Hudson Reed  — Bella Bathrooms
9. Single Lever Side Action Basin Mixer Tap, Hudson Reed — Bella Bathrooms
10. Patrizia Square Bowl Sink, RAK — Bella Bathrooms

And hopefully, once it’s all together, it will look a little like this.

Our Ensuite Bathroom Makeover
The perfect bathroom makeover? I think so! |Image courtesy of Pinterest — see it on my board below
Photo Credit: The Listed Home.

I’m a real ‘bath’ kinda gal and love nothing than languishing in a lovely tub, full of  hot, sudsy water.  Either until I’ve read my Red magazine from cover to cover — or my fingers start to resemble prunes — whichever comes first :)

A bathroom like the one above would be the perfect place to do just that.

I’ve put a little Pinterest board together too, so you can see more of the kind of things that have been giving me inspiration for my bathroom makeover.

Pop over and have a look — and wish me luck, trying to persuade my husband that we need a big, egg shaped bath! :)

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Caro Davies is a former art-director turned writer and content-creator, and editor behind UK lifestyle blog The Listed Home. She writes about home-related topics, from interiors and DIY to food and craft. The Listed Home has been featured in various publications, including Ideal Home, Grazia, and Homes & Antiques magazines.

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41 thoughts on “Our Plans for an Ensuite Bathroom Makeover”

  1. Oo I thinkI have house envy, yours sounds gorgeous. Love the ideas and love love love the grey!! #twinklytuesdays

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