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Choosing Bathroom Lighting
Choosing the right bathroom lighting and suggested positioning for lights.
Choosing Bathroom Lighting
Choosing bathroom lighting and the correct positioning for lights can be tricky. The bathroom is a room where lighting needs to be bright to enable activities to be carried out with ease. There is nothing worse than plucking ones eyebrows in semi darkness with inadequate bathroom lights.
The resurgence of the Victorian bath tub
In an era of sleek, minimalist designs and rapid technological advancements, it is heart warming to witness the renaissance of the Victorian bath. This grandiose and seemingly archaic fixture, once consigned to the dusty corners of antique shops and historic…
The Resurgence of the Victorian Bath Tub
In an era of sleek, minimalist designs and rapid technological advancements, it is heart warming to witness the renaissance of the Victorian bath. This grandiose and seemingly archaic fixture, once consigned to the dusty corners of antique shops and historic homes, has made a comeback, captivating the imaginations of design enthusiasts and nostalgists alike. The resurgence of the roll top bath in particular is an interesting phenomenon…
The Role of Wallpaper in Victorian Bathrooms
Nowhere is this exuberance more apparent than in the resplendent wallpapers adorning the walls of Victorian homes, particularly in those most private of spaces – the bathroom. But wallpaper in Victorian bathrooms was not merely an exercise in visual…
The Role of Wallpaper in Victorian Bathrooms
In the grand tapestry of architectural history, certain eras stand out like flamboyant peacocks strutting their extravagant plumage. The Victorian era, spanning from the 1830s to the early 1900s, is undoubtedly one such period. It is characterised by its confident celebration of opulence and excess. Nowhere is this exuberance more apparent than in the resplendent wallpapers adorning the walls of Victorian homes, particularly in those…
How to install a roll top bath
The bath really is the stand out feature of most bathrooms and a roll top bath is the perfect choice for a period bathroom. There are a lot of different shapes to a roll top bath. For example there is the slipper bath with one high end, the oval bath with both…
How to install a roll top bath
The bath really is the stand out feature of most bathrooms and a roll top bath is the perfect choice for a period bathroom. There are a lot of different shapes to a roll top bath. For example there is the slipper bath with one high end, the oval bath with both ends at equal heights, the bath that is flat at one end or on one side and therefore supposed to be positioned against one wall. Are roll top baths comfortable? This is a really…
Is a Victorian roll top bath right for you and your home?
If you live in a Victorian house with a spacious bathroom, you may feel overwhelmed by the choice of different styles, sizes, shapes and depths of baths available as well as the different materials these baths are made from. Depending on your space, a Victorian…
Is A Victorian Roll Top Bath Right For You And Your Home?
If you live in a Victorian house with a spacious bathroom, there are many different bath options for you and you may feel overwhelmed by the choice of different styles, sizes, shapes and depths of baths available as well as the different materials these baths are made from. Depending on your space, a Victorian roll top bath could be a great option.
Shower curtain rails
Traditionally shower curtain rails with shower curtains provide a cheap way of keeping water within a shower area and are typically used for showers over a bath but they can also be used with simple shower trays or in wet rooms. This is a much cheaper way of…
Choosing A Victorian Shower Curtain Rail
Traditionally a Victorian shower curtain rail with shower curtain provides a cheap way of keeping water within a shower area and are typically used for showers over a bath but they can also be used with simple shower trays or in wet rooms. This is a much cheaper way of containing the flow of shower water within a bathroom when compared with building a shower enclosure with solid walls or using a glass shower enclosure on tracks. Also the…
Period bathrooms and how to accommodate all mod cons
Period bathrooms are becoming more and more fashionable and by no means oblige you to make any compromises at all in terms of luxury and comfort. However there are some features that may be difficult to incorporate into a period bathroom without ruining the…
Period bathrooms and how to accommodate all mod cons
The bathroom, like the kitchen, is a functional room of the house where jobs are to be carried out. Therefore it is essential that the tools for the job are functional as well as fit into an interior design scheme. If you live in a period home in which you wish to have a period bathroom, remember that your house would never have originally even had a bathroom.
Use Victorian Style Wall Tiles In Your Home
Decorative wall tiles were used by the Victorians in many different areas of their houses. There is no reason why with a little bit of research into what is fitting for your particular property you cannot restore tiled areas to their former glory.
Use Victorian Style Wall Tiles In Your Home
Decorative wall tiles were used by the Victorians in many different areas of their houses. There are some areas of your house where you may already have decorative tiles or they may have been removed in an overzealous property “modernisation” in the 1960s and 1970s. There is no reason why with a little bit of research into what is fitting for your particular property you cannot restore tiled areas to their former glory using Victorian…
Choosing Victorian Style Bathroom Accessories
Bathrooms and kitchens in Victorian houses were functional rather than decorative and glamorous and as such the bathroom accessories that you choose should be functional and easy to clean if you wish to keep with the Victorian style.
Choosing Victorian Style Bathroom Accessories
Bathrooms are not typically Victorian – only the house of the middle and upper classes would have had bathrooms in Victorian times. So if you live in a typical Victorian workers terraced house, a bathroom would have been a new introduction to your house possibly around the 1950s. As such if you wish to recreate an authentic Victorian bathroom you will never be recreating one that was in your house originally. Just this mere fact in…
How a Victorian bathroom can enhance your period renovation
The typical bathroom was decorated fairly spartanly with tiling, usually white or off white, sometimes with elements of black; gloss painted walls or varnished paper above the dado level; simple tiles, linoleum or bleached pine floorboards on the floor for ease…
How a Victorian bathroom can enhance your period renovation
A bathroom was an innovation of the Victorian era. Previously a tin bath in front of the fire was used in the bedrooms of the grander houses. The maid or servant then had the onerous job of transporting hot water from the kitchen range where it had been boiled on the stove top, up the stairs and into the bath, which was both arduous and time consuming. Often the water was not even still very hot by the time the bath had been filled and…