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Let there be light
As much an art gallery as an ensuite, this bathroom and walk-in robe
space features a light well and a vanity shaped like a plane wing
Above: The long view – this ensuite
by designers Katrina Luxton and
Royston Wilson is entered via a
corridor that doubles as a walk-in
wardrobe. A full-height wall mirror
increases the sense of space and
reflects light. Stitched leather on
the wardrobe doors and concealed
lighting in the toekick set the scene
for a luxurious feel before you even
reach the bathroom. A degree of
privacy was also requested – turning
the corner into the bathroom proper
achieves this.

Entering this ensuite you could be forgiven
for forgetting just what you came in for – there
are so many eye-catching, sculptural features.
Designed by Katrina Luxton and Royston
Wilson, the bathroom and corridor wardrobe
inhabit a space claimed from the front verandah.
“The client’s wish list included a luxurious
feel, a variety of lighting elements, underfloor
heating and a fabulous shower,” says Luxton.
The walk-in wardrobe is in a corridor that
connects the master bedroom to the ensuite. The
wall of wardrobe doors is fronted in stitched
leather with concealed underlighting creating a

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soft ambience. A full-length mirror at the end of
the corridor optimises the sense of space.
Turning left on approach, the entry to the
bathroom is flanked by a glass-walled shower
to the left and a glass-walled light well to the
right which is open to the sky and the weather.
The light well is fully drained to cope with rain
and contains a sculpture in the shape of a glass
raindrop on a white plinth.
“You have to be standing in the space to
fully appreciate the ethereal effect of the light
well,” says Wilson. “While it takes up valuable
floor space, it also transforms the bathroom.”