Designer: Katie Scott, Caro Design
Vanity cabinetry: Primo
Benchtop: Diamondstone, Pure White
Basin: Apaiser from Plumbline
Taps: Buddy from Plumbline
Showerstall: Crest
Shower fittings: Ponsi
Toilet: Catalano
Tiles: Quantum and Jacobsen
Lighting: Mr Ralph
Underfloor heating: Warmup
Drapes: Simon James
Accessories: Plumbline
Awards: Trends International Design
Awards (TIDA)
Bathroom suite – Winner
Story by Charles Moxham
Photography by Helen Bankers
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Well connected
This master ensuite connects to its villa surroundings through panelled
joinery while adding a semi-industrial accent with tone and fittings
How do you introduce a light industrial feel to
the master suite in a classic villa yet stay true to the
home’s style? Designer Katie Scott took this tricky
brief of design opposites and ran with it – blend-
ing the styles while keeping a visible contrast.
“The owner likes moody spaces so for the
master bedroom I designed traditional panels
for all the walls, painted a deep grey,” she says.
“The custom bedhead and bedend are in a soft,
smokey velvet – softening the dark grey walls.”
Scott included floor-to-ceiling sliding panel
doors to conceal the ensuite entry and adjacent
wardrobe when closed. A television on the same
wall can also be hidden with the slide of a panel.
“For the ensuite, existing windows had to be
removed so I added a skylight to emphasise the
room’s height. This went hand in hand with the
high black feature wall in the shower as it adds
a beautiful light, drawing the eye upward.”
The designer made a point that there be no
chrome in this design and all fixtures and hard-
ware are in aged or antique brass.
“Heated towel rails and the flush panel were
electroplated to match the tapware. The rich-look
metal contrasts with the semi-industrial concrete
and black tiles, to add charm and warmth.”
Previous page: In this master suite
makeover, the bedroom’s custom
panelling in a moody grey conceals
entry to the wardrobe and ensuite –
all part of Caro Design designer Katie
Scott’s response to a classic-meets-
semi-industrial homeowner brief.
These pages: Black tiles, concrete
tiles, and brass fittings all contribute
to a light industrial palette. An LED-
lit shower niche and under-vanity
lighting add a sense of warmth.
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