Trends New Zealand Trends Volume 32 No 6 New Zealand | Page 123
Designer: Kira Gray NKBA,
Fyfe Kitchens
Vanity: Custom by Fyfe Kitchens,
urethane in Satin White
Countertop: Engineered stone in colour
Salt from GFL Stone
Shower fittings: Methven Minimalist
shower mixers; Methven Satinjet Kiri
slide rail shower; Methven Kiri overhead
rainhead on wall arm
Basins: Two top-mounted Metrix
Venice 40 basins in silver and black
Taps: Methven Minimalist
Flooring: Dark woodgrain porcelain tiles
from Tile Space
Wallcoverings: Feature walls – glass,
black and stainless steel mosaics from
Mobile Ceramics; wall tiles – white
gloss from Tile Space
Toilet: Axa Uno. BTW Close Coupled
Toilet Suite.
Lighting: Main lights – Switch Lighting
SL111T; vanity lights – Flier Tilt 3W
downlight, both from Andrew Baker
Electrical; under vanity and makeup
station – LED ribbon with diffuser on
motion sensor from Specialised LED
Products; pendants from Hugo Lighting
Story by Charles Moxham
Photography by Kallan Macleod
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A source of quiet and retreat, an ensuite is a
great excuse to create a magical environment.
This ensuite by designer Kira Gray forms
part of an upstairs extension. The ensuite space
is long with no windows and, due to the roofline, has various raked ceilings up to 3.6m high.
“The owners’ wish list included a dedicated makeup station, a spacious shower – no
bath was required – and a vanity for two,” says
Gray. “In terms of aesthetics, they wanted a
contemporary space with clean lines, texture,
leading-edge lighting and above all – impact!”
To set the scene, the designer bookended the
room in two feature walls of glittering mosaic
tiles in black, glass and stainless steel. These
provide dramatic backdrops to the shower and
dual vanity at opposite ends of the space. A
dark woodgrain ceramic floor was laid across
the room to widen the bathroom visually and to
provide an anchor for the high ceilings.
“Lighting brings the mosaics and bathroom
to life. A lit recess runs behind the shower to
form a break in the tilework. There’s LED lights
behind mirrors, recessed into the walls and ceilings, and also on sensors under the cabinets.
The pendants and skylights add to the effect.”
Previous pages: Multiple light
sources and twinkling mosaics give
this bathroom by designer Kira Gray
a light, magical presence.
These pages: A circular back lit
mirror over the vanity contrasts
with the angled walls. This shape
is continued in the glass basins and
the mirror over the recessed makeup
station. The cabinetry’s crisp white
tones were chosen in part to not
detract from the feature tilework.
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