Choosing tiles and bathroom fittings

One of the most fun parts of any interior design is choosing the bathroom fixtures and fittings.   I love colour, but in my own house I tend to avoid it, fearing that after some time I will get sick of it.

Our house will have a bit a country feel but we are using very contemporary fixtures but with some classic additions.

We're keeping the palette black and white with a touch of grey.

I want to use hand cut tiles, marble, concrete and leather as the material palette.

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This is one of my inspiration images for the bathroom.  I like the black tapware and the free standing cabinet.   

The first thing I chose was the basin.  

The astrawalker basin

This basin  fits the bill for a few reasons.  You can see that the interior of the bowl has rounded corners which is great for cleaning purposes.   We are also able to powder coat the rail black as we are using black tap fittings.   

We're going to use the CityPlus range of tapware.   It is shown here in a bronze finish but we are going to specify black.  

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Here is the type of handcut tiles we are using- I love the rough texture of this for a country property.   

We're mixing it with a calacutta marble subway tile... or even a hexagonal marble mosaic

Which will end up looking a bit like this...

We want to use a dark grout- it's very practical for cleaning purposes and the contrast can look stylish....

I like 503 which happens to be mould and fungi resistant as well.  

The finished result will be something like this....