As the space most often used to store all the unnecessary household clutter, the cloakroom is usually one of the most neglected areas of the house, despite the fact it offers great potential.

For those looking to upgrade their downstairs space to a fully fitted, downstairs washroom to be proud of, Dolphin has a number of stylish options to choose from:
Under stairs cloakroom (In our picture.)

• Stunning in its simplicity, the understairs cloakroom makes the most of a limited space. It features the gorgeous Esta wash station, complete with an integrated basin, which offers fantastic storage to hide away those everyday essentials.

• With its stylish solar mirror, this cleverly designed room manages to look classic yet contemporary; the mirror has a high-tech infra-red switch fitted, as well as a demister pad to prevent the mirror from steaming up.

• This understairs solution is also fitted with an attractive 300×800 heated towel rail, which adds a practical yet stylish touch.

• Combined with the gorgeous Dados blanco tiles to give the illusion of space, this design will give neglected cloakrooms an instant wow factor.

Cloakroom

• This polished cloakroom features chic, casino wall-hung furniture, and a slightly more contemporary look – perfect for urban living.

• A glossy splash basin adds a sleek look to the room, while the soft-line back-to-wall WC, which is backed on to the Envy WC unit, completes the look.

• With two internal shelves, the mirrored Modena cabinet adds further storage space, which is ideal for maximizing space in this typically small room.

• The effortlessly stylish Young stone scored tiles and add the illusion of extra space.

Geoff Wells, bathroom planning expert for Dolphin Bathrooms, comments:
“Both of these new designs from Dolphin make the most of what’s usually a neglected room.

Each gorgeous cloakroom solution makes the most of a small space, and the stylish and contemporary details add a touch of glamour to any home.

Having a second washroom is ideal for busy households and with Dolphin, it is possible to make the most of this extra space in the home.”

Dolphin is the only national bathroom specialist offering a complete design to installation service. Whether you’re looking for a bathroom, wetroom, shower room or a small space solution, Dolphin’s expert team of designers and fitters will take care of everything.

A fully fitted Dolphin bathroom starts from £6,000, including full design, technical survey, delivery and complete installation.

To request the latest brochure, arrange a free design consultation or find your nearest showroom, visit the Dolphin website.

Tel:  (0800) 458 9697

A growing trend towards dramatic and decorative stonework has opened a new colour palette for traditionally pale bathrooms.

Embrace the look with Limestone Gallery’s Golden Black marble, part of a wide portfolio of exotic stones offered by this luxury stonework supplier:

• The vanity top in Golden Black marble (in our picture) is part of a complete refurbishment of a former Ambassadors residence in South West London, where Limestone Gallery supplied and installed 5 luxury bathrooms in a range of stones.

• This stone is available in tiles, slabs and blocks for all types of stonework.

• Applications: Interior and exterior.

• Exterior use is assessed on a project by project basis.

• Golden Black marble is priced from £450.00 per sq metre plus VAT cut to size.

Colourful and exotic stones such as onyx and marble are very much in vogue.
There is plenty of scope with these exciting materials to either create a focus, such as a vanity top, or a major feature such as book matched walls or even a solid carved bathtub.

Limestone Gallery specializes in the manufacture and installation of bespoke stonework in limestone, marble, granite and onyx. Each stone is carefully sourced and monitored to ensure a consistent high quality that will fulfil their clients’ expectations.

Visit the Limestone Gallery’s website to view the stunning projects gallery.

Tel: (020) 7735 8555

The elegant ‘Oval 2′ freestanding bath, new from Aston Matthews, measures a generous 1800 mm by 1000 mm.

The bath has a pleasing elliptical shape with gently sloping ends making it an extremely comfortable design in which to lie back and relax.

Unlike the many acrylic baths on the market, Oval is manufactured from durable steel with a high quality, scratch resistant enamel finish that retains its glossy good looks and feels smooth to the touch.

It is a one piece, seamless construction with no unsightly joints.

The bath is designed for use with a floor spout and is priced at £3,499.

Aston Matthews advises - Designing your perfect bathroom - start with the bath:

• The best place to start is with the bath as this is the largest item you will have to accommodate.

• Steel baths are a durable option for the modern bathroom and are available as either single or double-ended designs.

• For added luxury there’s the option of a soaking tub or super deep bath, and many steel baths can be fitted with whirlpool jets.

• If you want to make more of a design statement, and space permits, a free-standing cast iron bath, which dominates the centre of the room, is an idea.

Visit the Aston Matthews website for further information.

Tel: 020 7226 7220

With the UK’s bathrooms having their annual spring clean, almost 70% of people surveyed said they had found up to 10 unused pamper products, with the remainder having up to 30 bottles, packs and tubes simply gathering dust.

Shampoo is the most wasted product, closely followed by shower gel and moisturiser.

Over a quarter of respondents said their bathroom also held host to out of date medicines, but most shockingly, 54% said that they would still use them regardless, with men proving to be particularly lax on this issue.

The most common reasons provided for hoarding so many unused items in the bathroom was because people ‘forgot they were there’ and ‘always buy too much and never get round to using it’, whilst 58% said most of their unused toiletry toiletries were from unwanted gift packs.

Special store promotions were also cited as a key reason why Brits buy more products than they need, with 61% saying they would still take up a multi-buy offer, even if they knew they wouldn’t get around to using it all.

One fifth of those surveyed by Dolphin* estimated that they had wasted just over £20 on unused pampering products, whilst it seems the Welsh spend the most, at an average of £24.72, compared to the more conscientious West Midlander’s spending £19.85.

The bathroom cabinet takes most of this strain for half of those surveyed, followed by the windowsill and around the edge of the bath.

Geoff Wells, planning expert at Dolphin Bathrooms, comments: “Whilst we may be a nation of pamper addicts, we accumulate too many beauty products that we never intend to use and this often means cluttered bathrooms.

It comes as no surprise to us that over 60% of those questioned, wished they had more storage space in the bathroom, but despite this, we can’t seem to stop ourselves hoarding and so end up losing precious space.

“However, with careful planning, any bathroom can be designed to keep lotions and potions well organised and easy to find.

Clever use of cabinets, sink space and shelving will make sure you optimise every inch of space, whilst keeping your bathroom beautiful - plus you can avoid wasting money on new products you don’t actually need.”

A fully fitted Dolphin bathroom starts from £6,000, including full design, technical survey, delivery and complete installation.

To view the range of storage solutions, or arrange a free design consultation,

visit the Dolphin Bathrooms website.

Tel: (0800) 458 9697

*Survey of 3,000 people commissioned by Dolphin Bathrooms, conducted by OnePoll.

Inspired by period pieces and traditional manufacturing techniques, Drummonds’ classic bathroom products can take centre stage in our ever-larger bathrooms.

Splendid in their sheer scale, sumptuous materials and solid construction, they revel in the luxury of space.

A former bedroom in a Georgian townhouse has been converted into a vast en-suite for the master bedroom:

• Emphasising the space, a cool colour palette forms the perfect backdrop for Drummonds’ magnificent freestanding Spittal shower, (Pictured here), which the owner describes as a “work of art” in its own right and “far too beautiful to be stuck in a corner”:

• A complete glass-enclosed shower unit, which can stand magnificently in the middle of your bathroom, or even in your bedroom.

• The Spittal shower has a classic 8” shower head, and water jets built into the frame, providing you with a blissful all-over drenching.

• Another work of art is positioned by the window. The Torridge Chariot Boat bath is made in cast iron, with a dry-fritt enamelled interior and hand polished and lacquered exterior.

• Each Drummonds’ bath is manufactured individually, taking up to four weeks to complete.

• On the other side of the room stands an imposing double vanity basin, with beautiful white Arabascato marble top and upstand.

• A Drummonds heated towel rail in nickel finish, matches the precision-cast brassware and fittings used throughout the bathroom.

Flooded with natural light and gleaming with reflective surfaces, this bathroom is a living space in its own right.

Spittal Shower: £12,950.

Torridge Bath from £2,825.

Heated towel rail from £1,685.

Double vanity basin from £5,175.
(all prices exclude vat)

Visit the Drummonds website to view all of the above and much more.

Drummonds: 78 Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4HN.

Tel: (020) 7376 4499

Frontline, a leading UK bathroom supplier and distributor, has launched a brilliant new website for 2010.

It is extremely easy to navigate, enabling customers to browse over 6000 classic and contemporary products, from Frontline’s ever expanding bathroom range.

With the inbuilt Digi-Page functionality users can browse the virtual catalogue, clicking on each page to “turn over”.

The new website categorises all collections and ranges clearly on the Home page.

Users can also select ‘Latest Products & Special Offers’, to find out about Frontline’s newest additions and fantastic deals; information about its ‘Lifetime Guarantee’; and ‘Frontline News & PR’, with a downloadable newsletter.

Frontline’s Marketing Director, Michael Sammon, says, “Whether our customers are looking for contemporary-chic or classic elegance, with no expense spared, or working within specified budgets, we know we offer the perfect one-stop bathroom solution.”

The Frontline professionals pride themselves on customer service and delivery, to ensure the bath time experience is positive from “online to bath time!”

All products are featured in the new (biggest ever) Frontline catalogue, The Complete Bathroom.

The catalogue can be ordered online via the ‘Click here’ button.

Check the new Frontline website for your nearest stockist.

Tel: (0845) 470 2427.

2009 saw the introduction of the colour black into the bathroom, with accents of black on taps and furniture presented in stylish finishes.

In 2010, black is now the defining colour in up-to-date bathrooms.

Basins, for so long only to be had in white, are now available in sleek, sexy black.

The Jacuzzi® Morphosis basin in black, epitomises the essence of the new trend and is available now from the new Jacuzzi® Designer Range.
This distinctive basin, designed by leading design house Pininfarina, oozes style and sophistication.

The stunningly proportioned Jacuzzi Nexus basin takes on a whole new persona, as its sleek lines are accentuated further by this new colour option; combine with a red, black or white deck for a real boutique look.

And why choose white when the Jacuzzi Bordo basin is now available in black? Better still, choose one of each and create your own unique look.
The Bordo basin is available in a choice of two sizes - 45cm and 55cm.

• Jacuzzi Morphosis 80cm countertop basin (£744.00) on Jacuzzi 100cm gloss red countertop (£550). Featured here.

• Jacuzzi Bordo 55cm countertop basin (£224.39) on Jacuzzi white countertop 100cm (£550).

• Jacuzzi Nexus 45cm countertop basin (£257.99) on gloss red countertop 140cm (£650).

Bold, decadent and highly desirable, a Jacuzzi basin in black is the ultimate design statement; add a touch of sophistication to your bathroom and update with this on-trend style, to create a sleek and stylish look.

The Jacuzzi Designer Range New Innovations catalogue is available to download now, and features highly desirable products that look superb and perform to the highest standard.

The Jacuzzi Designer Range is sold exclusively through specialist bathroom retailers throughout the UK.

To view the whole new basins range please visit the Jacuzzi website.

Tel: (01782) 717175

Cargo Granite is offering a free template and fitting service from February 1st – 28th, on all orders of semi-precious stones over 3 m² within a 150-mile radius of London.

February is famously known as the month of romance…and how better to demonstrate your undying love than investing in something that lasts a lifetime?

Cargo Granite, a leading UK supplier, fabricator and installer of granite, quartz and natural stone, has a gorgeous selection of semi-precious stones to create unique kitchen work surfaces of lasting beauty.

The glamorous collection is sourced from the highest quality semi-precious stones such as: Carnelian, Wild Agate, Labradorite, Petrified Wood and some of the most sought after quartz - Rose quartz, smoky quartz and Amethyst.

Each with its own unique colouring and depth, these dazzling stones create hand made worktops that glimmer; making them a gem of a gift for Valentine’s.

Featured here is Amethyst:
The colour purple represents wealth, royalty and sophistication and Amethyst stones have long been used as a power stone; said to possess a calming and healing energy.

With vibrant hues that subtly change from pale lilac to deep purple, the sparkling Amethyst work surface from Cargo Granite is the way forward this February. Prices from £1995 per square metre + VAT.

The beauty and strength of the stones combined with their natural properties, means their use is almost limitless, making them perfect for use in the bathroom, kitchen and throughout the home.

Who needs an eternity ring when rooms can dazzle with hundreds of semi-precious jewels…!

For further information please visit the Cargo Granite website.

Tel: (01234) 853439

Created by Roca together with the designers Gabriele and Oscar Buratti, W+W is a truly exciting new bathroom product .

The washbasin and WC are two essential elements in every bathroom and Roca has combined these two elements to create W+W - an all-in-one washbasin and WC made from vitreous china, designed to maximise space and conserve water:

• W+W incorporates Roca’s new ‘water-reuse’ technology that uses waste water from the basin to fill the WC cistern, thereby reducing water usage by up to 25% compared to a standard 6/3 litre dual-flush WC.

• The basin in W+W has two wastes – the basin waste and one further down the waste pipe. Once the basin has been used and filled with water, the user has the option of either diverting it to the mains, or recycling it in the cistern ready for the next flush.

• When the grey water is selected for reuse, it is diverted to a reservoir and automatically passes through a double filtration system, in order to eliminate bacteria and odours and is chemically treated before being stored; it is then used to fill the cistern as required.

• The reservoir holds up to 4 litres of water, and an overflow allows excess grey water to be discarded via the main waste outlet.

• If there isn’t any grey water stored in the reservoir, the float will recognise this and trigger the inlet to fill the cistern from the mains.

In addition, W+W is fitted with the Singles-Pro tap that features a progressive cartridge, enabling it always to start the flow with cold water; as you continually turn the control, the flow changes to a mix of hot and cold and ends up with hot water.

Thus heating systems are not fired up unnecessarily, thereby saving energy; Singles-Pro also includes a flow limiter, which restricts the water flow to a maximum of 9 litres per minute.

W+W priced at approx. £2,645 will be available in the UK from January 2010.
The Singles-Pro tap can also be purchased separately and is currently retailed for approx. £260.

For further information please visit the Roca website.

Tel: (01530) 830080

Villeroy & Boch’s latest contemporary bathroom range, boasts minimalist design and defined lines, coupled with gentle curves and an elegant colour pallet.

Highlights include a unique cast mineral washbasin, intelligent storage and family friendly mirror cabinets, providing optimal lighting for all heights and sizes.

A fresh and modern choice is offered, to those in search of a range that places importance on beautiful design and a timeless finish.

Reduced design for great versatility: the new furniture programme integrates generous practicality with a clear, minimalist design – and, with diverse furniture and mirror widths available, adapts to every size of room:

• The special design feature is the perfect unity of washbasin and vanity unit.

• Offers either a mirror or mirror cabinet for every washing area; both options echo the striking form of the washbasin and the furniture colour to create a harmonious overall appearance.

• Functional elements, such as sockets and lights, are integrated almost invisibly into the design; the light is embedded in the surface of the mirror, casting a vertical light that ensures optimum illumination of the washbasin.

• In addition, the mirror cabinets also offer comfortable extras; soft-closing hinges, doors with mirrors on either side, sockets and, on the asymmetrical variants, additional mirror surfaces. The mirrors are optionally available with socket and light switch.

• NEXT 2U offers a carefully designed storage system that keeps the bathroom looking spic and span; the inside of the vanity unit doors are fitted with accessory boxes, can be removed and washed in the dishwasher.

• The large range of trendy colours available can be freely combined in the front and body colours.

NEXT 2U adapts to meet individual requirements and the generous amount of storage space, also makes the furniture programme attractive for smaller bathrooms.

Visit the Villeroy & Boch website to view the new range.

Tel: (020) 8871 4028