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Working with Your Bathroom Designer to Create a Spa-Style Bathroom for Your Surrey Home

Quick Takeaway Creating a spa-style bathroom in a Surrey home requires close collaboration between the homeowner and a professional bathroom designer. Success depends on: choosing a designer with relevant portfolio experience; visiting a showroom to see materials and finishes in person; agreeing on a colour palette built around natural, calming tones; selecting high quality furniture […]

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Bathroom Design Planning for Surrey Homes: Space, Lighting, and Style

News / Becky Hinshelwood

Quick Takeaway A well designed bathroom works with your home, not against it. For Surrey properties, whether a Victorian terrace, a country farmhouse, or a sharp new build, the decisions you make around space planning, lighting, and style have a far bigger impact than any individual fixture or fitting. Get those foundations right, and everything

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How Much Does a Bespoke Bathroom Cost in the UK?

News / Becky Hinshelwood

Quick Takeaway While there is no definitive cost for a bespoke bathroom without knowing further details, at a minimum you’ll be looking at £10,000 for a small basic design. Bathroom experts can help you to maximise your budget so start the process with a visit to the showroom. Table of Contents What Makes a Bathroom

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Marble or porcelain tiles: Which is better in a bespoke bathroom?

News / Becky Hinshelwood

Quick Takeaway The point of a bespoke bathroom is that the materials and finishes that you choose are entirely to your preference. Both marble and porcelain are durable, low maintenance materials. Porcelain tends to carry a lower cost, but marble has a distinctly natural look which can’t be replicated. During a bathroom refit, you should

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Top 5 luxury bathroom design trends in Surrey homes for 2026

News, Uncategorized / Becky Hinshelwood

Overview The most stylish Surrey bathroom designs in 2026 will keep a focus on traditional elegance, alongside some characterful accessories such as abundant plant life or statement pieces. When incorporating bathroom design trends, the most important thing to remember is to limit concepts to one or two ideas so that your room doesn’t become too

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Telltale signs that Father Christmas has used your bathroom on Christmas eve

News / Becky Hinshelwood

Overview: As we all know, Father Christmas passes through millions of homes each Christmas Eve. Clearly, at some point he’s going to get taken short (especially with all that milk, brandy and sherry he’s knocking back). We’ve heard that he only chooses the most stylish bathrooms to answer the call, so what is it that

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Are ceiling spotlights the best lighting for bathrooms?

News / Becky Hinshelwood

Quick Takeaway: Ceiling spotlights are the go-to lighting wash solution for most bathroom designs. They provide clear and bright coverage through the whole room. However it’s important to include multiple layers of lighting to avoid the room feeling stark and clinical. Designers work on the basis of these three lighting principles: ambient (general wash), task

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Learn the lifestyle habits that will keep your bathroom clutter free

News / Becky Hinshelwood

Summary: Good habits to keep bathrooms tidy While a well thought out layout and impeccable design creates a good foundation for tidiness, lifestyle habits are crucial for keeping a bathroom clutter free. These basic things will help you to keep good habits: Give everything its place: especially in a shared bathroom Remove what you don’t

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Design Guide for Windowless Cloakrooms: How to Make Them Feel Light, Spacious and Stylish

News / Becky Hinshelwood

Summary: 5 Essential Design Principles A successful windowless cloakroom design must capture and reflect light. By layering illumination, using reflective surfaces, and balancing tone and texture, you can create a space that feels bright, open, and beautifully inviting. Light Foundation: Use soft, consistent colours and subtle textures, such as tile drenching, to make the space

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Why a Bathroom Refit Adds Value to Your Home

News, Uncategorized / Becky Hinshelwood

Many people think twice about a bathroom refit if there’s any chance of moving on the horizon. It is anecdotally a risky move, depending on the house market and the condition of your current bathroom. But simply not being in your forever home is no reason not to invest in a bathroom that you get

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