The English Home

BATHROOMS made BEAUTIFUL

More than just a space for washing and bathing, a bathroom is a sanctuary and most likely to be the first and last place to be used in the home, so it needs to be both a refreshing and relaxing environment, delivering practicality and style. If the family bathroom, en suite or shower room needs refreshing, rather than a complete overhaul, a clever update or two can transform it into a thing of beauty. From the more complex, such as a new bath or changing the tiles, to the more simple, perhaps a different window treatment or additional lighting, we look at ways to make a bathroom more uplifting.

Decorative tiles

Tiles are always a good solution for a bathroom or shower room, offering a high degree of practicality, and with so many shapes, designs and colourways available, they also offer enormous potential to be creative and make a bathroom feel special. A matching design for

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