The English Home

COMFORT & Character

A notable move to reinstate comfort, individuality – even drama – in bathroom design echoes those great decorators at the turn of the 20th century – Nancy Lancaster and Elsie de Wolfe – for whom bathrooms had to have as much charm, interest and personality as any other room in the home. Here, we take inspiration from six detail-filled spaces created by modern decorators redefining expectations in bathroom design.

SARAH VANRENEN Interior designer

En-suite bathroom in her own home

“Growing up I went to stay in lots of country houses which all had uber-comfortable bathrooms, usually with carpets and often with armchairs or something comfortable to sit on. Bathrooms are so important; they are the first room you enter in the morning and

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