A Bathroom That Belongs to the House
Modern bathrooms are great when the rest of the house is modern. In a 1905 Uddingston villa with original cornices and four-panel doors, or a Stepps sandstone tenement with deep skirtings, a flat-pack contemporary suite jars. The proportions are wrong, the materials read as cheap against the original joinery, and the whole room ends up feeling like a renovation that didn't quite commit.
A traditional bathroom isn't pastiche — it's about getting the proportions, materials and fittings to a point where they sit comfortably with the period of the house. Roll-top or panelled baths, basins on a console or pedestal, brassware in chrome or unlacquered brass, panelled walls with a deep dado, mosaic or large-format Victorian-pattern floors. The result is a room that reads as if it could have been there for decades.
Traditional ranges from Burlington, Heritage, Imperial and the better Roca classic lines. Cross-head taps, exposed shower valves, pedestal or console basins, high-level or close-coupled WCs in vitreous china — not the bargain ranges that look right at three metres and cheap up close.
Cast-iron roll-tops are the heritage option but heavy and expensive. Acrylic with proper claw feet gets you 90% of the look at a third of the cost. Panelled baths in tongue-and-groove styling work where a freestanding bath won't fit. We help you pick the one that suits the room.
Tongue-and-groove panelling to dado height with paper or paint above; geometric or Victorian-pattern porcelain floor tiles; subway tile or mosaic splashbacks. We don't fit wet wall on traditional jobs unless the customer specifically requests it — the texture and materiality matter on a period fit.
