Family bathroom with walk-in shower, oversize Duravit bath and bespoke wall-hung double vanity unit. All tapware from Dornbracht and toilet from Catalano. The walls are treated with waterproof béton ciré and the floors are bespoke cement tiles. Photo by Matthias Peters

A really compact en-suite shower room. The room feels larger with a large mirror, with generous light slot and bespoke full height panelling. Using the same blue stained birch plywood panels on the walls and ceiling creates a clean and tidy aesthetic.

Bluestem Construction, Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, 2020 Regional CotY Award Winner, Residential Bath Over $100,000

The stabiliser bar is attached discreetly to the opposite wall.

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This narrow bathroom was redesigned to offer a custom designed “vanity” that offers storage solutions by way of shallow wall mounted cabinets. A porcelain wall mount sink is perched atop the quartz countertop. Stretching the countertop across the wall and over the cabinet offered usable surface area and a visual connection of the component pieces that make up the vanity design.

The owner of this top floor bathroom was looking for a fresh black and white look without the imposing, long bath. He also wanted to make a feature out of the fireplace. The units on the left house the boiler and a washing machine but the storage inside was not useful. We stripped the room and rebuilt the storage to fit a washing machine, drier, access to the existing boiler and some practical storage that can be removed to access the boiler. The fabulous blue floor tiles brighten up the room and we painted the fireplace black to help it stand out in the corner.

The bath is charming early 1900's. It is up to the buyer to change it but I couldn't dare. A tip to other Stagers, we put balloons in the bath to make it look like an inviting bubble bath.

The bathroom has white subway tile with two different kinds of blue accent tile: hexagons on the floor, and rectangles arranged in a herringbone pattern in the wall niche. The shower has a glass enclosure with modern brass hardware.

Clint Randall

Kids bath, steamshower,shiplap, brockaway sink, lili star tile

Charming, smaller bathroom with contemporary spunk. Custom, hand-made aqua blue floor tile and hand-made, textured white shower tile. Satin black shower fixtures and shower door hardware; Milgard, black framed, single pane, glass exterior door opening to the back deck for easy access from the pool. Rustic and beachy, decorative towel rack, two panel shaker interior door with white knob and black back plate. Photo by Molly Rose Photography

Scott Burrows