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The newest and coolest bathroom wares: November edition

It was only last month that we brought you a list of the latest bathroom wares we were loving and already do we have so many more to add, including a pink bath! I know it sounds outrageous, but my oh my it is gorgeous. So we’ve decided to start a monthly wrap… introducing our November list.

Boyd Alternatives Rodney Bath: This show stopping concrete bath demands attention! Coming in a colour called millennial pink, it is chic and on trend. Designed with greater depth for full body immersion, the bath features clever detailing and a wider brim, to keep the water at optimal temperature. Costing a pretty penny, $7,800 to be exact, it is available from Candana.

Boyd Alternatives Rodney Bath

Kohler Terrace Storage Column: Designed in France by the Jacob Delafon team, this unit showcases modernity in an utterly timeless fashion. Offering vertical storage, some of which is accessible without opening the door, the soft close door can be right opening or left opening. At $2,799, it has a lacquered finish cabinet, three natural oak shelves and a glass partition.

Kohler Terrace Storage Column

Beaumont Tiles Nordic Vanity: Raising the bar for minimalistic bathroom fit outs, the vanity is enveloped in premium exterior-grade birch wood. Both beautifully unique and practical, it resists abrasions and commonly used chemicals, as well as being weather and moisture proof. Coming in a range of sizes, it features a single bowl and push to open draws. The Nordic 1200 WH Vanity (pictured) retails for $2,100.

Beaumont Tiles’ Nordic Vanity

Stegbar Nanoclean Shower Screen: A shower screen that cuts cleaning time by up to 90 percent. Yes please! With a coating that bonds with glass and forms an invisible protective barrier, it is able to minimise dirt and grime build up. To keep clean, simply give it a quick wipe with a microfibre cloth once a week. Upgrading your shower screen to Nanoclean glass costs an additional $150-to-$250.

Stegbar’s Nanoclean Shower Screen

Pressalit Sway D2 Black Toilet Seat: It’s often overlooked when it comes to style and design, yet with this toilet seat, the ‘throne’ takes centre stage! Made with durable materials and quality stainless steel hinges, the Danish design also has a soft close lid. $352.

Pressalit Sway D2 Black Toilet Seat

Kohler Torsion Shower Door: The recipient of two of the most prestigious international design awards, this shower door provides a sleek, streamlined solution. With anodised aluminium frames and 8mm toughened safety glass, it features hidden door mechanisms for easy cleaning and ultra-sleek lines. The shower door comes in four designs: InSwing, Hinged, Sliding and Alcove. Prices start from $1,190.

Kohler Torsion Shower Door

Check out our original bathroom wares wrap

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10 great bathroom storage ideas and trends

Storage is always at a premium in a small space, but nowhere is that more true than in the bathroom. There are so many little knick-knacks — makeup, soaps, hairbrushes, toilet paper, and don’t even get me started on bobby pins  — that you just have to have it, but where in the world do you put all that stuff? If the clutter in your bathroom is getting a little out of control, it might be time to check out these 10 savvy ways to squeeze a little extra storage into the bathroom.

Drawer dividers

Drawer dividers

Photo credit: Apartment Therapy

Similar to having dividers in kitchen drawers having them in bathrooms helps to segregate items and reduce the potential for a mess to occur. You can opt to have a separate drawer for toiletries and cosmetics, used and unused items. Dividers keep the trays from getting cluttered. Label the trays so you know what belongs in each tray.

Baskets

Baskets

Photo: Scandinavian Simplicity

Baskets, no matter the shape, size or texture are great for bathrooms! They add some warm texture into your space and can definitely set a style in your bathroom! You can label each basket, if needed, to coordinate items in a way that works for you. E.g. a basket of folded hand towels next to the vanity, or kids toys next to the bath.

Wall shelves

Wall shelves

Photo: Home Design Etc

Wall shelves are not only more accessible but stylish in design. They are great to have – especially in small bathrooms to save floor space. It’s best to keep everyday items on wall shelves for easy reach. Style accordingly and you have another beautiful bathroom storage option!

Decorative vases

Decorative vases

Photo: The Style Cavalry

Decorative glass containers turn storage into decor. Not only glass, but other small decorative containers and vases can be used so you can create a unique style in your bathroom! Display soap, sponges, makeup brushes and bath salts in pretty canisters on the countertop.

Mirror cabinetry

Mirror cabinetry

Photo: Nordic Design

Shaving cabinets have always been a popular solution to a lot of storage problems in the bathroom. Some shaving cabinets are thought of as boring and outdated. But, there are so many modern and innovative mirror cabinets available out there! Keeping the staple storage needs in a bathroom is key!

Shower shelves

Shower shelves

Photo: Bliss at Home

Shower recesses are a modern way of creating storage space for your shampoos, soaps and body scrubs inside the shower. If you are unable to create a shower recess, there are loads of great shower shelf options to keep your clutter off the shower floor! Ranging from glass to timber to metal to stone, there are so many textures and designs that can work in everyone’s bathroom.

Ladders

Ladders

Photo: Callier and Thompson

I love love love ladder shelving! There are so many options you can go for, depending what you need storage for! If it is linen, why not try a timber ladder where you can hang towels and face washers over the steps? If its toiletry storage you are looking for, the step is going to have to be wider, so try a wall ladder where the shelves are wider to cater for your toiletries, flowers, books and candles!

Glass cabinetry

Glass cabinetry

Photo: Domino

A more traditional type of bathroom storage – beautiful cabinets can be placed in a bathroom for exceptional storage. The only point to take into consideration is that your bathroom will have to have enough spare space to cater for this piece of furniture. Luckily, there are so many shapes and sizes in cabinets that can cater for most spare spaces or corners!

Trays

Trays

Photo: Maison Valentina

A super cute and effective way to keep your vanity top de-cluttered and looking styled, is to provide a tray to display a beautiful vignette on. This can include anything you use on your vanity (and more!) to keep it looking tidy – e.g. toothbrushes and make up brushes in canisters, hand soaps, candles, flowers and books!

Robe hooks

Robe hooks

Photo: Blog Lovin’

Robe hooks are a great way to hang your towels if you don’t have enough spare wall space for towel rails. Hang your towels on a robe hook for a casual and effective way of displaying them. Towels also help to add warmth to a bathroom so it’s a win win situation!

Naomi Findlay is one of our resident experts, principal of Silk Home and founder of the International Institute of Home Staging

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Bathrooms

The latest ways to maximise bathroom storage

Bathroom storage can be a bit of a nightmare. If you’re anything like me, you’ll have cupboards overflowing because of both a lack of storage and a rather unnecessary accumulation of toiletries! So when it comes to designing your bathroom it’s very important that you optimise every centimetre of space.

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Blum Tandembox antaro

Thanks to some of their clever options, Lincoln Sentry can help you increase existing storage space by up to 55 percent!

According to program manager Alicia Draper, this new set of smart solutions utilises previously dead space, such as corners and undermounted basin surrounds, whilst also using all the existing space in drawer and cupboard areas. “Blum’s TANDEMBOX intivo and antaro, for example, offers customised drawers to house all items in the most compact manner – everything is kept in its place and is easily visible on first glance. Systems such as ORGA-LINE create a designated place for even the most oddly shaped items, making sure no space is ever wasted.”

Blum Tandembox antaro
Blum Tandembox antaro
Blum Tandembox intivo inner drawer-bathroom
Blum Tandembox intivo

Traditionally wasted space in bathrooms, such as the  the corner of an L-shaped vanity, are seen as prime opportunities by Lincoln Sentry, with customised drawers available, including inner drawers that create two separate drawers within a deeper cavity.

Cupboards for storing towels and larger toiletries and accessories can also get a makeover, with the combination of TANDEMBOX and ORGA-LINE plus ease-of-motion options such as SERVO-DRIVE – the drawer requires only the lightest of touches to open smoothly and effortlessly – and BLUMOTION for easy-glide soft closing.

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Blum Tandembox antaro

Irrespective of the limited space or awkward angles in your bathroom, Lincoln Sentry believe there is a storage solution for everything that will both optimise the space and offer aesthetics that will compliment the rest of the bathroom.