Bathroom Waterworks 1: Baths and Basins...

One of the more fun jobs recently has been to start to choose tap fittings for WBP. We have been looking at Perrin and Rowe, and English plumbing firm, based in Mayfair, London. Their taps come in a variety of finishes. We have chosen chrome for the kitchen and gold for most of the bathrooms.

We are having these taps in the bath rooms, but with levers...

The levers will be easier to clean, and easier to use if we get arthritis in our dotage!

I do like the wall mounted option too...

Above and Below: The sort of 'Vanity-Tap-Mirror-Sconce' ensemble we have planned for the guest bathrooms and public loos.

In doing our research about P&R we were amazed at the number of hotels around the world which have recently refurbished their bathrooms with Perrin and Rowe...

For the master bath we had a hard time deciding between the aesthetics of a simple wall spout...

which would come out of a marble splash back, such as in this bathroom...

 or the traditional telephone set up...

Above and below: Options for master bath plumbing (but in gold).

as in these bathrooms...

For the guest bathrooms we are going to have baths with over head showers (to cover for both preferences). We have chosen the 'telephone and trombone' sets below (gold for the Brideshead and Chatsworth suites, and silver for the Blenheim Suite)...

They also have a lovely range of heated towel rails in a variety of finishes to match the taps.

We also looked at  Devon and Devon and LeFroy Brooks. They are both English companies whose classic fittings have a 'steam-punk' edge...

 

as well as Sherle Wagner, purveyors of ornate bathroom fittings. If I had to describe their style I would say they were very 'Norma Desmond'...

P.E. Geurin excels when it comes to hand crafted fittings. You can really tell the difference between their made to order fittings vs mass manufactured, moulded fittings...

 The Parisian firm THG has a Baroque Line too...

  

Parting shot: some more glorious and OTT bathrooms...