Intended for guests and last-minute touch-ups, the powder room is the ideal space for some bold design gestures

BATHROOM FOCUS

With its shapely statement bath and opulent finishes, Eleanor Bowmer’s new en suite is boutique hotel-worthy

Our homes are constantly evolving – we alter floor plans to open up spaces or enclose new rooms; pantries are converted to back kitchens, snugs to home offices, en-suite bathrooms to dressing rooms. So what do our homes say about our tastes and priorities? We asked the experts

KAREN AND PHIL MADE THEIR DREAMS OF A LARGE BATHROOM COME TRUE, WITH A HANDS-ON APPROACH AND CLEVER REJIG

How an interior designer transformed a dated 1970s bathroom into a functional, Mediterranean-style sanctuary