ONE ROOM RENOVATIONS
A former office has been transformed into a luxurious space for the whole family
Jackie Hoyte, an interior designer for Decorbuddi (decorbuddi.com), her husband Paul and two children live in Bath in a four-bedroom 1940s semi-detached home
Tell us about the look you wanted to achieve in this space…
We’ve been gradually renovating the whole house and the bathroom was the first room we tackled. My aim was to create a relaxing escape from the chaos elsewhere – luxurious but also practical for family use. And although I wanted to make a statement, I was keen to choose design classics for the expensive items that would stand the test of time – and that I would be less likely to want to change in a few years’ time.
How did you get started?
I decided to treat myself like one of my interior design clients. To start with, I looked at Instagram and Pinterest for inspiration, then produced a few moodboards, until I was happy with the overall look. After that, it was time to start sourcing, so I gathered as many samples as I could and created a physical moodboard on a tray, which helped to ensure the tiles, paints and hardware worked together.
Were there any challenges during the process? Yes, we were building a bathroom in a room that didn’t have any pipework or drainage, so we h
