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A warm-brass spa bathroom

Warm Sunset metal against pale stone turns a daily shower into a slow, hotel-style ritual.

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Kitchen
An island kitchen built around the hood
Cook facing the room: an island hob under a black island hood turns cooking into part of the conversation. The HAFELE Vetra Isola 90 hangs from the ceiling over the island, so there is no wall behind the cook. Pair it with a hob no wider than the hood; the 90 cm Vetra covers the 86 cm Altius Plus Matt 490 four-burner gas hob, and its 1,200 m³/h extraction needs a 6-inch duct, so agree the duct route with the ceiling. Put the oven in a tall unit at eye height. The Diamond 77 Bio built-in oven there is easier to check and safer to lift from than one under the counter. The sink run gets a BLANCO Metra 9 granite sink with a drainer bowl and a Linus-S pull-out mixer in a matching dark finish. Matrixbox Premium soft-close drawers under the hob hold pots and pans where you use them.
Kitchen
Kitchen storage where every corner earns its keep
Pull-outs, a corner carousel and a lift-up door turn the awkward spaces in a kitchen into the most useful ones. A tall pantry pull-out such as the HAFELE DUSA (for a 600 mm wide, 1,900 to 2,150 mm tall cabinet, five baskets, 100 kg in all) brings the whole larder to you in one movement: every jar visible, nothing lost at the back of a deep shelf. Blind corners are where kitchens waste the most space. The Magic Corner Universal swings its baskets out of the corner and into the doorway, so heavy pots no longer mean kneeling on the floor. It needs a corner cabinet at least 900 mm wide. Over the counter, a Free Fold lift-up door folds up and out of the way, and stays open at any height, so you never hit your head on a wall-cabinet door. Below the sink, an Eco center waste bin opens with the door. In the drawers, Ergo Fit cutlery trays keep everything in its place.
Lifestyle
A walk-in wardrobe that hides the clutter
Fittings that pull down, slide out and swivel let a wardrobe hold twice as much without feeling packed. High rails waste space because nobody can reach them. A HAFELE wardrobe lift brings the top rail down to eye level with one handle, then lifts it back out of the way. It fits bays 770 to 1,200 mm wide. Trousers and shoes are the usual clutter. A multi-function trouser pull-out hangs trousers flat and keeps belts and ties in its tray, and a rotating shoe rack stores a column of shoes in a single bay 800 mm wide and 2 m tall, turning 180° each way. Two extras make it a dressing room: a fold-out Ironfix ironing board hidden in a drawer front, and pull-out rattan baskets for knitwear and laundry.
Hardware
Smarter doors: keyless locks and sliding glass
Digital locks, sliding panels and frameless glass fittings make every door in the home easier to use. At the front door, a HAFELE digital lock replaces keys with a PIN, a fingerprint or a card. The RE-Push also opens from your phone over Bluetooth; the Zenith adds Wi-Fi and a two-way video call with whoever is at the door. Inside, a synchronised sliding system such as the Classic 120 S opens two panels together from one handle, so a wide opening between living and dining spaces never blocks the room with a swinging door. For a shower or a glass partition, wall-to-glass and glass-to-glass hinges hold frameless panels without a visible frame, which keeps the glass as clear as possible.
Bathroom
A warm-brass spa bathroom
Warm Sunset metal against pale stone turns a daily shower into a slow, hotel-style ritual. The trick is one finish, used everywhere it shows. The GROHE Essence tall basin mixer, the Rainshower 310 cube head shower and the SmartControl thermostat all come in Brushed Warm Sunset, so the tap, the shower and the controls read as one set rather than three purchases. Keep the ceramics quiet and white. A 60 cm Essence vessel basin on a stone or timber counter needs the tall (XL) mixer to clear its rim, and a wall-hung Essence WC leaves the floor clear, which makes a small room look bigger and far easier to clean. Plan the plumbing early: the head shower and the SmartControl thermostat are concealed fittings, so the in-wall bodies go in before the tiling.
Bathroom
Graphite and black: a moody modern bathroom
Brushed Hard Graphite fittings and matt black ceramics give a bathroom depth without making it feel dark. Graphite sits between chrome and black: it hides water marks and fingerprints far better than polished metal, and it softens next to warm stone or oak. Here the GROHE Rainshower SmartActive 310 Cube head shower, the Eurocube SmartControl thermostat and the Essence basin mixer share the same brushed finish. The VITRA Outline bowl in matt black and the Metropole Rim-ex wall-hung WC carry the dark note into the ceramics. Rim-ex pans have no hidden rim for dirt to collect under, so black stays black with an ordinary wipe. Balance it with light walls and one warm material, timber or a beige stone, so the dark pieces stand out instead of closing the room in.

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Inspirations

A warm-brass spa bathroom

Graphite and black: a moody modern bathroom

A soft taupe ensuite for a small space

A smart-toilet bathroom that cleans itself (almost)

Latest ideas & guides.

An island kitchen built around the hood

Kitchen storage where every corner earns its keep

A walk-in wardrobe that hides the clutter

Smarter doors: keyless locks and sliding glass

A warm-brass spa bathroom

Graphite and black: a moody modern bathroom

Bring your ideas to life.