In this gentleman's London dressing room that leads to the bathroom, the decorative finish not only conceals the many closets, it also sets up a delightful view toward the bathing space with the marble bath and magnificent bust of Socrates.

There is such a liveliness of spirit in this bathing space, achieved through strong, simple architecture and geometric decoration.

This bathroom is a study in black-and-white glass and marble; the design was devised to deceive the eye into believing the space is much larger than it is. 

Function is of critical importance in bathrooms; each wall panel conceals storage that houses towels and other bathroom essentials. 

This shower area has a strong monochromatic scheme again, with slim alternating black, white and grey marble horizontal lines running into and around the shower's soap and shampoo alcoves, which gives the shower area both the the sense of space and a streamlined look.

Detailed and complex solutions have been used to make this London bathroom work as a room as well as a bathing space, and to do so every inch of it was designed with great care, Black marble, veined with white and gold, flows around the room, broken by mirror and verre eglomise panels that increase the impression of size. The carved marble Indian style screen that fronts the main window above the bath is a highy chic form of privacy that doesn't bar natural light.

The view from the bathroom looking out towards that dressing room and the shower room; monogrammed towels hang for that tailor-made finish.

One of my earliest bathrooms from the 1990's, which incorporates mosaic, Jerusalem stone, walnut travertine and polished plaster, has become a sort of benchmark for this kind of Roman-inspired bathing space that has since proven to be very popular. 

Detailed and complex solutions have been used to make this London bathroom work as a room as well as a bathing space, and to do so every inch of it was designed with great care, Black marble, veined with white and gold, flows around the room, broken by mirror and verre eglomise panels that increase the impression of size. The carved marble Indian style screen that fronts the main window above the bath is a highy chic form of privacy that doesn't bar natural light. One of the antiqued glass mirrors that is edged with verre eglomise and decorative brass beading has an antique wall bracket planted onto the surface of the mirror. The window shutters are clad with faux ostrich skin. Even with the restrictions of space the eye is happy because the room looks good.

The underlying theme for this master bathroom in London was that of old-world film-star glamour, but at the same time the design had to feel timeless and work equally well for both master and mistress of the house. 

The mother of pearl from the trellis detail on the walls is picked up on the basin stand fascia.

Specially commissioned oval glass-encrusted wall lights.