Blog — transform

Back in the day, a spa was the ultimate in luxurious living.

Well, we don't do spas, and the antiquated spa was mostly used in containing baby goats when we were forced to bottle feed the babies when their mothers walked off and left them to fend for themselves ....

So, we hoiked out the spa, which gave us room to add a modern open shower with a clear glass wall and an additional loo. Replacing the black slate floor, we re-tiled over the top of the slate in modern cream-coloured tiles. Painting the old wooden cabinets brightened them up, and to...

Bathrooms get a lot of use over the years and need updating every 10 years or so to keep it looking clean and fresh.
This ensuite was last renovated in the 1980s so it had 'trendy' finishes of that time, and as trends and taste change, things start to look very dated.

The surfaces in this ensuite were scratched, chipped and looked not only dated but grubby and dark.

TIME FOR A REFRESH

We used a composite granite product to resurface the bench top, replaced the sink, painted the cabinetry and replaced the loo.

To avoid unnecessary jack-hammering of the floor which...