Master Bath With Grey Marble And Glass Shower

It is a grey marble with pale veining, run across the walls and the floor in large pieces. Carrying one stone over every surface makes a modest bathroom feel bigger, because the eye is not stopped by borders or a change of tile. Large slabs also mean fewer grout lines to scrub and stain in a wet room. Marble in a bath wants a good sealant so soap and water do not dull the polish over time.

The basin is a counter-top vessel, an oval bowl that sits on top of the marble vanity rather than dropping into it. It is paired with a black wall-mounted mixer, so the tap comes out of the wall and leaves the counter around the bowl clear to wipe. Matte black was chosen against the grey stone for contrast, tying to the black shower fittings. A raised bowl does splash a little more, so the tap height is set to suit it.

The WC is wall-hung, with its cistern and a concealed flush plate built into the wall behind it. Lifting the pan off the floor makes the small area look lighter and, more usefully, leaves clear floor underneath to mop, which is the spot that gets missed with a floor-mounted unit. A black flush plate matches the other fittings. The one thing to plan for is access to the concealed cistern, kept behind the removable plate.

The shower has a black rain head overhead, a separate hand shower on a rail, and a built-in stone bench along one wall. The bench is the comfort piece, handy for sitting or for resting a leg, and it doubles as a ledge for bottles. A recessed niche in the marble holds soap and shampoo without a hanging caddy. Keeping the fittings in matte black ties the wet zone to the vanity across the glass.

A backlit LED mirror gives shadow-free light right where you shave or apply make-up, and recessed spotlights with a cove handle the rest. A small high window brings in daylight and a wood-blade ceiling fan moves air. In a marble wet room, airflow matters as much as looks, since good ventilation dries the stone and glass faster and keeps water marks and mustiness from building up on the surfaces.

Yes, the wet-dry split is worth keeping even when space is tight, because a small glass screen still protects the dry side. In a compact bath you might use a single fixed glass panel instead of a full enclosure and a slimmer vanity. Large marble-look tiles give the same unbroken feel as slabs for less money and less weight. The layout stays the same, just scaled to the floor you have.

Stone and fittings drive it. Cladding walls and floor in marble is priced by area and finish, and it is the single biggest line here. Concealed plumbing for the wall-hung WC and the wall mixer costs more to install than surface fittings, since the work goes into the wall. The glass enclosure, backlit mirror and branded taps add up too. Using a marble-look tile and a standard enclosure is the usual way to bring the figure down.