'I opted for a glam bathroom I’d use every day, instead of a boxy third bedroom I didn’t need'

Green bathroom with terrazzo tiles and green basin, mirrored cabinet and globe wall lights with a Roberts radio.

When planning bathroom renovations, they often involve a rethink of an existing floorplan - the space is redesigned by moving the furniture into a different configuration, creating more space or a more convenient layout. In the case of this narrow bathroom in New Malden, Surrey, tweaking the layout was never really an option.

The owner loved her small, detached three-bedroom Edwardian house right away - it felt like the perfect first home for her. Upstairs, the main bedroom stretched across the front of the property, while the other two bedrooms were at the rear of the upper floor. The only obvious downside was the tiny bathroom that had been squeezed onto the landing.

'The bathroom was never a selling point,' she recalls. 'I wanted a luxurious look with modern, clean lines and a separate bath and shower but the only way to do this was by turning the box bedroom into the bathroom.'

(Image credit: Alexander James for BC Designs)