Yahoo Finance 9 eye-catching homes with sumptuous bathrooms
A bathroom has to perform many functions. Not just a dedicated space for bathing, showering and freshening up, it’s a private sanctuary in which we prepare ourselves for the day ahead and unwind with a pampering soak at the end of it. Ideally it should be big enough for a tub and separate shower and have lots of storage and great looks too. If yours doesn’t scrub up well, why not splash out on one of these properties as they all feature impeccable bathrooms?
1. Bempton, North Yorkshire, £575,000
The family bathroom in this recently-converted four-bedroom chapel is as delightful and quirky as the rest of the building. Its centrepiece is a deep copper-clad slipper bath, and there’s a matching basin and a shower cubicle tucked out of sight. A ledge on the exposed brick wall comes in handy for displaying candles and favourite toiletries. Find out more from Carter Jonas.
2. Worthing, West Sussex, £750,000
Black’s not an obvious choice for a bathroom, but in this case it works wonderfully well teamed with jazzy oversized prints. On the first floor of a Grade II-listed five/six bedroom townhouse, it’s fitted with a freestanding bath, a walk-in shower and wall-mounted basin, while roof windows ensure there’s no shortage of natural light. Available from Winkworth.
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3. Churchill, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, £775,000
Grade II-listed Yarrow Cottage is the epitome of rustic chic. Constructed in classic Cotswold stone and thatched, it’s been beautifully refurbished and is deceptively spacious with a drawing room, dining room and eat-in kitchen on the ground floor, two double bedrooms and a large bathroom on the first, and a detached guest annex decorated by Soho House interior designers. The cleverly-designed principal bathroom includes a wow-factor copper bath, twin sinks on a suspended wooden worktop with shelving beneath and a walk-in shower cubicle. Contact Knight Frank.
4. Hove, East Sussex, £1.175m
Every day feels like a spa day in this elegant first and second floor Victorian mansion flat, as two of the three bedrooms incorporate ensuites with added extras. A decadent sunken bath and walk-in shower are housed in the open plan main bedroom and a steam room is built into second bedroom’s ensuite. The apartment is very central and also benefits from a newly-fitted kitchen, period features throughout, two balconies and sea views. For sale through Fine & Country.
5. Ripple, Deal, Kent, offers over £1.75m
Forget morning queues to brush your teeth, as fully restored Ripple Lodge has three bathrooms along with five bedrooms, three reception rooms, a study and orangery, and a separate three-bedroom, two-bathroom coach house. This black and white traditionally-inspired main bathroom is the loveliest of all, comprising a freestanding traditional ball and claw tub, a basin set into a vanity unit, a corner shower enclosure and a walk-in linen cupboard. Find out more from Bright & Bright.
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6. The Old Rectory, Michaelstow, Cornwall, offers over £1.8m
Currently un as a successful holiday let, Grade II-listed The Old Rectory is a restored, character-filled 3,500 square foot house, sitting in grounds of around 4.5 acres close to the north Cornish coast. Includes five reception rooms, five bedrooms, two bathrooms and big sash windows, high ceilings, wood and slate floors and a one-bedroom annex. The main bedroom opens into a simple but super-indulgent ensuite with a freestanding bath and an open fire. Via John Bray Estates.
7. South Quay Plaza, Canary Wharf, London E14, £1.925m
There can’t be many London homes that enjoy such far reaching views as this new three-bedroom apartment, on the 51st floor of one of Europe's tallest residential towers. The top end fittings and neutral, understated décor in the main and ensuite bathrooms have been carefully selected not only for their quality and appearance but also because they complement rather than compete for attention with the ever-changing vista from the full-height windows. Find out more from Berkeley Group.
8. Waterbank, Prestbury, Cheshire, £3m
Probably the only issue you’ll have with the huge, curvy bath in this state-of-the-art bathroom is that you’ll never want to get out of it. The largest of five ensuites in Coppice, a new low-energy five-bedroom house at Altin Homes’ Waterbank development, it features a double height vaulted ceiling and aluminium solar shades on the windows. The bath, along with the double basin and vanity unit and walk-in shower are by Antonio Lupi, a renowned Italian bathroom design company. Available through Gascoigne Halman.
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9. Marylebone, London W1, £4.25m
To say that the main marble and bronze-trimmed bathroom in this first floor, two-bedroom apartment is something special is an understatement. For it was voted one of the world’s best bathrooms in the book The Perfect Bath by Barbara Sallick, co-founder of luxury brand Waterworks. The attention to detail is awesome and it’s brilliantly designed to maximise every inch of space, though the high ceiling and huge sash window obviously help. Through UK Sotheby’s International Realty.
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