We applied our smart thinking when we decided to turn a tight box room into a fully functioning bathroom. On paper it looked like a stretch, but in reality it was about confidence in the plan rather than brute force. The room already existed, already took up heating and cleaning time, yet contributed very little to how the house worked. By reassigning its purpose, we shifted value rather than footprint. Careful proportions, calm finishes and a layout that respected movement meant the room never feels like a compromise. Instead, it feels deliberate, considered and entirely in keeping with the rest of the home.
The real challenge was plumbing, as the room sat at the opposite end of the house from existing services. Rather than seeing that as a blocker, we treated it as a routing problem to be solved properly. We confidently ran the plumbing from the front of the house to the back, cleanly and discreetly, without disrupting the character or flow of the property. It’s the sort of work that, when done well, goes completely unnoticed, which is exactly the point. The end result is a bathroom that simply works, with no visible clues to the complexity behind it, and a house that now makes far better use of every square metre.
