The bathroom has gained much kudos in recent years. No longer the 'smallest room in the house', we now long for spacious, luxurious spaces that offer escape from a hectic lifestyle. Here is our guide to the latest looks...

The bathroom has gained much kudos in recent years. No longer the 'smallest room in the house', we now long for spacious, luxurious spaces that offer escape from a hectic lifestyle. Here is our guide to the latest looks...

The style: Classic

If you want to enhance a traditional-style property, yet keep things fresh and modern, a versatile option is the Balasani range of sanitary ware by BC Sanitan. This offers a classic look that could work equally as well in a contemporary style bathroom if combined with different brassware, available at Ripples Bathrooms, Tunbridge Wells and Canterbury 0870 7501 626

The style: Contemporary

Duravit describes its 2nd Floor range as quite literally rising to a new level of contemporary bathroom design. This unique bath tub has integrated storage to keep clutter at bay and panelling that comes in a wide range of wood colours, including an ebony real wood veneer, available at Badger Bathrooms, Sevenoaks 01732 464450 and Bromley 0208 462 1045

The style: Curvaceous

Organic lines continue to be key in state-of-the-art bathrooms and the smooth, oval bowls that make up Kohler's Prequ'ile range are no exception. With white being the preferred colour of choice for sanitary ware, there's no need to keep it cold and clinical. Brighten things up with a backdrop of vivid colour, from West One Bathrooms, Tunbridge Wells 01892 548 111