Reighton Road

In a family home in Stoke Newington, Studio Milne has created a main bathroom with a light touch and a strong sense of material. It is calm and warm, yet nothing feels too serious. A polka dot vase of tulips and a ginger cat see to that.

Rialto Terrazzo in San Polo runs wall to wall, its scattered chips of rust, sage and charcoal giving the room a quiet energy underfoot. Against it sits a curved oak vanity with a bespoke basin top and upstand, made in our workshop from Rialto Terrazzo Ca’Doro and finished with a curved pencil edge that follows the rounded cabinet. Its richer brown picks up the darker fragments in the floor. Both are crafted from recycled and waste marble.

Two mirrors with softly waved frames, slim wall lights and dark bronze brassware complete a composition that is ordered without being stiff.

Beneath a tall window, a freestanding bath stands on its own, framed by full length linen curtains. Recessed shelving and flush joinery keep the walls clean, so the terrazzo can lead.

The shower brings a change of pace. Glazed tiles in a soft sea green are laid vertically in a neat stack, their uneven surface catching the light, with a recessed niche set into the grid. The San Polo floor carries on inside, tying the two spaces together.

Throughout, texture and colour do the work, with surfaces chosen to be lived on as much as looked at.