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Bathroom makeover: Whitewashed wonder

A dated, guacamole-coloured bathroom is transformed into a light-filled sanctuary
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Derek Swalwell

Originally, this 1900s Country Cottage featured a 1970s-era bathroom – the owners kenw, a makeover was needed. Works began with one goal in mind: to transform the 100-year-old bones into a gleaming white space. 

White-painted pine panelling imparts rustic charm (Credit: Derek Swalwell)

The grey vinyl floor made way for the original boards beneath, now painted in Dulux Super Enamel High Gloss paint. The draughty ’70s pine walls were sealed with Selleys No More Gaps and painted in the same colour as the floors for a light-filled look. A few coats of Dulux Kitchen & Bathroom paint in Light Rice unify an ensemble of repurposed and rescued pieces, such as the vanity, mirror and old cast-iron bath, which was found on eBay. An ornate old console table makes a divine vanity when topped with an elegant above-counter basin, fitted by a plumber.

The mirror and vanity are both painted in Dulux Light Rice for a cohesive look (Credit: Derek Swalwell)

EXPERT TIP: A traditional shower curtain rail around a claw-foot bath is a picture-perfect practicality.

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Writer Anna McCooe

As the deputy editor at Gourmet Traveller, Anna McCooe has the world’s best gig. She spends her days travelling to amazing places, eating great food, looking at beautiful things and then curating it all into influential and endlessly glossy magazines. With two decades under her belt in print media, she has toured celebrity homes for Marie Claire (and as the editor of Marie Claire Lifestyle), previewed five-star hotels for Australian Financial Review and reported on trends for Home Beautiful, Vogue Living and Inside Out. At Gourmet Traveller she investigates the fine line between a good hotel and a great one and debating the merits of hot restaurants. Seriously, she gets paid for this.

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