Photography: Ultimate Renovations · Products supplied by Devine Tiles
Bathroom Tile & Bathroomware Supply — Newcomb
Calacatta Marble and Matte Black in Newcomb
For this Newcomb bathroom renovation in Geelong, the owners wanted a full strip-out with a bold, monochrome finish. Devine Tiles supplied the bathroom tiles, bathroomware and fittings, while Ultimate Renovations carried out the renovation.
- Location
- Newcomb, Geelong
- Supplied
- Tiles, basins, bath, mirrors, tapware & accessories
- Installed by
- Ultimate Renovations
- Palette
- Calacatta Marble & Matte Black
The Brief
Starting from the frame
The original bathroom had dark floor tiles, a black bath and black fittings, but the wall tiles stopped at shoulder height, there was one basin shared between two people, and a single overhead light made the room feel smaller and flatter than it was.
The owners had considered a lighter refresh — a new vanity, different tapware — but the plumbing wasn't positioned for a double vanity and the electrical only served one overhead fitting. Fixing both properly meant going back to the frame rather than working around them.
The tile and bathroomware selection was worked through at the Devine Tiles Geelong West showroom. The final selection included floor-to-ceiling Calacatta marble-look porcelain, twin black vessel basins, a black freestanding bath, backlit LED mirrors and matte black tapware and accessories throughout.
The partial-height wall tiles and single overhead light were doing most of the damage. Running the tile floor to ceiling and adding proper mirror lighting changed how the room felt without changing its footprint.
Supplied by Devine Tiles
What we supplied
The owners wanted a high-contrast, monochrome look, so we started with the tile selection and built the bathroomware around it. Here's what went into the finished room.
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Wall tileWall & shower tiles
Large-format Calacatta marble-look porcelain, run floor to ceiling on every wall and inside the shower. Ask in-store for the current range name and slab size.
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Floor tileFloor tiles
A companion porcelain in the same palette with less veining, so the floor reads with the walls without competing with them.
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BasinsVessel basins — pair
Round black vessel basins, one each on the double vanity, so two people can get ready at the same time.
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BathFreestanding bath
White interior, matte black exterior, with a matching matte black floor-mount tap.
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MirrorsLED oval mirrors — pair
Backlit oval mirrors above each basin, lighting the vanity at face height rather than from the ceiling.
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TapwareTapware & accessories
Basin mixers, towel rail, toilet roll holder, flush button and drain covers, all in matte black to keep the finish consistent.
The Selection
How the finishes were selected
The wall tile was the starting point for the selection. Once the Calacatta marble-look porcelain was chosen, we looked for a floor tile that would sit with it rather than compete with it.
The floor uses a quieter, less-veined porcelain in the same palette, so it reads as a companion to the wall tile rather than a second pattern in the room. Matte black bathroomware then gave the basins, bath and tapware a single, consistent finish across the space.
When choosing products for a bathroom, it's worth looking at the wall tile, floor tile and bathroomware together rather than making each decision separately. A combination can look quite different once the products are seen side by side.
Before & After
Full strip-out, same room
The before shot shows the dark floor tiles, black bath and partial-height wall tiles the room started with. The after is taken from a similar position — the vanity moved to fit two basins, the tile now runs floor to ceiling instead of stopping at shoulder height, and a single overhead light became recessed downlights and backlit mirrors.
Gallery
The finished room
Installed by Ultimate Renovations
Renovation & installation
Ultimate Renovations completed the renovation work for this Newcomb bathroom, including the full strip-out, plumbing relocation, electrical work, waterproofing and installation. Devine Tiles supplied the tiles, bathroomware and fittings featured throughout the finished room.
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