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Industrial Silver Bathroom Style

Silver Tapware Bathroom Renovation
Silver Tapware Bathroom Renovation

Bathroom plumbing, tapware, and fixtures and fittings are frequently silver in colour. This is due in part to the manufacture of many components in stainless steel, which is silver in colour. To some extent this has now changed with modern parts now available in a variety of different colours and styles – however, silver is still a common colour to find taps, showerheads, nozzles, plugs, drains, and handles inside modern bathrooms. 

If you’re considering using silver in your bathroom renovation, take a moment to consider the ways it can work in your bathroom, or alternatively check out more colour ideas in this article about using colour to create a holistic bathroom.

Deconstructing Bathroom Design

A deconstructed bathroom design will reveal purely-functional aspects of the room instead of hiding them away. This allows the beauty of the functionality to take on an aesthetic role. For example, rather than only revealing the necessary (for example, taps) the pipes may also be partially revealed. By doing so, the pipes take on a design role in the room as well.

This approach is popular with free-standing bathtubs. In the case of silver pipes and taps, deconstructing their display in this way accesses an industrial style reminiscent of factories where such pipes would be ‘on display’, there being no requirement to hide them away. Using this approach doesn’t mean your bathroom will look like a factory! 

It’s all about the selective incorporation of elements that will help your design achieve the style you’re aiming for. 

Silver Contrasts

A great aspect of working with the colour silver is the way it contrasts with other materials and colours. Silver is eminently compatible and when contrasted often adds value to other objects by accentuating them. Whether it’s a basic gloss-white, timber-style, or polished-concrete look, silver brings something special out in everything. 

Silver and Gloss White

Where do you see silver combined with gloss-white? A common response is a hospital or medical environment. While you probably don’t want your bathroom looking like the ER, the combination of silver and gloss-white can communicate cleanliness and hygiene, which are both assets in the context of a modern bathroom. There’s more information about working with gloss-white here. 

Silver & Timber

Fine timber and silver evoke ideas of craft, workmanship, and the handmade. To shape timber into something useable, silver tools are used such as saws, drills, hammers and nails. Combining silver and timber enables access of such notions in the style of your bathroom. It doesn’t mean your bathroom needs to look like a lumber-yard! Just that you can access the qualities in this combination that you like. We are doing great work at the moment with timber-style laminates – learn more about them here.

Silver and Polished Concrete

The combination of silver and concrete taps into the industrial aesthetic. This is a powerful style which creates bathrooms that stand out. Unlike the combination with gloss-white (hygiene / cleanliness) and the combination with timber (natural / handmade), silver and polished concrete combine for effect in a different way. 

They access the qualities of their industrial ancestors and re-invigorate and rebuild them into a modern style. It’s an evolution. In fashion, this is similar to the blue jeans – they were designed for work, not fashion, but were subsequently picked up and converted into a fashion item because their style just worked. 

Depending on the home and requirements, the industrial approach can be balanced with other elements for an interesting, deep design-style that isn’t overbearing. Learn more about the polished concrete look here. The following image demonstrates a stainless steel shower-drain which creates this effect. 

Purpose of Silver

Rather than include silver in your renovation because you have to, make sure your inclusions capitalise on existing thematic possibilities. Silver is a common colour through human history and has been used in many ways which construct the visual library from which we operate. 

The cues that exist in this library can be utilised to communicate qualities we like into rooms we live in. Using silver as a design element gives us access to a rich tapestry of ideas that go beyond the purely visual.

Filed Under: Renovation Design Tagged With: Gold Coast Renovations, Silver Bathroom Style

Black and White Bathroom Renovation

Black and white is a great colour combination to work with. It’s both classical and modern, making it easily applicable to a variety of styles. In this Gold Coast bathroom renovation project, Armrock Constructions achieved a sharp result. This article discusses the project and the different ways you can work with black and white to make your renovation a success. 

Natural Light Amplification

Before we get started on the details, let’s just mention upfront how much this bathroom benefits from natural light. Always take into account natural light when planning your renovation. Showering, bathing and using the bathroom during daylight hours is an experience amplified by this enhancement. 

Design Tip: Natural Light

Always consider how you can utilise natural lighting in your bathroom renovation. It creates a pleasant experience when using the room. Don’t forget privacy considerations! 

Natural Bathroom Light
Natural Bathroom Light

Black Accessories

Black Door Handle
Black Door Handle
Black Bathroom Rail
Black Bathroom Rail

Black accessories such as door handles, tapware and shower-heads is certainly a safe bet. This bathroom uses the classical black / white colour palette, in which accessories stand out and look ultra-sharp by virtue of their high-contrast relationship (in colour and texture too – matt vs gloss).

Mounted Basin Laminate Benchtop
Mounted Basin Laminate Benchtop

Continuation of Line and Bridging

Any bathroom renovation includes a number of important choices. This bathroom has an interesting challenge which is the disposition of the windows, in conjunction with the variations in elevation in the ceiling. As you can see below, the location of the vanity and its mirror allow a continuation of the window effect for an expansive aesthetic in the bathroom, which helps to bridge the spaces between the low and high ceiling, diminishing the impact of this difference.

Black and White Vanity Solution

Black & White Bathroom Vanity
Black & White Bathroom Vanity

This is a simple but lovely vanity. Simplicity is always a virtue in interior design, but there’s more happening here than immediately meets the eye. Whilst the vanity retains its sharp edges, the mounted basin provides a rounded impression, offsetting sharper edges and also proving kind on the wrists and arms when washing hands. Meanwhile, simple black handles, plug and tapware keep the black/white theme going and hold together this deceptively simple vanity.

Cistern with Grey Tiles
Cistern with Grey Tiles

Modern Semi-Frameless Shower

Modern Frameless Shower
Modern Frameless Shower

This is a fabulous photo and highlights the large square floor-tiles used in this bathroom. The semi-frameless shower is a fine option for minimal design, and allows focus to remain on specific items of deliberate interest.

Filed Under: Projects Tagged With: Black and White Bathroom, Black and White Bathroom Renovation, Custom Vanity, Gold Coast Renovations

Light Grey Bathroom Renovation

This Gold Coast bathroom renovation achieves a soft, spatial elegance with a simple greytone colour scheme, carefully-selected fixtures and fittings and an open shower! It’s a winning result that includes some retro notes for interest. Read on to learn more about this project – with Armrock Constructions on the Gold Coast QLD.

Large Rectangular Mirror

Large Mirror Custom Vanity
Large Mirror Custom Vanity

A design approach that works is to accentuate the shape of a bathroom with a suitable mirror. This room is long and rectangular, and the large rectangular mirror promotes and expands this shape. In addition to helping to connect the custom vanity unit with the rest of the room, the rectangular shape gives a nod to the retro aesthetic of this renovation. 

Simple White Cistern

Cistern with Grey Tiles
Cistern with Grey Tiles

This bathroom renovation demonstrates how an unostentatious approach isn’t necessary to get a great result. The cistern is simple and fits in with the rest of the room, and that’s enough. In this image you can also see the 600 x 300mm dark-grey tiles which make up the bathroom floor. 

Custom Bathroom Vanity

Custom Bathroom Vanity
Custom Bathroom Vanity

Armrock specialises in custom vanity design, manufacture and installation. They’re usually the centrepiece of our completed renovations. This vanity unit confidently throws some retro style into the aesthetic with a large, laminated benchtop folded for an OTT effect. The handles, tapware and basin also reference this style – adding interest to the room.

Learn more about our custom bathroom vanity solutions here. 

Vanity, Shower, Cistern Layout

Light Grey Bathroom Layout
Light Grey Bathroom Layout

This bathroom was made to be used unimpeded. With no shower screen, movement is free and easy between stations. Because there is no enclosure, it’s interesting to see how the vanity and cistern are linked by the shower tapware and tiled shower-niche. 

Free-Standing Tub

Free-Standing Bathtub
Free-Standing Bathtub

Sitting in-line with the 600x300mm dark-grey tiles, this free-standing tub is in the right place. Perfectly positioned next to the window, you can enjoy some filtered natural light during the day while bathing. 

Wide Angle View

This shot gives a great view of the effect achieved with the tiled feature-wall. This wall is the key to the whole bathroom and creates a link between the darker floor-tiles and the fixtures and fittings within. It also acts as a giant splashback – note there isn’t one on the vanity. Tiling matters, and Armrock’s tilers always do a fabulous job. Learn more about tiling solutions here. 

Open Shower

Open Shower with Tiled Niche
Open Shower with Tiled Niche

When it’s your bathroom, you can design it your way! An open shower means the whole bathroom is yours to enjoy freely, without feeling cooped up or enclosed. Perfect for balmy Gold Coast summer days! 

In these photos of the shower it’s also worth looking at the styling showerhead and noting the understated, elegant contribution it makes to the room. 

Shower Niche

Tiled Niche
Tiled Niche

This shower niche echoes the feature-wall tiling for an integrated, functional effect. We love installing custom shower niches and design them to suit individual bathrooms. You can read more about this option here: Tiled bathroom niches.

Filed Under: Projects Tagged With: Bathroom Niche, Bathroom Renovation, Custom Vanity, Gold Coast Renovations, Renos, Tiled Niche

Renovation Services – Plumbing

Plumbing is an essential component of any Gold Coast bathroom renovation. Whether the project is a renovation or complete remodel, the expertise of a licensed & qualified plumber will be integral to the success of the project. Armrock Constructions takes the stress out of the bathroom renovation process by delivering an integrated renovation team to cover your complete project. Learn more about our plumbers on this page, or contact us for a free consultation & quote at the bottom of the page.

Gold Coast Renovation Plumbing

Role of the Plumber in Bathroom Renovations

Bathrooms are wet areas and plumbing expertise is required to ensure elements such as taps, toilets, baths and showers function as they are intended to do. Our plumbers work on everything from minor tasks to extensive overhauls of plumbing infrastructure for the project.

We can help you evaluate the merit of different approaches to plumbing and renovation, and understand the implications of different choices against the benefits they offer.

The Integrated Armrock Advantage

Our company is designed to take the stress out of your bathroom renovation. We do this by providing all of the trades and services required for your project. In addition to our builder (Roland Balo), our team also includes carpenters, electricians, plasterers, shower screen installers, cabinet makers, painters and tilers. We simply customise the services to suit your project.

Gold Coast Bathroom Renovation

If you’re interested in learning more about the bathroom renovation process with a licensed, qualified and experienced company, please contact us to discuss what you’d like to achieve.

Book a Free Renovation Consultation & Quote

Filed Under: Renovation Services Tagged With: Bathroom Renovation, Gold Coast Plumbing, Gold Coast Renovations

Renovation Services – Plastering

The Armrock Constructions trade team delivers all trades required for your bathroom renovation. Plastering is an important trade included in all renovation projects. With over 300 bathroom projects completed, our team is experienced – learn more about renovation plastering on this page, or contact us at the bottom of the page to book a free consultation and quote for your Gold Coast bathroom renovation project. 

Gold Coast Renovation Plastering

Gold Coast Renovation Plastering

Plastering involves the skilled application of plaster – a layer which smooths and strengthens surfaces. This enables walls to be painted to achieve a great finished result. It’s essential for this work to be undertaken by professionals – that’s why we include plasterers in our team.

The Integrated Armrock Advantage

Our company is designed to take the stress out of your bathroom renovation. We do this by providing all of the trades and services required for your project. In addition to our builder, our team also includes carpenters, electricians, plumbers, painters, shower screen installers, cabinet makers and tilers. We simply customise the services to suit your project.

Gold Coast Bathroom Renovation

If you’re interested in learning more about the bathroom renovation process with a licensed, qualified and experienced company, please contact us to discuss what you’d like to achieve.

Book a Free Renovation Consultation & Quote

Filed Under: Renovation Services Tagged With: Gold Coast Renovations, Plasterer, Plastering, Reno Trades, Renovation Plasterer

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Reiner Ebenhoch

Armrock Constructions did our powder room first. We were so impressed with their work that we contracted Armrock to do a minor reno to our master bathroom and a major renovation of our guest bath room, which also included the complete rebuilt and conversion of one room into a steam room. Again, Armrock did an excellent job! What sets Roland and his team apart is their customer focus, their uncompromising attitude to quality, integrity and customer satisfaction. We can recommend Roland and his team unconditionally and have so already to many of our friends!

Al Dobie

Roland and his team were fantastic. The work was done on time and of a very high standard. Cheers Roland.

Mark & Di Branks

Roland delivered an exceptional product. Our Bathroom upgrade was completed on time and to budget. As with most renovations there were a number of unforeseen issues and Rolands ability to offer practical, cost effective solutions was exceptional. A very professional, clean and tidy builder and we have no hesitation in recommending his services.

Lucy Fisher

Great communication, good attention to detail. We were so impressed. Our new ensuite looks amazing!

 

Keith Munday

Very pleased with a very professional job completed by Roland and his team. Roland never failed to turn up when expected or respond to a message if he was unable to take a call. He was also helpful and patient while we changed our minds repeatedly about what we wanted. We’re getting him back to do the kids bathroom!

 

Renovation Testimonial

From quote to completion, Armrock was outstanding. We couldn’t be happier. Hassle free and on budget. If you’re after attention to detail you’ve come to the right place. Highly recommended. Thanks again.

 

Matt Lyons

Attention to detail. Great finish. Highly recommend these guys!

 

Andrew Watkins

Roland and his team were very professional and affordable. We had two bathrooms and a laundry renovated by Armrock Constructions and we couldn’t be happier. Would definitely recommend them.

Geoff Haigh

Excellent workmanship. Professional, on time. Easy to deal with.

Richard Anyos

Good, friendly, prompt, reliable service with attention to detail.

Terry Christo

We had the pleasure of dealing with Roland and his team. They are professional courteous clean and most importantly excellent communicators during the process. Their workmanship and pride in achieving an excellent result is a breath of fresh air when dealing with trades people. I highly recommend them.

Cameron Grant Ruksenas

Great service from the owner Roland. Nothing was a problem and service and price was reasonable! Will recommend to others.

 

Cameron

Roland from Armrock constructions has completed a few projects for our company and is always a pleasure to deal with. Always reliable, not like some tradies we have chosen in the past. Quality is something Roland strives for and it shows in his work. Would recommend to anyone.

 

Shayna Kivlins

Highly recommend your company to anyone wanting an amazing and highly professional job done your attention to detail with our kitchen was 120% you were very helpful in all aspects from start to finish and the end product exceeded my expectations. You are a very talented guy and I can’t thank you, Luke the sparkie and Chris the plumber enough for making my kitchen dream come to life.

 

Small Reno Testimonial

I don’t often write reviews but felt this time I had too. A huge thank you to Roland from Armrock constructions. From the first time I contacted Roland he could not have been more helpful and professional. Roland was on time, got the job done and left my home clean and tidy. Please if your wanting a small spruce up or a full reno done these are the people to call. Thanks once again Armrock.

Graham Robertson

Roland renovated both the Ensuite & main bathroom, removing the walls around separate toilets which increased the overall spaces. The team of guys who did the demolition & construction were really easy to deal with & the finish is excellent. It was no problem for us to request minor changes along the way. We’re really pleased with the outcome & would thoroughly recommend.

Joel Boniwell

The moment I contacted the owner Roland I was at ease with proceeding with this company. Not only does he come across as a genuine person, he is punctual and sticks to his word. He had everything organised and the renovation of my en-suite went exactly as planned and the quote was spot on. The tradesman he organised for the job are all extremely punctual and extremely qualified at their specific trades. I can’t give this company a stronger recommendation and will be sure to use Roland and his team for any future renovations. A+ Service in an industry that you will seldom find it in.

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