As we bid farewell to the vibrant Viva Magenta of last year and the dazzling MagentaVerse palette, Pantone takes a gentler approach for 2024. Peach Fuzz steps onto the scene, bringing tranquillity and a timeless touch to your year.

Celebrating 25 years of its Color of the Year tradition, Pantone introduces Peach Fuzz as the star of the show! For a quarter of a century, the Pantone Color Institute has been guiding us through colour trends, and this year is no exception.

Leatrice Eiseman, the Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute, shared her thoughts on this year’s choice: “In our quest for a hue that reflects our natural desire for closeness and connection, we’ve picked a color that exudes warmth and modern elegance. It’s a shade that speaks to compassion, offering a comforting embrace and effortlessly blending the youthful with the timeless.”

Using the Pantone Color of the Year in your bathroom:

Similar hues to that of Peach Fuzz create a rejuvenating and peaceful atmosphere that you can truly relax in. It is playful enough that you can add your own colourful twist and subtle enough that you can create a soft yet fashionable space.

Its versatility allows it to seamlessly blend with various design styles, making it an excellent choice for infusing a refreshing and modern look into your bathroom. Pair with neutrals and blues for a balanced bathroom space.

Create a focal point in your bathroom by painting one wall in Peach Fuzz. Whether it’s behind the vanity, bathtub, or toilet, a statement wall adds depth and character to the space. Even as a feature wall, these peachy hues can create a bright, vibrant bathroom. This tone suits both modern and traditional-styled furniture and fittings.

Complement this vibrant backdrop with neutral or light-coloured accessories to maintain balance. This tone alongside crisp white basins and WCs makes a spectacular scene for an inviting bathroom. 

There are other ways to incorporate this colour into your home by opting for coloured ceramics. This basin by Villeroy & Boch is available in a wide variety of colours through their bespoke colour service.

Choosing a basin in this trendy colour not only adds a unique touch but also becomes a focal point in the room. The versatility of Peach Fuzz allows it to complement various materials, creating a harmonious blend with stone, wood, or metallic finishes.

Enhance the beauty of Peach Fuzz by pairing it with complementary colours. Soft greens, muted blues, and earthy tones work exceptionally well, adding depth and harmony to the overall design. Incorporate these colours through accessories like soap dispensers, candles, and artwork.

Whether you choose to make subtle changes with accessories or go bold with statement walls, tiles, and ceramics, incorporating this elegant hue will undoubtedly transform your bathroom into a chic and inviting space.

Spotlight on: Lisa Watson, Design Consultant at UK Bathrooms

This month we’re chatting to Lisa Watson, Design Consultant, 3D Design Services at UK Bathrooms. Lisa lives in the North Yorkshire countryside with her children, dogs, cats and horses. Any spare time she has is spent drawing, painting and horse riding.

3D Design Service at UK Bathrooms

Q: How long have you been with UK Bathrooms and what is your role for the online bathroom store based in Ripon, North Yorkshire.
A: I’ve been with UK Bathrooms for nearly 2 years initially in Product Marketing before beginning my current role as a Design Consultant for our 3D Design Service. I work with customers on a one to one basis, guiding and advising from the planning and layout of their new bathroom to bespoke product sourcing if needed. I use over 20 years of interior design experience and architectural drawing skills to develop a 3D visual of their brand new bathroom, without them having to leave their home.

Q: How has your career path led you to this role?
A: Throughout the last 20 years I have worked in Interior Architecture. I have experience with virtual software and this coupled with my design skills allows me to offer our customers a service which brings their new bathroom to life – before they purchase!

Q: What specific qualifications and experience do you have for your role?
A: I graduated with a BA Hons in Interiors Architecture and have worked with architects, interior designers, bespoke manufacturers of kitchens and bathrooms and bespoke manufacturers of hardwood orangeries both in the UK and abroad.

Q: How do you balance your career with your home life?
A: My hours are flexible at UK Bathrooms and I have a peaceful art room at home which allows me time for myself when needed and gives an ideal environment to design and be creative.

Q: What do you find most challenging at work?
A: Ha-ha that’s really easy – time! The 3D Design Service at UK Bathrooms is a new service but a service that is already proving very popular!

Q: What do you like most about working for UK Bathrooms?
A: 2020 has been a difficult year for everyone. What I like best about my role at UK Bathrooms is that it is means I can continue to work with customers and continue to design new bathrooms which they love and which they will enjoy for many years. All from the comfort of their own home.

Q: Looking at ukbathrooms.com you have many brands, do you have favourites?
A: Most definitely, though perhaps I shouldn’t divulge! I love BC Designs baths and basins with their natural materials and design style combining organically sensuous shapes with contemporary clean lines. I also like Victoria+ Albert, Perrin & Rowe, Zehnder Bisque, Crosswater, VitrA, Villeroy & Boch and brands such as Trojan. That’s one of the other joys of working for UK Bathrooms, we have a plethora of brands from which to choose products, definitely spoilt for choice.

Q: When it comes to designing a new bathroom what inspires you most?
A: Nature mostly. I adore natural materials and combining these with organic shapes and a modern contemporary twist. Many of our brands combine these natural products and design styling with state-of-the-art manufacturing and technology producing the highest quality products.

Lisa Watson is a design consultant for UK Bathrooms, and provides advice, planning and a 3D visualisation service. For further details:
https://www.ukbathrooms.com/pages/bathroom-design-service.html
or email Lisa –  [email protected]

3D Design Service Now Available at UK Bathrooms

Buying a bathroom is a personal and important purchase, not something you do every day. Imagine if, just like test driving a new car or looking around a new home, your future bathroom renovation can be something you can experience before you buy it. This is now a reality at UK Bathrooms with our 3D Bathroom Design Service.

We have invested in the latest technology from leading software company Virtual Worlds and we have expert design consultants available to chat through your ideas, offer advice and bespoke product sourcing as well as take you though the process of planning and designing your new bathroom.  They will present you with a 3 D render of your dream space enabling you to purchase the products you need to make your vision a reality.

We’ll make this as easy as possible for you without even having to leave the comfort of your own home. If you’d like to find out more visit our 3D Bathroom Design Service page and book your consultation today.

Crosswater Bathrooms are known for their wonderful collections of contemporary bathroom interior products in the latest colours, textures and patterns, allowing everyone to create the designer bathroom of their dreams at a better price than you might think!

Crosswater Infinity, here in Storm grey with a Windsor oak worktop and Stainless steel handle. Shown with stunning on-trend lush wallpaper and black features such as tiles and accessories.

Most special finishes such as matt black, brushed brass and steel can be at a premium and on a longer lead time -but Crosswater are ahead of the curve and have a desirable selection of stunning taps, brassware, accessories and furniture in on-trend colours and finishes on fantastic lead times as they stock them readily here in the UK.

The latest addition to our website, as a proud authorised retailer and displayist of Crosswater products, is the exquisite Crosswater Infinity collection. Crosswater Infinity is a beautiful linear, minimal, contemporary furniture collection which is built from clever modular pieces that can be combined to create ‘Infinite’ solutions!

Crosswater Infinity, here in White gloss with matt black handles and a Glacier white worktop. Beautiful monochrome simplicity with on-trend pastel bathroom tones look superb, as Crosswater have styled the collection here with a soft dusky pink.

We have presented a selection of pre-grouped options in bundles in sizes from the simple 1 drawer at 510mm up to the impressive 1410mm wide statement vanity, which is ideal for large bathrooms. Alternatively, combine the 50cm unit and 20cm shelves to create your own bespoke combination, then add an Infinity worktop and washbowls of your choice.

Crosswater Infinity, the image above showcases the organic wood-grain textured Windsor oak unit with matching Windsor oak worktop. The unit has a steel handle and is styled here with sumptuous dark tiles, dark marble and black accessories with an industrial bathroom feel to the brassware.

The collection boasts an impressive 10 finishes, with 3 unit colours, 3 worktop choices and 4 handle tones. These are not your standard bathroom uniform but up to the minute looks in brushed brass, matt black and Storm grey. Classic and timeless options of White gloss and Chrome are on offer, as well as organic and architectural Windsor oak and Stainless steel. Mix and match these options to create your ideal colour scheme – the range is so adaptable a huge array of looks can be created!

Crosswater Infinity furniture is modular and allows for creativity, shown here with the beautiful warm brushed brass handle and matching Crosswater MPRO brassware. The unit is Windsor oak and is paired with the Carrara marble worktop. The white geometric tiles and light wood are styled in a Scandinavian inspired look that is chic and timeless.

See our Crosswater furniture page for the Infinity collection

Contact our Sales team for more information:

Tel. 01765 694 720
[email protected]

New to UK Bathrooms! These best selling ceramic shower trays by market leading luxury bathroom brand Villeroy and Boch can now be customised thanks to their ViPrint bespoke printing system. The chosen design is cast and sealed onto the glazed ceramic for a tough and resilient surface pattern that will not fade or discolour over time!

V&B ViPrint Options

Choose from a huge range of 20 different patterns and colours. These are split into different collections of colours and textures along distinct design themes, allowing for an unlimited number of different looks, there is something for every bathroom and every clients taste within the collection.

Inspired by Heritage

The inspired by Heritage collection consists of 4 stunning patterns inspired by ornate classical tile designs, bringing elegant patterns from the past into the modern bathroom for elegance and refined style. Choose from:

• Townhouse
• Abbey grey
• Abbey blue
• Palazzo

Inspired by Nature

The group of colours in Inspired by Nature are a set of 4 organic tones of stone and wood, to create a beautiful natural textured showering tray surface area, choose from:

• Drift wood
• Highland stone
• Nordic creek
• Blue lagoon

Inspired by Geometry

As the name suggests these 4 colour options are in a geometrically patterned theme, in both contemporary and more classic looks. Their symmetrical patterns are charming and add real character to any bathroom! Choose from:

• Star flower
• Sinus black
• Sinus white
• Eternity

Inspired by Tiles

The inspired by tiles collection sits harmoniously with the Villeroy and Boch tiles collections, the ViPrint decors are highly compatible with tiles in Nuance X45, hence the names you will recognise such as Bernina. These colours are stunning and you don’t have to match it to tiles, in fact, you could contrast it to the rest of your floor covering to create a visually interesting area and complement the colours and textures of the ViPrint tray even further. Choose from:

• Lodge effect: Beige
• Lodge effect: Dark brown
• X-Plane effect: Creme
• X-Plane effect: Anthracite

There is something for everyone and every bathroom in the ViPrint collection. Due to their bespoke nature these are made to order on a lead time of approximatly5 to 8 weeks, place your order today for either the Villeroy and Boch Subway Infinity Rectangular Shower Tray with ViPrint or the square version: Villeroy and Boch Subway Infinity Square Shower Tray with ViPrint.

Contact us today!

Sales: [email protected]

Tel. 01765 694 720