Willow Manor
- CLIENT
- Private Residential Client
- LOCATION
- Canterbury, Kent
- PROJECT TYPE
- Master Ensuite, Family Bathroom, Cloakroom
- COLLABORATOR
- Interior Designer - Maeve Pratt
- SALACIA CONTACT
- George Ward - Design Consultant
- COLOUR PALETTE
- Sage green, deep charcoal, soft blush, warm stone, antique brass and chrome
The Project
Willow Manor is a substantial family home in Canterbury, Kent, where the client undertook a full renovation of all three bathrooms simultaneously. Working with their interior designer, Maeve Pratt, the brief asked Salacia to design and supply the master ensuite, the family bathroom, and the cloakroom - each with its own character and palette, all delivered as part of a single, coordinated project.
Rather than apply a single design language across all three rooms, the approach gave each space its own identity, responding to how it would be used and the mood the client wanted it to create.
The Brief
Three rooms. Three distinct briefs. One project delivered as a whole.
Master Ensuite
The master ensuite needed to feel calm and restorative. The room is generously proportioned, and the brief asked for a layout that made the most of the available space: a bespoke double vanity, a walk-in shower, and a freestanding bath as three distinct anchors. The overall aesthetic should feel elevated and considered, without being cold.
Family Bathroom
The family bathroom needed to work for the whole household across different ages and daily routines. Warmth and practicality were the priorities, alongside a space that felt well designed rather than purely functional. Storage was important, as was a layout that could accommodate both a bath and a separate shower.
Cloakroom
The cloakroom was an opportunity to add some drama. The client wanted impact in a compact footprint, with a design that would make a strong impression without relying on size to do so.
Salacia's Role
Salacia worked with the client and interior designer Maeve Pratt from initial brief through to final specification. Their role covered design consultation, product selection, bespoke furniture specification, and full supply across all three bathrooms.
The project required close coordination between all parties: the client, the interior designer, the installing contractor, and Salacia's bespoke furniture team. Salacia managed the specification process for each room individually while ensuring the project worked as a coherent whole, with consistent lead times and phased delivery to suit the renovation programme.
The bespoke vanity units in both the master ensuite and the family bathroom were designed and hand built by Salacia's furniture team, with finishes, dimensions, and drawer configurations developed specifically for each room.
Our Solution
The master ensuite is features a floor-standing double vanity, hand built by Salacia, painted in a muted sage green and topped with a continuous Quartz slab. Two oval vessel basins sit above, each with a wall-mounted chrome mixer. six drawers with reeded fronts and chrome handles provide generous storage across the full width of the unit.
The walk-in shower features the TED TOGO Digital Shower system, with a ceiling-mounted rain head and handheld. The digital display integrates cleanly into the wall, with LED lighting that responds to the active setting.
Samuel Heath's 100 Collection in polished chrome runs throughout the ensuite, providing a consistent and considered finish across the basin mixers, shower controls, and bath filler. The client encountered the brand during the design process and chose it for its quality and understated character.
The family bathroom is built around a warm, light palette of limestone-effect stone tiling providing a neutral base for the other elements in the room.
The defining design decision is the bath wall: a full run of antique mirror tiles, their surface deliberately aged, which adds depth and reflects light. The Hurlingham Shikara cast iron bath is finished in pewter, a considered material contrast with the surrounding pale tones in the space.
Salacia’s bespoke wall-hung vanity is finished in a soft blush, with reeded drawer fronts and chrome handles, paired with a white countertop basin.
Booth & Co brassware in chrome adds a timeless finish, keeping the overall palette calm and light.
The cloakroom is finished in deep charcoal throughout, with painted walls and dark panelling. A band of dark antique glazed tiles forms the splashback behind the basin. The Laufen white wall-hung ceramic basin on polished brass legs sits in contrast against the surrounding depth of tone.
Above the basin, an Art Deco-style stepped brass-framed mirror and pendant lights provide warm, ambient light. A wall-mounted mixer in Old Brass Matt from the Samuel Heath’s 100 Collection completes the basin wall.
The ceiling introduces a decorative wallpaper that adds pattern overhead without competing with the detail at eye level. The result is a room with clear and committed character in a compact footprint.
The brief for Willow Manor was deliberately varied - I wanted each bathroom to have its own distinct identity with high-end, elegant finishes throughout. Salacia understood that vision from our first conversation. Having a supplier who could design and manufacture the furniture made the whole project simpler to manage. The rooms came together exactly as we'd hoped - stylish, practical, and each with its own sense of individuality.
Maeve Pratt
Interior Designer
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