11/10/2023
BATHROOM REVEAL
Ann Jones from South Manchester needed to move her bedroom and bathroom downstairs as her MS was making stairs increasingly challenging and a stair lift wasn’t an option.
The solution was to convert the former downstairs lounge/study into an accessible ensuite master bedroom. Ann started work with Becky .interiors on the interior design and reached out to Fine & Able to supply aesthetically pleasing accessible products for the bathroom. Ann’s main requirements were:
• The ability for her home hairdresser to wash Ann’s hair in the basin
• Flexibility to add additional grab rails as her MS progresses
• Space for her dressing table within the bathroom
• A clean look
• Easy access between the bedroom and bathroom
The design and product mix for Ann’s bathroom was developed to include:
• Fine & Able’s best-selling SurfaceHold wall-mounted basin with integrated handgrips, a ‘kitchen style tap’, and illuminated mirror above
• Grab rails around the toilet to support Ann in getting to her dressing table when she is not using her wheelchair
• A level access shower with chrome grab rails, shower seat, storage niches at Ann’s ideal heights
• A handheld shower hose and control panel that can be operated at the basin by the hairdresser
On a recent holiday to Portugal Ann reported that while she was having a great time and the weather was excellent, she was missing her new home bathroom and couldn’t wait to get back to it!
Image descriptions:
1 Ann's accessible bathroom featuring wall-mounted basin and toilet, illuminated mirror and chrome hinged grab rails
2 Ann's accessible bathroom featuring wall-mounted basin, illuminated mirror, chrome hinged grab rails, level access shower, shower seat, and storage niches
3 A view into the bathroom from the bedroom
4 Ann's bedroom