It took seven long years of renovating our old house before we got around to replacing our bathroom. For five years, I’d (impatiently) kept magazine cuttings featuring Welbeck Tiles – as I love flowers, I’d been attracted by the "Vintage Roses" collection, and chose glowing gold backgrounds for some of them, to lend warmth and comfort. I loved the graphic contrast of the "words" tiles, and, inspired by the "Ballerina" panel in a Welbeck brochure, decided to have an over-bath panel.

Before!

After…

I opted to use cast member's names from Shakespeare’s "A Midsummer Night's Dream" which, to me, reflect both the glamour and the banality of the bathing ritual. Plus a dose of innuendo, which my husband took to extremes by ordering, unbeknown to me, a couple of choice words himself! Luckily, Brenda Bates of Welbeck Tiles has a healthy sense of humour and did not take offence!

It was very refreshing to deal with such an accommodating company and Brenda was very helpful in producing a design which incorporated everything we wanted. This service was invaluable as knowing what you want and knowing how to achieve it are very different things. I hope to come back to Welbeck Tiles when we move on to doing the kitchen — can’t wait!