the tay bath from drummonds
Bathrooms and kitchens are the two most important rooms when it comes to selling a house, with many buyers being instantly put off by a lack of cleanliness in either. Having said that, they are also the two rooms that buyers are most likely to rip out and renovate.
copper usk from drummonds
A freestanding bath adds instant luxury to a bathroom and Drummonds have some gorgeous ones, so feast your eyes on these for some bath time inspiration.
cast iron baths from drummonds
Do remember that a cast iron bath can be very heavy so check with your builder before you buy one. We had the joists in our bathroom reinforced even though our freestanding bath was acrylic and not cast iron.
the spey bath from drummonds
Drummonds offers a 25 year guarantee on all its baths, which are made at its factory in south east Poland. The company was founded in 1988 by Drummond Shaw, who was, in classic entrepreneurial style, doing up his own house and couldn’t find what he wanted.
the tay from drummonds
Shaw began specialising in architectural antiques but his passion was for classic bathrooms. Realising that it was becoming harder and harder to find original pieces that could be restored and work with modern plumbing, he decided to move into manufacturing.
the double crake basin from drummonds
Drummonds now also make basins and taps. Admittedly, it’s all a little out of my price range but the catalogues are just stunning and just because you can’t afford, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t look. After all it’s inspiration.
And let’s not forget the cautionary tale of my friend Jackie, who decided she no longer wanted her claw foot bath as she wanted to go more modern. Her builders hauled it out into the street, where, within 20 minutes, one lucky couple had carted it away to their own house. If only that could happen more often.
I once salvaged a lloyd loom chair from a skip but I have to say it never smelt entirely right and it was shortly returned to the streets from whence it came.
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