As she told Homes & Gardens magazine, “How you lay a tile can completely change the way it reads and creates its own texture. Mix colors, stagger, stack, make stripes, use patterned borders — the possibilities are endless."  

There's a sense of timelessness to Fitzwilliam-Lay's work. She is often celebrated for her ability to nod to the past whilst keeping projects firmly rooted in the present (cue House & Garden magazine's Top 100 list). Pairing our tiles with vintage-style fixtures like The Water Monopoly’s Rockwell basin and taps, with their ceramic handles and aged brass finish, speaks to that eye. And we love how she balanced those elements with a sleek medicine cabinet and rather glamorous prismatic glass wall lights — their brass brackets complementing the hardware throughout the space.

This room also illustrates how a built-in bath presents another opportunity for creative expression thanks to the additional installation surface — something that cannot be replicated by a freestanding tub.