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How to Achieve the Black and Gold Look

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Fresh takes on tubs, faucets and more for posh loos

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Mem by Dornbracht

This super-flat faucet’s Cyprum finish, a mix of 18-karat gold and copper, pairs well with dark stone counters. Launching in 2017, its vanity-top, Smart Water touch-control panel allows for ultra-precise adjustments of temperature to please choosy Goldilocks types. from $3240,
at Ginger’s

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In-Out by Agape

Benedini Associati’s circular soaker is proportioned so perfectly even an NBA-er will find it spacious. At 1.3 metres in diameter, it offers plenty of room to stretch out, while super-high walls provide ample back support. Available in black Marquina or white Carrara marble, as well as in white Exmar, a composite material. Call for pricing, at Dom Interiors

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Contemporary by Kohler

Finish your morning routine feeling as fully refreshed as modern royalty. A brushed-gold finish gives this otherwise understated, solid-brass rain head a dash of regal opulence. The brand’s Katalyst air-induction technology creates extra-large drops of water, while the nozzle’s dense spray pattern ensures ample coverage. $885, at Atlantis Bath Centre

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Etchings by Cosentino

This terrazzo-like surface contains recovered shards of Cosentino’s ultra-thin Dekton material cast in the Spanish company’s quartz Silestone. The graphic countertop solution is available in the black-and-white version shown here, and in a trendy aqua colourway. From $43/ sq ft, at Cosentino Surfaces

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Aquia by Toto

Add drama to your bathroom by opting for a toilet in statement-making noir. The dual-flush system on this skirted vitreous china throne saves water by offering a choice between two flush strengths. A soft-closing mechanism prevents the toilet seat from slamming shut. $1400, at Tapworks Kitchen & Bath

Originally published in Issue 4, 2016 as Bathrooms Look Book: Glam Lavatory.

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For the first 16 years of my life, the bat cave at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)—a reconstruction of an actual cave in Jamaica—was among my favourite places in the city. The cave was decorated with cast stalactites and wax bat models, which hung from the ceiling and threw jagged shadows on the walls. A few other features imbued it with spooky verisimilitude: the drip-drip-drip sound effects, the mirrors arranged to create the illusion of infinite depth, the strobe lights strategically placed to make the shadows flutter. When I visited as a five-year-old, the bat cave scared me. When I visited as a stoned fifteen-year-old, it scared me even more. Then came the renovation.

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