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Steal This Look: A Retro Bath on the English Seaside

June 10, 2025

Ever since we featured The Rose, a new hotel in the seaside town of Deal in East Kent, England, we’ve been thinking of the boldly colorful rooms and baths designed by Harding & Read and stylist Michelle Kelly. The retro-looking bath in Room Seven, a botanical-inspired guest room, particularly caught our attention with its vintage mint green fixtures and French wicker furniture. We were compelled to research it further; here are the sources we’ve unearthed.

the bath on the top floor of the rose has white painted wood paneling and squar 17
Above: The bath on the top floor of The Rose has white-painted wood paneling and square tile. (For more on paneling, see our post Remodeling 101: The Ultimate Wood Paneling Guide with Jersey Ice Cream Co.)
kelly, along with harding & read, sourced furniture for the rose from eba 19
Above: Kelly, along with Harding & Read, sourced furniture for The Rose from eBay and a host of local antique dealers in Deal.
a nice tonal dose of mint and olive green from the guest room walls to the bath 21
Above: A nice tonal dose of mint and olive green from the guest room walls to the bath fixtures.

Materials

for a cool white similar to the one in the bath here, look to little greene& 22
Above: For a cool white similar to the one in the bath here, look to Little Greene’s Loft White.
the bathroom floors throughout the rose are designed with waterproof woven viny 23
Above: The bathroom floors throughout The Rose are designed with waterproof woven vinyl from Unnatural Flooring; shown here is the Sorrel Vinyl. Contact Unnatural Flooring for more information.

Faucets & Fixtures

for the baths at the rose, the designers sourced and restored colorful vintage 24
Above: For the baths at The Rose, the designers sourced and restored colorful vintage sanitary ware like the mint green pedestal sink and toilet. For a similar off-the-shelf option, The Water Monopoly in the UK makes the Rockwell Basin on a Pedestal in white and three colors, including Willow, a sage-mint green; £1,280 at the Water Monopoly. For more on the company, see our post Retro Bath Fixtures in Retro Colors from the Water Monopoly.
if you have access to a good salvage yard or supplier, pair taps like the perri 25
Above: If you have access to a good salvage yard or supplier, pair taps like the Perrin & Rowe Pair of Basin Pillar Taps with Crossheads with a vintage mint green pedestal sink. The taps are available from the English Tapware Co.; contact them for pricing and ordering information.
also within the water monopoly&#8\2\17;s rockwell collection is the rockwel 26
Above: Also within the Water Monopoly’s Rockwell collection is the Rockwell Lavatory with Concealed Cistern, available in colors such as Yellow (shown) and Willow Green; £895 at the Water Monopoly. For more retro-looking toilets, see our posts 10 Easy Pieces: Traditional Floor-Standing Toilets and 10 Easy Pieces: Traditional Toilets with High-Level Tanks.

if you&#8\2\17;d rather pair a black toilet seat with a vintage toilet, the 27
Above: If you’d rather pair a black toilet seat with a vintage toilet, the Toto Elongated Toilet Seat in Black is $115 from AllModern.

Lighting

for a fixture similar to the brown ceramic double sconce over the bathroom mirr 28
Above: For a fixture similar to the brown ceramic double sconce over the bathroom mirror, Zangra makes the retro-looking White Porcelain Fixture for €147.11. 

Furniture

the keola natural all weather wicker swivel chair is \$\299.99 from world marke 29
Above: The Keola Natural All-Weather Wicker Swivel Chair is $299.99 from World Market. For more wicker furniture, see our posts Rattan Revival: New and Vintage Wicker from Atelier Vime in Provence and Trend Alert: Rattan Furniture Made Modern (Plus 15 to Buy).
the sika design fratellino wicker table designed by franco albini and franca he 30
Above: The Sika Design Fratellino Wicker Table designed by Franco Albini and Franca Helg in 1951 is €945 at Sika Design.

Wall-Mounted Accessories

source a french rattan oval mirror, circa \1960s from \1stdibs for \$\1,\280.4\ 31
Above: Source a French Rattan Oval Mirror, circa 1960s from 1stdibs for $1,280.42, or find other rattan mirrors from sources like Maisons du Monde in France, which offers the Chamizo Mirror for £59.19.
the drummonds single glass shelf is \$4\20 at drummonds. other options are the 32
Above: The Drummonds Single Glass Shelf is $420 at Drummonds. Other options are the Rockwell Glass Shelf with Lifting Rail from the Water Monopoly (£442) also in the UK and the Etoile Single Tier Shelf from Waterworks ($754) in the US.

Other Accessories

parachute&#8\2\17;s classic towels in white range from \$\14 for washcloth 33
Above: Parachute’s Classic Towels in White range from $14 for washcloth to $79 for a bath sheet.
soaps at the rose are all from english company austin austin. here, the bergamo 34
Above: Soaps at The Rose are all from English company Austin Austin. Here, the Bergamot & Juniper Shampoo is £22.
the austin austin neroli & petitgrain body soap is £\14. 35
Above: The Austin Austin Neroli & Petitgrain Body Soap is £14.
the austin austin bergamot & juniper conditioner is £\20. 36
Above: The Austin Austin Bergamot & Juniper Conditioner is £20.

the small pedal bin the bathroom is the ikea strapats pedal bin in white; it i 37
Above: The small pedal bin the bathroom is the Ikea Strapats Pedal Bin in white; it is no longer available at Ikea, but the new Ekoln Trash Can ($13.99) has virtually the same body, albeit in different colors.

Renovating a bathroom and looking for ideas? See our posts:

N.B. This story originally appeared on August 21, 2018 and has been updated with new products, links, and pricing.

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