Bath Recommendation

I hate baths which I can feel buckling under my (more than adequate) weight, so went for a steel one instead of acrylic

I've got an acrylic bath from bathstore.com and it's movement is imperceptible. There's a very substantial slap of board set in the base (built into the fibreglass) and I supported it all round.

I hate panels that bulge out. Inevitably they get pressed in and will break.

I always make wood or tiled panels.

For an attractive finish you could run the bathroom carpet up the bath panels, as in this stylish example:

You may wish to don sunglasses before viewing these pictures. Or welding goggles.

I had a breakfast bar where the carpet ran up the fascia but also out under the soffit of the counter, so it tickled your knees (to put it politely).

Quite useful for wiping greasy fingers on though.

Owain

I did the lino in my grandmother's kitchen 30+ years ago, and I left the lino curved up into the kickspace. Wasn't originally intending to do that, but not having a corner there made it much easier to clean.

I hadn't considered having a dining-bedroom before ...

Yes, point taken - that can easily exceed the cost of the bath. Madness.

:-)

For this application I'm happy enough using T&G pine, with a groove cut into some 2x1 for corners and ends. Not much more than £10 and looks OK.