James Martin Boston Collection

Boston Collection

Boston is the answer to a small bathroom that still needs to look designed. Instead of a cabinet, there is a stainless steel frame; instead of a dropped in sink, the basin is moulded into the composite stone top. The open frame makes the room look larger because you can see the floor under it, and there is no cabinet front to break up the wall.

The range covers more ground than most people expect: floor standing consoles, wall brackets that carry a top with no floor contact at all, console bases sold on their own, wall hung storage cabinets, and mirrors. Widths run from 15 inches for the tightest cloakroom up to 63 inches for a double.

Finishes

Brushed nickel, matte black and radiant gold on the metal, plus Glossy White, Ash Gray and Mid Century Walnut where the frame carries a wood element. Match the metal to the faucet rather than to anything else in the room, because on an open frame the metal is read as part of the tapware.

The plumbing is part of the design

With no cabinet doors, the trap and the supply lines are visible. Specify a metal p trap and stops in the same finish as the frame and run them square to the wall. It is a small cost that decides whether the finished washstand looks considered or unfinished.

Storage

A console gives you a shelf, not a cupboard. If the bathroom needs more, the Boston storage cabinets hang on the same wall, or see bathroom cabinets for taller options.