Where East Meets West: Inside a Japandi-Inspired Home in Putney
Where East Meets West: Inside a Japandi-Inspired Home in Putney Four spaces. Two buildings. One design philosophy held with complete conviction. This project in Putney,
Your brassware finish is one of the most powerful design decisions in your bathroom. Not because it is the largest element in the room, but because it changes everything around it. The same tile can feel completely different depending on the metal finish placed alongside it. Warm or cool. Dramatic or understated. Considered or confused.
This is something we explore constantly at Kallums Bathrooms. And the video and images in this blog show exactly what we mean.
We placed three Gessi brassware finishes alongside the same decorative encaustic tile, a patterned design in grey and warm gold tones and snapped the results. The shift in atmosphere from one finish to the next is striking.
Warm brushed bronze is warm and grounded. It draws out the softer tones in the tile pattern and creates a bathroom that feels considered and quietly luxurious. It is the finish we recommend most often to homeowners across London and Surrey who want something timeless rather than trend-led.
Brass PVD brings a jewellery-like quality to the space. It catches the light differently throughout the day and, against a tile with gold detailing, the two finishes speak the same visual language.
Then there is the black metal finish. Same tile, completely different room. Where brass feels inviting, gunmetal feels architectural. Cooler, more dramatic, with a confidence that suits homeowners who want their bathroom to make a real statement.
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The encaustic tile used in the images above is just one example. Watch the video above and you will begin to see how many directions your bathroom design can take depending on the tile you choose.
Soft sage and dusty blue tiles tend to work beautifully with brushed brass or brushed nickel. Deep navies and charcoals pair naturally with darker finishes like gunmetal or matt black. Crisp whites and pale stones let chrome do what it does best, clean, sharp, and effortlessly spa-like.
The tile sets the mood. The brassware finish defines it.
If you’re still deciding on your tile direction, our guide to the colours and tile trends shaping bathroom design in 2025 is worth reading before you commit.
Bring a tile sample into the showroom and we will place the Gessi finishes alongside it together. It takes minutes and it is genuinely the most useful thing you can do before committing to either.
Every finish is available to explore in our product collections and to see and feel in person at our showrooms Putney, London and Guildford, Surrey. Because with brassware, a photograph only tells part of the story.
We are here when you are ready.
For more design thinking like this brought to life in real projects, explore our bathroom inspiration gallery.
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