The Verdant Escape
From the 2025 NKBA Excellence in Design Awards: a bathroom by Julia Shuttleworth of Häcker Kitchens, Auckland.
The Verdant Escape brings green into the bathroom as a mood rather than an accent, and the room takes on a garden calm because of it.
The colour is grounded by natural tones and warm metal, which keeps it feeling considered rather than themed.
Joinery is simple in profile so the colour can hold the space, and the storage is generous enough to keep the surfaces clear.
The wet area and vanity are cleanly separated, and the room's proportions have been used well — nothing is crowded, and nothing is left awkwardly empty.
A bathroom by Julia Shuttleworth of Häcker Kitchens in Auckland, entered in the 2025 NKBA Excellence in Design Awards.
