{aerator} A small device at the end
of the spout responsible for sometimes
making the tap drip or trickle
{bidet} A refined French solution
to washing your derriere with hot
or cold water
{basin mixers} A smaller sized tap
than its kitchen counterpart, which
delivers water via a single spout. They
can feature either two handle or single
lever operation
{bath fillers} These deliver water via
a single spout and can be deck
mounted so that the main body of the
tap sits completely parallel and flush
with the bath, having two handled
or single lever control
{bottle trap} A can-like fixture that
sits below the sink. It is also
usually the part where you will be
able to locate the precious earring
you dropped down the drain
{clicker basin} Waste brass plug,
which is pressed when you want
to drain the water from the basin.
No chain necessary
{dado} The space of wall between
the skirting and the paint in the
shower area where you usually lay
tiles or stone
{facia} Panel doors that fit onto the
bathroom cabinets
{gpf } An abbreviation for "gallons per
flush", a term used when discussing
water consumption for toilets
{mixer shower} Uses a valve to mix
hot and cold water together
{mounting ring} A ring-shaped
metal and rubber piece used to
stabilise curved vessel sinks and seal
the opening between the sink and
drain pipes
{plinth} Material that covers pipe
work and sits underneath the cabinet,
next to the floor
{soap} Not the TV variety for sure!
{shower panel} An indulgence
when you work hard and make lots
of money. A surface on which jets are
placed at various levels to massage
your body
{vanity console} Just another name
for a mirror with cabinet and sink or
one-piece with countertop
{vessel sink} It's an outie, not an
innie. Sitting proudly on the countertop
and refusing to be sunk
CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP LEFT “GATTA JI” BRASS
WITH LID Rs 8,000 ANTIQUE PAINTED COUNTRY
WOOD WITH DRESSING MIRROR Rs 4,000;
both from La Boutique OLD BURMA TEAK from
Poonam Backliwal Store, Rs 17,500 (part of
dresser) WALL SCONCE from Apartment 9,
Rs 1,170 TEAK WOOD DRESSING from La
Boutique, Rs 4,500 MILD STEEL by Alex Davis
from Indi Store, Rs 9,000
“In decor, as in life, what you leave out is as important as what you put in...
when you invite someone to your home you gift them a part of yourself ”
