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Master bedroom and en-suite

Two rooms taken back to bare block and rebuilt around curves: plywood ceilings with radiused edges, a lit ceiling coffer over a tanked wet room, arched doorways, backlit stone and walnut joinery. This is how it came together.

Rooms: Master bedroom and en-suite
Build: June to October 2026
Signature work: Curved ceilings, lit coffers, arches
Joinery: Walnut veneer, routed stone, brass

Finished en-suite seen through an arched doorway with a brass edge, showing a freestanding bath and a lit curved ceiling coffer

The finished en-suite

Light, stone and curves

Every soft corner in this room started as a plywood rib. The ceiling coffer floats on a hidden LED strip, the stone mirror panel and wall niches glow from behind, and the freestanding bath sits on a plinth lit along its edge. Select any photo to enlarge it.

Full-length view of the finished en-suite with a freestanding bath, double vanity and lit curved ceiling — The full length of the room, from the shower to the window

Lit curved ceiling coffer above a backlit textured stone panel with an inset mirror and a walnut double vanity — Ceiling coffer and backlit stone mirror panel

Freestanding bath on a marble-effect plinth lit along its edge, beneath a long lit stone niche — Bath plinth lit along its edge

Walnut double vanity with brass taps opposite a freestanding bath and a lit stone niche — Vanity, bath and the lit niche line

Tiled walk-in shower with a long lit stone niche and brass towel warmers — The wet room with its full-width lit niche

The finished en-suite viewed from the shower, with a lit coffer, bath and vanity — Looking back from the shower

Wall-hung WC with a brass douche spray beside a walnut vanity, under a backlit stone panel — Wall-hung WC and vanity

Walk-in shower with brass towel warmers, a lit stone niche and a marble-effect floor — Walk-in shower and towel warmers

Marble-effect shower floor with a linear drain behind a frameless glass screen — Shower floor, linear drain and glass screen

Square brushed brass rain shower set flush into a white ceiling — Brass rain shower set flush into the ceiling

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The curved ceiling, checked line by line

Keep scrolling and the camera moves with you. The bedroom ceiling is skinned in plywood over curved ribs, and every edge is checked against laser lines before it is boarded. Getting this right in timber is what makes the plastered curve look effortless later.

How it was built

Six stages, June to October

Strip-out and new partitions

The original bathroom was taken out and both rooms went back to block and joist. New softwood stud partitions re-planned the en-suite, raised floor decks were built to carry the wastes to the shower and bath, and every wall was set out to take the curves that follow.

The original travertine bathroom before the works began — Before: the original bathroom

New timber stud partitions framing the en-suite, looking through to the bedroom — New stud partitions

Stud framing and a raised plywood floor deck with waste outlets in the new en-suite — Raised floor deck for the wastes

Tanking and concealed services

Shower valves and pipework were set into a framed service void, insulated and lined with tanking boards so the whole wet room is waterproof before a tile goes on. Planning access now means nothing has to be broken out later.

Concealed shower valves and plastic pipework fixed into a timber stud wall — Concealed valves in the stud wall

Grey tanking boards lining the en-suite above an insulated timber service void — Tanking boards over the service void

Curved ceilings and the coffer

This is the heart of the project. Plywood ribs, each cut to the same template, give the bedroom ceiling its radiused edge and a barrel-shaped run along one wall. In the en-suite, a coffer with rounded corners was framed to take a concealed LED strip around its lip.

A row of curved plywood ribs forming the edge of a new ceiling — Curved ribs cut to one template

Close view of curved plywood ribs fixed to timber framing, with laser lines for alignment — Ribs aligned to laser lines

Plywood skin bent over a run of ribs to form a barrel-shaped ceiling section — Barrel-shaped plywood former

Plywood-skinned ceiling with a radiused edge, checked with a laser on a pole — Plywood ceiling, laser checked

Rounded ceiling coffer framed in timber and plywood above a tanked en-suite — En-suite coffer framing

Curved plywood edge former where the ceiling meets the coffer — Curved edge former

Arches and hidden access

Arched openings were formed with stacked plywood formers, then boarded and beaded into clean curves. Access panels for the ceiling void were routed so precisely into the board that, once finished, they read as part of the ceiling.

Arched plywood formers set between timber studs — Arched formers between the studs

A boarded arched doorway with a crisp curved edge, before decoration — The arched doorway, boarded

A flush access hatch routed into a ceiling board — Flush access hatch, routed in place

Light, stone and floors

Underfloor heating went down before the large-format tiles. The coffer and stone niches were lit, the backlit stone panel for the mirror wall went up, and the marble-effect vanity top was mitred and clamped so the joint all but disappears.

Shower enclosure under the lit ceiling coffer, before the final tiling — The coffer lit for the first time

Backlit textured stone panel with a rounded outline on the en-suite mirror wall — Backlit stone panel at first fix

Long lit stone niche above brass shower fittings in a tiled wet room — Lit stone niche and brass fittings

Electric underfloor heating mats beside freshly laid large-format tiles — Underfloor heating under the tiles

Large-format shower floor tiles with levelling clips and a linear drain — Shower floor and linear drain

Marble-effect vanity top mitred and held in clamps while the joint sets — Mitred vanity top in the clamps

Finishing joinery

Walnut-veneered carcasses were built for the bedroom, the bath plinth was finished with its lit edge, and the brass towel warmers and fittings went in against the stone. The small details carry the same care as the structure behind them.

Walnut-veneered carcass with an edge trim being fitted — Walnut veneer carcass

Lit bath plinth with a timber cover beneath a lit stone window niche — Lit bath plinth before the bath

Brushed brass towel warmer bars beneath a textured stone niche — Brass towel warmer and stone niche

On site

Short films from the build

Swipe or scroll sideways. Each clip plays while it is on screen.

Kerf cutting for curvesParallel cuts let a flat sheet follow a tight radius.

Tanked and insulatedThe wet room is waterproof before any tile goes on.

Framing the cofferRounded corners and a lip ready for hidden light.

Backlit feature panelLight washes evenly round the radiused edge.

Arch and lit panelsThe doorway through to the en-suite.

Walnut veneer carcassBespoke joinery for the bedroom.

Master bedroom with a curved coffered ceiling, backlit textured wall panels and an arched doorway — Coffered ceiling, lit panels and the arch

Curved coffered ceiling sweeping down to a lit art niche beside a sash window — The ceiling and a lit art niche

Close view of a plastered curved ceiling edge — A plastered curve, close up

The master bedroom

A ceiling that wraps the room

In the bedroom the curved ceiling steps down into a coffer that runs the width of the room and turns down the wall beside the window. Textured feature panels are lit from behind, an art niche glows next to the sash, and an arched doorway leads through to the en-suite.

These photos were taken before the furniture went in, so you can see the shape of the joinery itself. If you are planning a bedroom with fitted wardrobes, a dressing area or a feature wall, see our bespoke bedrooms page.

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Your questions answered

Curved ceilings, wet rooms and hidden light

How do you build a curved ceiling in an existing room?

We frame the shape in timber, then cut plywood ribs to a template so every curve matches. The ribs are skinned with plywood, or with a sheet that has been kerf cut so it bends, and the whole surface is checked against laser lines before it is boarded and plastered.

Can lighting be built into a ceiling coffer or wall panel?

Yes. The recess that hides the LED strip is designed into the framing, not added afterwards, so the light washes evenly around the curve and the strip can be reached later. In this project the en-suite ceiling coffer, the stone niches and the bedroom feature panels are all lit this way.

How do you keep pipework accessible behind a tiled wet room?

Shower valves and pipework sit in a framed service void behind the tanking, and we rout flush access hatches into the ceiling and walls so they can be opened without breaking a tile. All of it is planned before the walls are closed.

What is kerf bending?

Kerf bending means cutting a row of closely spaced saw cuts part way through a sheet. The cuts let a flat panel bend around a tight radius without cracking, which is how we form the rounded edges of ceilings, coffers and arches.

How long does a master bedroom and en-suite project take?

This project ran from June to October 2026, about sixteen weeks from strip-out to the finishing joinery. Every project is planned and quoted on its own programme after a site visit, and our process page explains each step.

Where do you work?

We are based in Longton, Preston, and work across Lancashire, Cheshire and Greater Manchester, with selected projects further afield including Monaco.

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Master bedroom and en-suite

Light, stone and curves

The curved ceiling, checked line by line

Six stages, June to October

Strip-out and new partitions

Tanking and concealed services

Curved ceilings and the coffer

Arches and hidden access

Light, stone and floors

Finishing joinery

Short films from the build

A ceiling that wraps the room

Curved ceilings, wet rooms and hidden light

How do you build a curved ceiling in an existing room?

Can lighting be built into a ceiling coffer or wall panel?

How do you keep pipework accessible behind a tiled wet room?

What is kerf bending?

How long does a master bedroom and en-suite project take?

Where do you work?

Explore more

Bespoke bedrooms

Architectural joinery

Full portfolio

Planning a bedroom or en-suite?