Etons of Bath

Etons of Bath Our focus is on classically inspired interiors. Our ethos combines a personable and expert approach with customer service and design quality.

Welcome to Etons of Bath, a new business formed by merging Latham Interiors and Eton Design. We specialise in classically inspired interiors with particular expertise in Georgian and Regency properties. We now have offices in Bath (together with a large showroom and curtain workshop) and Guildford to cover all areas of the UK.

We are a specialist interior design practice based in the city of Bath, working with clients across the United Kingdom a...
05/06/2026

We are a specialist interior design practice based in the city of Bath, working with clients across the United Kingdom and internationally.

Our multi-award-winning team of interior designers and project managers deliver planning, design, procurement, and project management for residential and hotel projects of considerable character. We have a rare specialism in Georgian and Regency buildings, and we design interiors that are sensitive to a building’s heritage whilst bringing it thoughtfully up to date for modern living and our clients’ tastes.

We do more than just create a beautiful home, we design spaces that feel considered, balanced, and deeply connected to the way people want to live.

John Nash was one of the great architects of the Regency era, helping to shape both London and the wider architectural m...
03/06/2026

John Nash was one of the great architects of the Regency era, helping to shape both London and the wider architectural mood of the period. Working closely with the Prince Regent, later George IV, he was responsible for some of Britain’s most recognisable landmarks, including Regent Street, Regent’s Park, the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, Marble Arch and the remodelling of Buckingham Palace. His work moved confidently between refined classical planning and the more theatrical picturesque style that defined Regency taste.

A rather wonderful detail from his private life is that Nash designed his own home, East Cowes Castle on the Isle of Wight - a romantic Gothic fantasy where he entertained notable guests including the Prince Regent and J. M. W. Turner.

Have you ever spotted John Nash’s architecture in London or elsewhere?

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Step inside this elegant Georgian townhouse that epitomises our classic contemporary design style.The owners of this hom...
01/06/2026

Step inside this elegant Georgian townhouse that epitomises our classic contemporary design style.

The owners of this home in the heart of Clifton were moving to the next chapter of their lives from the country house that had been their family home.

Through our Stylefinder process, we established a desire for interiors that felt more contemporary than those they had previously lived with, while still reflecting the house’s architecture. Alteration works were already underway when we were appointed, creating a compressed design programme that required swift and carefully coordinated decisions. The arrival of the pandemic briefly paused on-site work, allowing a little more time to work through the scheme.

The entrance hall sets the tone, with our bespoke marble floor design featuring an inlaid border, classic lanterns and contemporary wall lights chosen to sit beautifully alongside the original fanlight above the front door.

In the drawing room on the principal, first floor, we added moulding details to the walls to create a panelled design to achieve a careful balance between the classic and contemporary elements. The drawing room is open through a square arch into a kitchen diner and a light-filled breakfast room beyond. With Crittall-style doors at the entry to the breakfast room and French doors with an original ironwork balcony overlooking the garden, the transition through these spaces becomes progressively lighter and more modern while retaining a clear sense of continuity throughout.

The second floor was reconfigured to create individually tailored ‘his and hers’ suites, connected by a Jack and Jill bathroom and complemented by two dressing rooms. Each bedroom was given its own distinct character through specialist feature wallcoverings and a personalised colour palette, whilst both favouring contemporary forms in furniture and lighting.

This dressing room was designed to feel both highly practical and quietly luxurious, with warm oak bringing depth, richn...
29/05/2026

This dressing room was designed to feel both highly practical and quietly luxurious, with warm oak bringing depth, richness and character that immediately gives the space a sense of permanence.

The joinery has a strong architectural presence, with panelling, arch details and carefully scaled cornicing helping it feel rooted in the language of the house rather than simply fitted into it. Brass inlays and hardware add a refined layer of detail, catching the light beautifully and sharpening the overall composition without tipping into excess.

Open storage allows favourite pieces, shoes and accessories to be easily seen and enjoyed, while still feeling orderly and elegant, and the central island introduces another layer of generous storage beneath a marble top that is perfect for laying out clothes and accessories.

The integrated bench is both practical and inviting, making the island feel like a true piece of furniture rather than pure utility, while the lighting - both ambient and integrated - ensures the room feels warm, flattering and easy to use at every time of day.

This breakfast room is a lovely example of how simplicity can be the making of a space.At its heart is a quietly classic...
27/05/2026

This breakfast room is a lovely example of how simplicity can be the making of a space.

At its heart is a quietly classical discipline - beautiful proportions, crisp joinery, generous skirtings, elegant cornicing and those wonderful tall windows that flood the room with light.

The design is deliberately pared back, with clean lines, soft neutral walls, and just a subtle touch of colour through the painted woodwork, textiles, and accessories, allowing the architecture to take the lead rather than competing with it.

There is nothing overworked here, which is precisely why it feels so assured. This kind of restraint is what creates true understated elegance. A room that feels calm, timeless and entirely confident in its own beauty.

In this room, the aim was to create a library that felt as if it had been a part of this Regency Rectory for all of time...
25/05/2026

In this room, the aim was to create a library that felt as if it had been a part of this Regency Rectory for all of time.

The deep olive walls and warm timber tones add intimacy and gravitas. The elegant chimneypiece, generous sash window, and disciplined symmetry preserve the calm order that Georgian interiors do so well.

We designed the bookcases to faithfully replicate authentic period style. They feel as though they could always have belonged to the house, rather than being read as a later insertion. Above them, the arched mirror glass panels were directly inspired by details at Sir John Soane’s house. (We urge you to visit if you haven’t yet done so). This anchors the space with authenticity and purpose and a wonderful sense of depth and reflection.

The result is a space that feels scholarly, atmospheric and timeless - classically inspired and detailed to perfection.

Designing a bathroom within a Georgian home requires a careful balance. These spaces are rarely original, yet they shoul...
22/05/2026

Designing a bathroom within a Georgian home requires a careful balance. These spaces are rarely original, yet they should feel entirely at ease within the architecture.

From layout and proportion to materials, lighting and detailing, every decision plays a part in ensuring the room feels calm, coherent and true to the building. It is not about recreating the past, but about working with it.

Done well, a Georgian bathroom feels both elegant and effortless. A space that honours its setting while supporting modern living with ease.

Considering a bathroom redesign? We would be delighted to help.

Staircases in Georgian and Regency homes were never purely functional. They were designed to express proportion, symmetr...
20/05/2026

Staircases in Georgian and Regency homes were never purely functional. They were designed to express proportion, symmetry and a sense of grandeur, often becoming a defining architectural feature of the house.

Mahogany handrails were a hallmark of quality, frequently paired with slender timber balusters or intricate ironwork. In finer houses, cantilevered stone staircases were combined with wrought-iron balustrades and mahogany rails, a composition that feels both strong and refined.

Certain baluster designs became particularly fashionable, including elegant lyre shapes and S-scrolls, sometimes interwoven with delicate foliage. By the Regency period, ironwork allowed for even greater fluidity, with sweeping curves and a lighter, more graceful appearance.

Not every staircase was grand. More modest homes often featured open-string stairs, simple stick balusters and curved mahogany handrails, relying on proportion and line rather than ornament.

Even the volute, the scroll at the base of the handrail, draws from classical architecture, adding a sense of ceremony and marking the beginning of the ascent.

A reminder that in Georgian design, every detail was carefully considered.

We love the final touches in an interior that turn our scheme from a project to a home. Here are our six tips on the art...
18/05/2026

We love the final touches in an interior that turn our scheme from a project to a home. Here are our six tips on the art of dressing a bed.

Conceived in the late Georgian period, Marble Arch was designed by John Nash as a triumphal monument and built between 1...
15/05/2026

Conceived in the late Georgian period, Marble Arch was designed by John Nash as a triumphal monument and built between 1827 and 1830 as part of George IV’s transformation of Buckingham House into Buckingham Palace.

Inspired by ancient Roman architecture, particularly the Arch of Constantine, its bold proportions and classical detailing were intended to create a grand ceremonial entrance, clad in marble and fitted with bronze gates. It stood not only as an architectural statement, but also as a quiet memorial to Britain’s victories over Napoleonic France.

Following the expansion of Buckingham Palace, the arch was relocated in 1851 to its current position at Cumberland Gate, where additional sculptural work further enriched its character.

Yet today, despite its significance, Marble Arch feels somewhat disconnected from its original purpose. Once designed as a moment of arrival, it now sits within a busy traffic junction, often glimpsed rather than properly experienced.

A powerful reminder that architecture is shaped not only by its design, but by its setting.

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