Jennifer Sheahan: How to design bathrooms for small spaces

The Home of the Year winner shares the secrets of good bathroom design for even the tiniest of areas 

Jennifer Sheahan's upstairs bathroom. Picture: Moya Nolan

I had two big asks for my architect when I first told him my ideas for my newly purchased 42 square metre cottage. The first was that my home must have a bath. 

I adore baths — add candles, bubbles, music, wine, and chocolate, and you have an instant luxurious haven for as long as the hot water lasts (do not remind me of the looming energy crisis, please).