Bao Bath

Bao Bath Buying Guide

Bao Bath's range spans the core fixtures of a bathroom renovation: baths, above-counter basins, shaving cabinets and rimless toilets, alongside a butler-style ceramic kitchen sink and smaller accessories such as bathroom bins, squeegees and toilet brush holders. This breadth means a renovator can furnish most of a bathroom, and part of a kitchen, from a single brand.

What is Bao Bath?

Bao Bath is a brand supplying bathroom fixtures, aimed at renovators looking for designer led products, at affordable prices. The range covers freestanding baths, back-to-wall baths, corner baths and fluted baths, all offered in 1500mm and 1700mm lengths to suit both compact bathrooms and larger main bathrooms.

Basins in the range are above-counter (vessel) style, finished in either matte white or gloss white, which gives renovators a choice between a contemporary, low-sheen look and a more traditional glossy ceramic finish. Toilets in the range are rimless, a design that removes the overhanging rim found on traditional toilet pans.

Why is Bao Bath a trusted brand among renovators?

Bao Bath's appeal comes down to design choices that are usually reserved for premium sanitaryware. The fluted bath range brings a ribbed, sculptural profile to a category that's traditionally flat and utilitarian, giving a bathroom a more considered, tactile finish. Corner baths are offered alongside the more common freestanding and back-to-wall styles, which gives renovators a genuine option for awkward or angled floorplans rather than forcing a standard rectangular shape into the space.

The rimless toilet design carries through the same clean-lined aesthetic, with no visible rim or seam breaking up the shape of the bowl. Above-counter basins and matching shaving cabinets are designed as a set, so the proportions, tap hole position and cabinet width align visually without a renovator needing to piece together a look from separate suppliers.

This design cohesion is offered at a price point below premium European sanitaryware brands, which is why Bao Bath is often chosen by renovators wanting a considered, design-led bathroom without the price attached to those brands.

What to look for in a bath?

A few factors matter more than style when choosing a bath for a renovation:

• Length 1500mm suits smaller bathrooms or ensuites, while 1700mm gives more room to lie down comfortably and suits larger bathrooms
• Installation type freestanding baths sit away from the wall and need floor space on all sides, back-to-wall baths sit flush against one wall to save space, and corner baths are built for angled installation in a bathroom corner
• Material acrylic baths (like Bao Bath's range) are lighter than stone or steel baths, easier for two people to carry during installation, and hold heat well
• Waste and overflow position confirm the waste position matches the existing plumbing, or budget for minor plumbing work if it doesn't
• Weight capacity when filled a full bath is considerably heavier than the bath itself, so timber-framed floors may need additional support for larger sizes, particularly with 1700mm baths

Fluted baths are worth a specific mention, since the ribbed exterior profile is currently one of the more requested bath styles in Australian renovations, and Bao Bath's fluted range is offered at the 1500mm and 1700mm lengths used across the rest of the collection.

Bao Bath basins and shaving cabinets

Bao Bath's above-counter basins sit on top of the vanity bench rather than dropping into a cutout, which creates a clear visual focal point and simplifies bench fabrication since no cutout is required. Matte white suits a contemporary, low-sheen bathroom look, while gloss white gives a brighter, more traditional ceramic finish.

Shaving cabinets in the range are designed to complement the basin styling, giving a coordinated look between the vanity and the mirror storage above it.

Bao Bath toilets

The rimless toilets in this range remove the hidden rim area under the bowl edge found in traditional toilet pans. This is primarily a hygiene and cleaning benefit, since there's no recessed area for waste or residue to collect out of reach of a toilet brush.

Beyond the bathroom: Bao Bath in the kitchen

Bao Bath also produces a butler-style ceramic kitchen sink, a traditional apron-front sink design that sits proud of the surrounding benchtop. This gives renovators the option of carrying the same brand and material language from the bathroom through to the kitchen, particularly in farmhouse or heritage-style renovations where a butler sink is a defining feature.

Completing the room

A Bao Bath fixture rarely stands alone in a renovation. Bathroom bins, squeegees and toilet brush holders from the range are designed to sit alongside the baths, basins and toilets without introducing a mismatched finish.

For the surrounding elements of the room, The Blue Space's Tiles, Bathroom Vanities, Tapware and Bathroom Accessories collections all work alongside Bao Bath's fixtures, allowing a renovator to plan the full room, from floor and wall finishes through to tapware and smaller accessories, in one place.