The Complete Guide to Nuie Classique Bathroom Furniture

If you love the warmth of traditional bathroom design but want the practicality of modern furniture, the Nuie Classique range is one of the most complete collections you can buy. Painted cabinets in four heritage matt finishes, your choice of knob handles, and an enormous spread of basin options — from classic fireclay and ceramic through to sculptural stone and genuine marble-effect countertop designs. Every piece arrives rigid (fully assembled), carries a 5-year manufacturer's guarantee, and is available at Essential Bathrooms with 50% off RRP.

This guide walks you through the whole range — every vanity configuration, the WC unit, the mirror cabinet and the finishing touches — so you can put together a perfectly coordinated traditional bathroom with confidence. Browse the full collection any time at the Nuie Classique furniture range.

What makes Nuie Classique different?

Most furniture ranges give you a cabinet and a basin and that's that. Classique takes the opposite approach: one beautifully made traditional cabinet platform, then lets you tailor almost everything around it. You choose the mounting style (wall hung or floor standing), the cabinet width, one of four painted finishes, the basin type and tap hole configuration, and even the handle — a chrome knob comes fitted as standard, with Matt Black and Brushed Brass upgrades in smooth or knurled styles.

Underneath the traditional looks it's thoroughly modern where it counts: a full-width soft-close drawer for concealed storage, rigid construction supplied fully assembled for fast installation, and a 5-year guarantee on every unit.

Four painted cabinet finishes

Every Classique vanity, WC unit, mirror cabinet and toilet seat is available in the same four painted matt finishes, so the whole room coordinates perfectly:

• White — crisp and timeless, the classic choice for period-style bathrooms
• Grey — soft and versatile, pairs beautifully with marble and chrome
• Soft Black — dramatic and contemporary, stunning with brushed brass hardware
• Green — the on-trend heritage shade, perfect with knurled brass knobs and traditional brassware

Wall hung or floor standing?

Nearly every basin option in the range comes in both mounting styles, so this is your first decision:

Wall hung units float clear of the floor, making the room feel larger and leaving the floor easy to clean beneath — a lighter, more open look that works especially well in smaller bathrooms and en-suites. They fix securely to the wall, so check your wall can take the load.

Floor standing units stand directly on the floor with no specialist wall fixings required — the quickest to fit, the most forgiving of wall construction, and the most authentically traditional silhouette.

Choosing your basin

This is where Classique really stretches its legs. There are over forty vanity configurations in the range, grouped into the basin families below. Whatever you choose, cabinet sizes are typically 600mm and 800mm wide (with 500mm available on ceramic basin units and up to 1200mm on marble worktop units), and taps and wastes are sold separately.

Fireclay basins — the traditional heavyweight

Fireclay is the material Victorian sinks were made from — dense, glossy and satisfyingly solid, with a deep glaze that resists scratches and staining. It's the most authentic choice for a period-style scheme. Available with one tap hole (for a mono mixer), three tap holes (for a traditional three-piece tap set) or no tap holes (for wall-mounted taps):

• Wall hung with 1 tap hole fireclay basin · floor standing version
• Wall hung with 3 tap hole fireclay basin · floor standing version
• Wall hung with no tap hole fireclay basin · floor standing version

Ceramic basins — the versatile all-rounder

Classic vitreous ceramic gives you the familiar smooth, easy-clean surface at the most accessible price point in the range — ceramic units start from just £294 — and it's the only basin family offered in a compact 500mm width, making it ideal for cloakrooms and smaller en-suites. Again available in one, three or no tap hole versions:

• Wall hung with 1 tap hole ceramic basin · floor standing version
• Wall hung with 3 tap hole ceramic basin · floor standing version
• Wall hung with no tap hole ceramic basin · floor standing version

Traditional basins — period detailing

The traditional basin family adds classic period profiling to the basin itself — the shape you'd expect above a heritage washstand. Choose the standard design, or one and three tap hole variants to suit your brassware:

• Wall hung with traditional basin · floor standing version
• Wall hung with 1 tap hole traditional basin · floor standing version
• Wall hung with 3 tap hole traditional basin · floor standing version

Contemporary ceramic profiles — thin edge, mid-edge, minimalist and curved

Want the painted traditional cabinet but a cleaner, more modern basin line on top? These four profiles blend heritage cabinetry with contemporary basin design — a look that works brilliantly in updated period homes:

• Wall hung with thin edge basin · floor standing version — the slimmest, sharpest rim in the range
• Wall hung with mid-edge basin · floor standing version — a balanced rim depth between thin edge and traditional
• Wall hung with minimalist basin · floor standing version — pared-back and architectural
• Wall hung with curved basin · floor standing version — soft, rounded lines for a gentler look

Stone basins — sculptural and seamless

The stone basin units top the cabinet with a smooth solid-surface style basin for a premium, seamless look — in either a pure white or a marble-effect finish:

• Wall hung with white stone basin · floor standing version
• Wall hung with marble stone basin · floor standing version

Marble countertop basins — the showpiece option

At the top of the range sit the marble countertop configurations: a marble basin (or pair of basins) sitting proud on the cabinet for genuine wow factor. Round marble basins come in Black, Grey or White marble, with single or twin basin layouts and one or three tap hole options — twin layouts are perfect for a shared main bathroom:

• Wall hung with round marble basin · floor standing version
• Wall hung with 3 tap hole round marble basin · floor standing version
• Wall hung with twin round marble basins · twin with 3 tap holes
• Wall hung with square marble basin · floor standing version · twin square version

Marble worktops — bring your own basin

Prefer to pair the cabinet with a countertop basin of your own choosing? The marble worktop units give you a flat Carrara, Grey or White marble surface, and they're the only configuration available up to a generous 1200mm width:

• Wall hung with marble worktop · floor standing version

Tap holes explained

A quick rule of thumb when you're choosing between tap hole options:

• 1 tap hole — for a mono basin mixer, the most popular modern setup
• 3 tap holes — for a traditional three-piece set (separate hot and cold pillars with a central spout), the authentic period choice
• No tap holes — for wall-mounted taps above the basin, a clean designer look that also makes the basin easier to wipe down

Whichever you choose, taps and wastes are sold separately — our Nuie taps guide will help you pick a set in a finish that matches your handles.

Handle options: chrome as standard, brass and black to upgrade

Every Classique vanity comes with a chrome knob fitted as standard at no extra cost. If you'd like to tie the hardware into black or brass brassware, choose a Matt Black or Brushed Brass knob — in either a smooth round or textured knurled style — from the dropdown on any vanity for +£8.50.

Replacing handles later, or matching another cabinet? The knobs are available separately too: the round cabinet knob and the round knurled cabinet knob, each in Matt Black or Brushed Brass at £8.50.

Complete the room

The vanity is only half the story — Classique includes matching pieces in all four painted finishes so the whole bathroom pulls together:

500mm floor standing WC unit — conceals the cistern and pipework behind a matching painted cabinet, from £115.50. Add an optional concealed cistern at checkout with a Chrome, Matt Black or Brushed Brass flush plate to match your handles and taps — or read our concealed cisterns guide for the full picture.

600mm wall hung mirror cabinet — mirrored storage above the basin in the same four finishes, from £169.50. Prefer an illuminated mirror instead? See our Nuie mirrors guide.

Soft close toilet seat — the finishing detail most people forget: a painted wooden-look seat in White, Grey, Soft Black or Green at £72, so even the toilet coordinates with the furniture.

Sizes and prices at a glance

As a guide to overall dimensions, the 600mm wall hung fireclay vanity measures 496mm high × 600mm wide × 453mm deep — full dimensions for every configuration are listed on each product page, along with downloadable datasheets.

Complete the look

Classique pairs beautifully with the rest of the Nuie catalogue. To finish the room:

• Nuie bathroom taps guide — basin mixers and traditional tap sets in matching finishes
• Nuie showers guide — bath shower mixers and thermostatic valves
• Nuie mirrors guide — LED and illuminated mirror designs
• Nuie concealed cisterns guide — for the WC unit

Prefer a more contemporary furniture style? Explore our other Nuie furniture guides: Lunar, Parade, Core, Vault, Eden, Mayford, the versatile Athena and the fully handleless Deco.

Ready to build your Classique bathroom?

Browse the full Nuie Classique furniture range — every piece with 50% off RRP, a 5-year manufacturer's guarantee and supplied fully assembled. If you'd like a hand narrowing down basin styles or coordinating finishes across the room, our team is always happy to help.