Within every homeowners dream home is a brilliantly luxurious and functional bathroom. It’s the room that we first go into when we wake up and the last before we go to sleep. Despite only spending limited periods of time within our bathrooms each day, having one which makes the daily necessities pleasurable can be life-changing. Here are our top tips for bathroom design.
Lighting
A dark and dingy bathroom is never a good look so make sure you choose lighting that suitably illuminates the entire space. If your bathroom has no windows, you may need to consider installing down-lights from the ceiling as well as a backlit mirror over the vanity to bring the light levels up.
Where possible you could even install a skylight or a sun-tunnel to bring more natural light into the room from above if installing a window is not an option.
Colours & Finishing
Most classic bathroom designs stick to a simple colour palette of calming cool tones. Bright garish colours in bathrooms are a no-no and old fashioned coloured bathroom furniture such as avocado is simply a design disaster.
If you want your bathroom to offer timeless appeal, stick to using white fixtures such as the WC and bathtub and add subtle splashes of accent colours to the walls that match and tie in with your towels, flannels and floor mats. Clean, simple designs will always outlast bold and brash ideas which always have a short shelf life!
Storage & Shelving
Suitable storage and shelves are a must in any bathroom. If your bathroom is very tight for space, try adding some recessed shelving into the shower enclosure or hang storage units on the walls where the space allows. You’ll be so glad you did when you realise just how much stuff needs a home when you come to finally using your bathroom.
Appropriate Materials
If your bathroom is going to have to endure heavy use and could potentially have a large build up of moisture, make sure you choose materials that will be able to deal with such eventualities.
Surfaces on vanities and shelves may need to be better at handling frequent splashes of water or condensation so quartz, glass or tiled work surfaces would be far more suitable than solid wood or cheaper laminates and MDF based materials. If you have a large family that will use the room, opt for high-end, better quality fixtures over cheaper budget options. They’ll only end up getting damaged quicker and you’ll soon be replacing them, costing you more in the long run.
Flooring
Much like your fixtures and fittings, you need to ensure you choose a suitable flooring that can handle large amounts of moisture or traffic. Hard wearing, non-porous floors such as ceramic or porcelain tiles will be a better choice than carpets, real woods or laminates.
Bathroom floors need to be hardworking, impervious to water, and slip-resistant--but they also need to be attractive. The most luxurious choices are stone tiles and ceramic tiles, but highly polished stone is slippery when wet. Choose a honed flooring finish for better traction
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