Bathroom Design Ideas

It is important to think about the bathroom design as much as the bathroom fixtures. If you’re thinking of remodelling your bathroom, consider adding elements of comfort and elegance. Think crystal chandeliers, gold plated faucets, marble flooring and a stained-glass window. Bathrooms are getting the royal treatment, elegance, softness and sophistication are the key words for bathroom décor these days. People are spending top dollar to get hand-made Italian tiles, custom-constructed and fitted hand-rubbed wood cabinets and its time you got in on the action!

Bathrooms are getting larger combined with dressing areas and walk in closets. Over sized bathtubs, separate showers, gym equipment and sauna rooms, the bathroom is quickly becoming a destination place in homes. Some homeowners are even tearing down walls and eliminating small bedrooms to create giant bathrooms that they can put their own design ideas into.

Eye appeal and convenience is just what you need, custom cabinetry is designed to provide maximum storage. Tall cabinets on either side of the sink area offer eye-level storage for bathroom necessities. A small bathroom will look larger with mirrored walls or cabinet doors. Consider having the cabinets cut shallower than usual and bump out the counter area around the sinks. It’s also worth considering having the countertop installed at two heights, the lowered area can then serve as a dressing table.

Ceramic tiles of all shapes and styles are the choice of the day. Many bathrooms have laminate or solid surface countertops, for any variety of looks and durability choose glass, ceramic, stone or metal tiles. There are many painted or embossed tiles to choose from, even in ceramic. These are especially useful to create a border around an area, a chair rail design or to frame a mirror or cabinet. Decorative tiles are sold by the piece so before you go shopping measure the space you’re going to tile so that you know how many tiles you’ll need.

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The elegant bathroom you’re designing will definitely need two sinks. Block out a place on each side of the room for a single sink, each person will be able to use their sink without rubbing elbows. Some redesigned bathrooms have the sink in front of the window to take advantage of the natural light. Be sure to have cabinets handy if you’re thinking of using pedestal sinks, it will make the room more open. If you want to get the newest look in bathroom sinks, show a large bowl mounted on top of a bathroom counter. Artists and designers are using all sorts of materials such as marble hand-blown glass, gold-leafed glass or shiny metals.

Get rid of the large wall-size frameless mirror over your sink and replace it with a beautiful framed mirror. Chose frame modelling to enhance your space. With the traditional mirror dressed up in elegant frame, you might want to move the medicine cabinet out of the way or hang a mirror framed door over the cabinet.

The slightest amount of creativity and imagination can help to change a usually bare, cold space into a luxurious personal retreat.

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