In todays modern digital age it's not hard to stumble accross bathroom design ideas. With the rise of social media channels like
pinterest and instagram getting caught up with new and trending bathroom designs is an easy trap to fall into.
It's not fair to say that I'm not guilty of it, because who doesn't love a good bathroom design, I'm as guilty as the next person when it comes to impulse shopping or design! But careful planning and strategy is important. Im sure most of you can agree that re-designing your bathroom isn't something that you undertake on a regular basis. So if you are re-modelling or thinking of re-designing some elements of your bathroom; design longevity is something that you should really consider!
The bathroom is proven to be one of the most expensive rooms in the home, it can make or break a deal when it comes to the re-sell and valueing your property so it is important to ensure that your bathroom suite provides users with a free flowing and functional design. Consider moving away from new and current design trends and look towards traditional bathroom suites that have been proven to work throughout the decades and stood the test of time, providing timeless traditional interior asthetics.
There is a diverse range of shower enclosures avilable in todays market ranging from cornered shower enclosures, to semi-sealed, folding door, framless single wall, walk-in and much more. Despite there been a growing trend in framless and semi-enclosed showers, traditional framed door shower enclosures have undoubedly stood the test of time. There are numerous advantages to this. Primarily framed shower enclosures provide a watertight enclosure; this is because of the use of heavy duty industrial seals. You can be assured that excess water is been filtered through your plumbing system safely and effcetively. Secondly purchasing a framed shower enclosure is a cheaper option to a frameless or walk in shower, signifcantly cheaper!
Take it back to basics and implement traditional black and white colours. Despite colour splashes trending it's not always the right choice to make. For long term designs colour splashes can often become old and worn out. As trends change you'll find yourself wanting or needing to update your old bathroom suite colour schemes more regularly than you would like to. With traditional black and white colours you can create high contrast effects in any space mixing and matching patterns to give a sharp and lavish finish.
A timeless bath piece are the victoria era roll top bath styles. Free standing baths have been around for hundreds of years. They make for classic additions to the bathroom that suit most designs. There are a number of factors such as size, cost and bathroom functionality that can influence your decision whether to incorporate a bath in your bathroom suite or not. If you have the space it is a good idea incorporating both! The reason been that your home will have a higher value if you have a functional shower and bath in it.
This may seem a little obvious incorporate a mirror. Now i know that the majority of people have a mirror in their bathroom, most of the time it's a neccessity, I mean how else are you going to brush your hair or wash your teeth in the mornings right? But seeing as we're on the topic of timeless bathroom pieces, the mirror after the toilet and bath is probably one of the longest standing bathroom items. Dont be afraid to use big mirrors with a superpunch monochrome frame. They help to create brilliant focal points in the bathroom.
There are alot of vanities out there in todays market. There are floating shelves, wrap around mirrors, abstract storage solutions and hundreds more products available. But ask yourself... Will you love them in 5 or 10 years? Aim to keep your bathroom suite clean and simple, implement one or two vanity units that you will love for life. Keep the look timeless and ever lasting with an underbasin vanity unit and additional storage. Even combine the space with an overhead mirror, ensure optimum lighting conditions and clean storage.
Old and traditional cladding can make or break a bathroom suite. Use timber panelling to add texture to your bathroom. If you find that it's too clinical looking segment free wall space with timber cladding. You can then choose to varnish, stain, paint or simply do nothing with the wood. This is a fantastic way of bringing back traditional designs into your bathroom suite. There are numerous options that include, tongue and groove, traditional square horizontal and vertical boards. Be sure to take the appropriate measurements before purchasing cladding timber.
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