Bathrooms are primarily used for utility and not for living but that shouldn’t be a reason to design the room solely for practicality and not for comfort. This is especially true when you consider that the shower and especially the bathtub should be a place of relaxation and enjoyment. However, if the room around it evokes more pragmatism than well-being, this can sometimes turn out to be quite difficult.
Thus, we collected five tips for a successful renovation and upgrade of your bathroom.
1. The big two: Shower and Tub
Arguably the two most dominant items in a bathroom and therefore also the two with the greatest significance. A walk-in shower, complete with elegant, glass shower enclosures, has been particularly popular in recent years. This combined with a rain shower head ensures wonderfully revitalizing showers. If you have enough space for a free-standing bathtub, you can create a real eye-catcher with an unusual and bold bathtub design.
2. Let the sink speak for itself
Second to the above is the sink, which should come in a simple and minimalistic style. Ideally, in harmony with whichever geometric form you choose for the shower and its fittings – round and soft, or rectangular and sharp? Either way, an overly detailed sink can quickly look cluttered and out of place unless it’s the focal point of your space. What can also give the room more air and meaning are floating sinks with hidden connections, to give it a clean sense of purpose.
3. Give every item its designated space
The overwhelming and wonderful sense of cleanliness and order is created by having little to no extraneous items lying around openly that do not qualify as decoration. This is not always easy, especially in the bathroom – all the more important are clever storage spaces, behind the doors and drawers of which all hygiene utensils can find their place when not in use. Speaking of decorations, especially natural materials like wood, cotton or linen give a soft and clean feel. Plants and single-coloured towels complete the picture.
4. Arrange your lighting
Natural sunlight is always best when it comes to lighting but unfortunately, not all bathrooms are equipped with it. Smaller rooms in particular often come without windows and have to be completely artificially lit. A large mirror can already help here, making the room appear larger and reflecting the light from its source. As a rule, avoid shadows on faces as much as possible when looking in the mirror; backlighting is the best solution here. Dimmable light from several spotlights can also create a cosy atmosphere when bathing and at the same time provide clinically bright light for your morning routine.
5. Pick the proper tiles
Although coloured or patterned tiles look exciting, they can quickly lose their appeal or make the room look too busy. If you’re looking for evergreens instead, it’s best to stick to muted and neutral colours like white, eggshell or grey – or even laminate for the flooring! Instead of overwhelming colours, bold geometric shapes such as polygons or herringbone patterns can be chosen, which give the room a more subtle glow.
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I would love a big bath like that but my bathroom is too small they have some lovely items
Lovely ideas, I have a unit under the sink where up I can keep toilet rolls, cleaning materials toothpaste etc and means the bathroom is clutter free
Love this idea it’s really great
Great ideas
These bathrooms are beautiful. I wish we could have something like this but our bathroom is so small! We do have a lovely big lit mirror though which brightens it up.
I have just had my bathroom re-modelled, and although I love everything to be really practical, I can spend ages in there just looking around!
Given me some great ideas when we wget a new bathroom..
Wallowing in the bath, watching a series on my propped up tablet is my escapism x
I love a freestanding bath and an illuminated mirror. I spend ages in the bath it’s my santuaty
I do love freestanding baths, it makes a bathroom look so beautiful.
Lovely bathroom ideas
Such wonderful ideas, especially the lighting i never really thought about that
Wow, some fabulous ideas!
We’re looking to redecorate our bathroom soon and these are some great ideas to consider
There are some lovely ideas here, I would love to have a bathroom like any of the ones shown!
This looks gorgeous. I really need to update our bathroom. We are lucky it’s fairly big but needs some work doing.
Sounds lovely. My bathroom is the bane of my life as it’s so small and dingy.
Wow, how lovely. We have storage under our sink and its great for keeping things out of sight and utilising the space we have.
We have a wet room and sometimes I do miss having a bath x
We’re hoping to remodel our bathroom next year so there are some really useful ideas here,
So many things to think about when renovating a house. Our bathroom was never a priority but this article gave me something to think about.
Would absolutely love a big bathroom – can’t swing a cat in ours
We upgraded our bathroom a couple of years ago. I would have loved a freestanding bath but unfortunately our bathroom is not big enough.
Aren’t they lovely. I always need more storage in mine a bathroom easily becomes full of stuff for no reason
I like your idea of sticking to muted and neutral tiles for the floor. I have a wee bathroom and, although I love the geometric shapes, I think a nice soft grey would be better. The bathroom, like the bedroom can be a wee haven for ourselves if we just treat it with some love.
Our bathroom is huge and has so much potential but it’s having the money these days to carry out essential work on our home, never mind aesthetic work 🙁