Bathroom ideas are in abundance at the moment.
I find that the seductive imagery on Pinterest and in the magazines only makes designing your own bathroom that much harder. There are so many options that you can become overwhelmed by it all and end up doing nothing with this space. Has this happened to you? I hear ya!
It’s always wise in these situations to go back to the drawing board and get a refresher on the basic rules of good bathroom design, and then build a look from there.
In today’s post I’ve called in a true professional, Hannah Joosse from Metricon’s interior design team, to talk you through some basic things to keep in mind when considering potential bathroom ideas or bathroom designs.
Keep these guidelines in mind and you’ll have this room looking amazing in no time.
Hannah’s top tips for a great bathroom:
Keep your tiling choices simple.
“Don’t have too many different tile sizes, colours or textures,” Hannah says. “Large format tiles will keep your bathroom minimal and create a larger sense of space”.
Make the room seem larger.
“Full height tiling creates an elegant space but also creates an illusion of a larger space. Your eye is not stopping and starting at different levels of materials, and it helps to create a backdrop to each elevation in the room”.
Let in as much light as possible.
“You always want to try and get natural light into bathrooms,” Hannah explains. “Introduce large mirrors to create another illusion of space”.
Carefully consider your storage options.
“Smart storage solutions are the key to bathrooms. No house has enough storage in linen cupboards, so the more storage you can create in the bathroom, the better”.
Introduce a freestanding bath.
“Freestanding baths are not only functional but are aesthetically pleasing to a bathroom space. They open up a small space as you don’t have a built in bath hob taking up floor space”.
Be careful with feature walls.
“Generally block featuring (like one wall) will give your bathroom depth. Make sure your wall is large enough to create such a backdrop, though”.
>>> What’s your best tip for rocking a bathroom at home? Drop me a comment below and share your thoughts with other readers. I’d love to hear about your bathroom design journey.
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I love myself a good freestanding bath. They look amazing and are so wonderful to soak in. Great tips!
Great. Your information is so useful and helpful for us.Thanks for sharing. I am impressed with what you have mentioned that a featured wall will give the bathroom more depth. I did finish getting on to what is on my renovation list, a featured wall is a perfect option for me and i’ll make sure the bathroom wall is large enough to create such a backdrop. I would ask my friend to create a fabulous feature wall for bathroom remodel easton ma. But will also consider this ideas. Thank you so much and keep posting valuable content.
Have you guys got any advice around heating requirements? I’m trying to plan out my bathroom rebuild and for me it’s so important I get this bit right (nothing worse than cold feet in the morning) – I’ve been playing around with this BTU calculator (https://www.skrub.co.uk/pages/btu-calculator) – any help whether I’m on the right lines would be appreciated, ta.
Hi Danny, that’s a little outside my wheelhouse sorry.
Is it okay to change the color of your hardware from bathroom to bathroom? I’m designing my first house to flip and I am nervous becaus I have brass hardware in my kitchen and secondary baths with chrome in the master bath. Do you like to stay consistent through out?
I like the idea of having a featured wall in the bathroom. Makes it look perfect.