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Bathroom Remodeling: Restructure or Rearrange?

by Bath Towel on November 29, 2009

There comes a time when you real­ize that your bath­room is just way too small. Per­haps it is the moment when you’re sit­ting on the toi­let and your knees hit the shower door, or maybe it is when you are try­ing to apply some deodor­ant and a small child runs in and acci­den­tally hits you in the back with the door han­dle. There are a lot of sim­i­lar sce­nar­ios which would define the moment you began to think about a ‘project’.

In New York City we have a lot of apart­ments that are on the small side and inside those apart­ments there are usu­ally only a few rooms, one being the bath­room. That room down the hall, off to the side, some­times attached to the laun­dry — that multi-functional room that always seems so insignif­i­cant until some­one comes to stay, or moves in.

I embarked on a small bath­room remod­el­ing project 2 years ago. It was a space of no more than 5 x 5 square meters– some would even sug­gest less. I thought ini­tially that I could keep the 70s tiling on the walls — it wasn’t that bad, maybe I could paint over them, cover them up with plas­ter­board, any­thing but try to get them off the wall! And maybe I could keep the floor tiles too and I was def­i­nitely deter­mined to keep the toi­let. The final result was a com­plete over­haul. I jack ham­mered tiles off the walls and the floor and ended up with a con­crete box — the feel­ing was fan­tas­tic, a blank canvas!

It is easy to get side tracked with small projects by turn­ing them in to really big projects acci­den­tally. One of the best tips of small bath­room remod­el­ing is to max­i­mize the amount of light enter­ing the room, this will always cre­ate a sense of hav­ing more space. So, do you start knock­ing walls out or do you just cre­atively rearrange your space?

The first most dra­matic and prob­a­bly the most inex­pen­sive change will be your choice of color you apply to the walls, floors and ceil­ing. The gen­eral con­sen­sus is to go for light and bright col­ors; this will cre­ate a feel­ing of bright­ness and airi­ness to a some­times damp and dark space.

Light­ing is the obvi­ous next con­trib­u­tor to the image of your space. The most energy effi­cient way of cre­at­ing a bright and lighter space is to install a sky light; of course if you live on the 2nd floor of a 56 story build­ing this will not be an option for you. Instal­la­tion of bright energy effi­cient light­ing will, in some cases, be para­mount to opti­miz­ing func­tion­al­ity of the room.

If your bud­get is as tiny as your bath­room then small and inex­pen­sive changes can some­times be the best option. Usu­ally just one or two towel racks will be suf­fi­cient; use hooks on the back of your door or, place a bath­room cab­i­net or open shelv­ing above the toi­let. Small spaces also some­times need a tone of orga­ni­za­tion, ensure that there are not too many hair care or den­tal hygiene prod­ucts on your cab­i­net, or tow­els lying on the floor and maybe re think that big fluffy night gown hang­ing on the back of the door.

Some of the more expen­sive alter­na­tives you will encounter when under­go­ing a small bath­room remod­el­ing project will be also the most notice­able. Small spaces sud­denly become large spaces when you con­sider remov­ing a bath tub, hang­ing a large mir­ror or installing sinks and toi­lets on to the walls.

Bath­room projects are so much fun, but can be finan­cially very dan­ger­ous! It is really impor­tant to set your bud­get first then deter­mine what you can do within that bud­get which will sat­isfy your tastes while max­i­miz­ing the func­tion­al­ity of the space.

MyHome is a full ser­vice New York gen­eral con­trac­tor spe­cial­iz­ing at bath­room remod­el­ing in New York (NYC)

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How To Decorate A Small Bathroom on A Shoestring Budget

by Bath Towel on November 22, 2009

Carol has just pur­chased her first home and the guest bath­room is 7 feet long by 5 feet wide. It is an older home and her bath­tub and sink have seen bet­ter days. The paint on the walls is old and faded and the white floor tiles are now a worn out grey.

The first thing I noticed about this bath­room when I opened the door was the fact that it does not have a win­dow. This makes the space feel dark and closed in. The lay­out of the bath­tub, sink and toi­let is what I call the “builders stan­dard lay­out.” The tub is located at the back of the room up against the back wall, the sink is posi­tioned imme­di­ately to the right upon enter­ing the room and the toi­let is between the tub and the sink. Carol has every rea­son to want to update this space. Frankly, it was just the oppo­site of warm and invit­ing. It was drab and dreary.

Need­less to say, because Carol had just spent her life sav­ings on the pur­chase of her home, there was not a lot of money in the bud­get to turn her eye sore of a bath­room into a place of escape and tran­quil­ity. Not know­ing how to accom­plish this task on a shoe­string bud­get, she asked me if I would offer her some advice. So here is the advice I gave Carol.

Advice #1: Refin­ish the bath­tub and sink:
Sounds expen­sive, but it is not. Carol could pay to have some­one refin­ish her tub and sink or she can do it her­self. Refin­ish­ing your tub is a task that any­one who know how to paint with a roller can do. Pur­chase a “Do It Your­self” refin­ish­ing kit from your local home and gar­den cen­ter. It includes a spe­cial primer and paint that is made espe­cially for bath­tubs and sinks. I Googled the search term “bath­room refin­ish­ing kit” and dis­cov­ered sev­eral online mer­chants that sell the kits. For about $75 she can pur­chase one of these kits and before the week­end is out, Carol can rest assured that there are no signs of the fact that her tub and sink was built in 1950.

 
Advice #2: Replace the toi­let:
The toi­let in this bath­room is so old you can­not see the white porce­lain any longer. All you see when you look into the bowl is a rusty brown. When the inside of your toi­let is fifty dif­fer­ent shades of rust rings, it is time for a new one. The cost to replace the toi­let will range any­where from $100 to sev­eral hun­dred dol­lars.  Here is where Carol should call a pro­fes­sional. Toi­lets must be installed cor­rectly or they will leak, and leaks lead to water dam­age, and water dam­age leads to a very expen­sive repair job. So, CALL A PROFESSIONAL!

Advice #3: Pull up the worn and cracked linoleum:
Floors are the foun­da­tion to any design scheme. It is the num­ber 1 impor­tant fea­ture in a room. Floors are where any room design should start. It will set the tone for the entire space.

Because Carol has a small bath­room, she has sev­eral options for new floor­ing mate­r­ial. By far the cheap­est way to go would be to lay some new linoleum down. This could run any­where from $50 — $75. Another option is to install dec­o­ra­tive tile on the floor. This could cost any­where from $75 — $125. It does not take a lot of tile to cover the bath­room floor, maybe 2 – 3 boxes. So, if she wanted to, she could splurge a lit­tle and go for a high qual­ity tile. After all, this is the one item Carol will have to live with for a very long time.

Advice #4: Paint the bath­room walls:
Noth­ing gives a room an instant make-over like a fresh coat of paint. This is by far the small­est room in the house so one gal­lon of paint for about $20 will be more than enough. Because this is a small room with­out a win­dow I sug­gest stay­ing away from dark col­ors. Dark col­ors will make this space feel even smaller than it already is.
Choose a light color of paint. Light col­ors tend to brighten up a space and evoke a happy, calm, and invit­ing feel. Light col­ors cause the body to relax and are also used as a way to reduce stress.

Advice #5: Cre­ate the illu­sion of hav­ing a win­dow:
Carol can “trick” the eye into believ­ing that there is a win­dow in her bath­room by using a mir­ror. Stand in the door­way of the bath­room and envi­sion where you would install a win­dow if you had the oppor­tu­nity to do so.

1) Install a non-decorative mir­ror in that spot instead. It is impor­tant that the mir­ror is your basic mir­ror with­out any type of fram­ing. A framed mir­ror will look like a mir­ror you huge up in a bad spot on the wall.

2) Now, install a cur­tain rod “over” your mir­ror the same way you would if it was a window. 

3) Hang up cur­tains that have a valance included with the set. A valance is a short cur­tain that hangs between the two side pan­els. It is used to hide the cur­tain rod when the cur­tains are pulled back. These cur­tains will hide the top as well as the sides of the mirror.

4) Use the “tie-backs” that came with your cur­tain set and tie back both sides of the cur­tain. If you cur­tains did not come with tie backs, they are sold sep­a­rately. Be sure you pur­chase ones that com­ple­ment the curtains.

5) Install a win­dow planter box (found at your local gar­den cen­ter) across the bot­tom of the mir­ror in order to hide the bot­tom. The planter box should com­pletely cover the bot­tom of the mir­ror. Because of this, it is very impor­tant that the planter box be slightly longer than the mir­ror so that you can attach the planter box to the bath­room wall. Use two screws to secure the planter to the wall. If you do not have “studs” in the wall where the screws need to go you must use “anchors.” Ask your local hard­ware sales­man what these are if you do not know. Do not worry, anchors install very eas­ily and quickly. No spe­cial tools are required.

6) Plant a beau­ti­ful assort­ment of silk flow­ers in the box. They can be found in the craft isle of your local home and gar­den cen­ter or craft store. Shop around. You might be able to find a silk flo­ral arrange­ment that already come in a planter box that fit your “window.”

I do not rec­om­mend plant­ing live plants. Most peo­ple keep the light off in the bath­room when it is not in use and do to the lack of light you will end up with is a planter box full of dead plants.

Advice #6: Acces­sorize:
Here is where the fun begins. Because Carol has a small bath­room all she needs to pull her design scheme together is a few accessories.

a) Go to your local bed and bath store and pur­chase the most beau­ti­ful shower cur­tain you can find. Do not focus on price, FOCUS ON QUALITY. This is a very impor­tant ele­ment. except for the floors, it is the most vis­i­ble item your guest will see. EVERYTHING rest on the shower cur­tain. If it cost more than you have bud­geted for, save money some­place else.  Keep in mind that qual­ity does not mean loud or flashy. The shower cur­tain can be very sim­plis­tic in style. Qual­ity means that after many show­ers it will still look new and fresh years from now.

b) Here is a designer secret that I have not shared with many peo­ple. Often­times, I will pur­chase a reg­u­lar cur­tain that is not labeled “shower cur­tain.” I’m talk­ing about cur­tains one might hang up in the bed­room. I pur­chase a grom­met kit from Wal-Mart and sim­ply hang a high qual­ity, heavy duty plas­tic shower cur­tain liner on shower hooks and then I add the cur­tains to the same hooks. Wal-Mart sell heavy duty shower cur­tain lin­ers in sev­eral dif­fer­ent col­ors. Pur­chase one that will blend well with the main color of your curtain.

c) Add a coor­di­nat­ing area rug in the cen­ter of the floor.

d) Every bath­room must have some sort of pleas­ing aroma. Pur­chase a can­dle lantern that blends well with your design scheme and add a scented can­dle inside.

e) Place the can­dle lantern on the back of the com­mode. Just before your guest arrives be sure to light the can­dle so your bath­room will be filled with a won­der­ful aroma. For safety rea­sons, when pur­chas­ing a can­dle lantern, be sure you pur­chase a style that COMPLETELY enclose the can­dle. You never want to leave an open flame unat­tended. Visit The Can­dle Lantern Shop. They sell over 200 var­i­ous styles of lanterns all safe for the bathroom.

f) Add a cou­ple of smaller acces­sories to the back of the com­mode to com­plete the look. Keep it sim­ple and do not add any­thing that will fall off or cause a haz­ard when the toi­let is in use.

g) If you have space around your sink, add a coor­di­nat­ing liq­uid soap dis­penser and a tis­sue box. Pur­chase a dec­o­ra­tive towel ring and install it on the wall where your sink is. Hang a coor­di­nat­ing hand towel for your guest to use after wash­ing their hands.

h) Install an addi­tional towel bar rack on the largest wall. Hang 2 coor­di­nat­ing tow­els and 2 hand tow­els. Layer the tow­els by plac­ing the large one on the bar first and then a hand towel on top of it. 

i) Now stand in the door­way of the bath­room and take at look at all that you have accom­plished. Look for any flaws in your design. Did you add to many acces­sories or maybe not enough? Ask your­self how well do your col­ors blend together. Have you used one color too much or maybe not enough? Do your bath­room have that WOW! fac­tor that you were after?

As you can see, it is not dif­fi­cult to turn a small out­dated bath­room into a place of peace and tran­quil­ity. It does how­ever take a lit­tle pre-planning and effort on the part of the home­owner. So, stop com­plain­ing about how out­dated your bath­room is. Roll up your sleeves and go to work at fix­ing the flaws. If you start on Fri­day, you should be fin­ished by Sun­day. Good luck and have fun in the process. 

Shirley Kelly is the owner of The”>http://www.lanterns2.com”>The Can­dle Lantern Shop where she sells can­dles, can­dle lanterns, incense, oils and more. Shirley has been in the inte­rior design busi­ness for more than 10 years. Her pas­sions are inte­rior design and gar­den­ing. She enjoys shar­ing home and gar­den ideas with oth­ers on her blog. To read more of her ideas or to share your own home and gar­den tips, please visit her http://www.lanterns2.com/home-and-garden-design-ideas/blog “>Home and Gar­den Ideas Blog She would love to hear from you.

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Decorating Styles For Your Bath

by Bath Towel on November 7, 2009

There are a lot of rea­sons you may be look­ing into dec­o­rat­ing a bath­room. Per­haps you have just bought a new home or moved into a new apart­ment, or maybe your exist­ing bath­room is look­ing a lit­tle drab and needs a face lift. There are lots of places to look for new ideas for upgrad­ing or redec­o­rat­ing a bathroom.

If you rent your place, you may not have as much free­dom to do what you want as you would in your own home, In addi­tion, you may not want to put a lot of money into per­ma­nent changes that you will just be doing for some­one else’s ben­e­fit. But there are a num­ber of things that you can do with­out the landlord’s per­mis­sion and with­out spend­ing too much money. Many sim­ple but fun and inex­pen­sive bath­room dec­o­rat­ing ideas can be found in many sources. One of the best sources is home dec­o­rat­ing mag­a­zines. There, you may find a theme or a color that appeals to you, and you can use that as your basis for adding your own touches.

If you own your own home or condo, you will be able to do a lot more to your bath­room. Besides chang­ing the color of the walls and Edding­ton new tow­els, cur­tains, and acces­sories, you can com­pletely update the room with new sink, floor­ing, towel racks, light­ing, etc. After con­sult­ing the dec­o­rat­ing mag­a­zines, go to your local home improve­ment cen­ter and you can really get some ideas about the changes you want to make. You may find a sink, or style of tiles that will set the stage for a com­pletely new look.

If you are lucky enough to be build­ing a brand new home, you are only lim­ited by your imag­i­na­tion. You can pick out every detail of the bath­room, from the floor tiles, to the tub style, to all of the fix­tures. Imprint your own per­sonal style, whether it is sim­ple or fancy. Many times a home­owner design­ing his own bath­room will start with the tiles to set the tone and style of the room. Today’s tiles come in such a wide array of col­ors, shapes and sizes, that you are sure to find the per­fect one for you and use it as a cen­tral theme in your room.

If you are one of the even luck­ier ones to have a large sized bath­room, you will have a lot of choices avail­able to you than you would with a smaller bath­room. You can even put a piece of fur­ni­ture in the room to make an inter­est­ing state­ment, such as a chest for tow­els, or a chair or dress­ing table. For quick and easy dec­o­rat­ing focal points, check out your local crafts store. A beau­ti­ful silk flower dis­play in col­ors to com­ple­ment your bath­room scheme will add a lovely touch.

Another lit­tle thought of source for bath­room dec­o­rat­ing ideas are your fam­ily and friends. You may have been in one of their bath­rooms and admired the decor. You can be inspired by it, but you may not want to copy it exactly, just use some of the ideas as a basis for your own bath­room dec­o­rat­ing ideas.

Andrew Cax­ton is the author of many resources on inte­rior design related top­ics. A web­site with tips on dec­o­rat­ing styles, amongst many related topics.

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Ideas for your new Bathroom

by Bath Towel on September 3, 2009

A new bath­room is a sig­nif­i­cant project in the scheme of house ren­o­va­tion and re-designs, so don’t jump into it with­out ample thought and research.

Don’t under­es­ti­mate what needs to be planned and con­sid­ered when design­ing your new bath­room. When I was ren­o­vat­ing our bath­room there were so many con­sid­er­a­tions I wasn’t able to list them in order of impor­tance, instead I ini­tially focused on the over­all look and ambi­ence that I wanted to cre­ate; that is a great place to start your research if you haven’t already estab­lished your new look. The other impor­tant fac­tor is plumb­ing; it can be expen­sive if you need to move plumb­ing from one side of the house to another.

Do you want a sleek ultra-modern shiny look with a lot of chrome and glass?Older style houses often suit the Shabby Chic or French Coun­try design style. Either way, the points you will need to con­sider are still the same.

I have listed below some areas that really need to be con­sid­ered when research­ing bath­room design.

Floor­ing: A hard­wood floor can look great in a bath­room, but con­sider the impli­ca­tions if the bath over­flows, or just the gen­eral day to day wet and steam a bath­room produces.There are bath­room spe­cific car­pets that are pop­u­lar in colder cli­mates, where warmer cli­mates usu­ally will only use floor tiles.

Light­ing: Whilst most bath­rooms con­tain recessed lights, or a com­bi­na­tion heat/fan/light sys­tem, don’t go past a glo­ri­ous chandelier.I hung a beau­ti­ful crys­tal chan­de­lier in our newly ren­o­vated all white bath­room with great resutls. It is a very dra­matic effect that appeals in a mod­ern style as well as the fash­ion­able French coun­try look.

Don’t for­get nat­ural light as well.When plan­nign your bath­room ren­o­va­tion, it may be a good idea to install larger win­dows for extra light and ventilation.

Walls: Most home­own­ers opt for wall tiles either floor to ceil­ing or half way up. If you are after a more dra­matic look why not think about some funky wall­pa­per, just ensure that you don’t use an uncoated paper as it will not last the dis­tance.  Wall paper is an option if you like to change the look of a room often, as it is rel­a­tively easy to remove and hang another style, and it won’t break the budget.

Bath Tub: Do you want a sep­a­rate bath tub from shower, or do you need to put the shower over the tub?Your choice of baths today is huge and range from the ultra mod­ern stand alone tubs, to the more con­ven­tional built-ins. Remem­ber all those sunken baths in the 70s, maybe they’ll make a come­back? What­ever bath tub you decide on, do your research and look at all options before mak­ing your decision.

Bath Tub & Basin Faucets: Where do you start to think about this vital com­po­nent of your new bath­room?  I think the best place is to decide what you want the faucets and taps made from – chrome, brass, aged brass, etc. That will then nar­row down your options.  A word of warn­ing, bath­room faucets can be ridicu­lously expen­sive and it is easy to fall into the trap of think­ing – “gee, this is inex­pen­sive, it’s only $300”, because the last two you liked were $800.Research always pays off, and I am sure you will be able to source what you need within your bud­get. Hav­ing said that make sure they are made to a qual­ity that will last the distance.

Toi­let: Is the toi­let going to be in the bath­room, or does space allow you to install it in a sep­a­rate room?  The most impor­tant aspect of this deci­sion is the plumb­ing.  Will new plumb­ing have to be laid?

Elec­tri­cal Out­lets: How many do you need and where do you want them?Don’t for­get to con­sider shaver sock­ets.  Ensure that you com­ply with local reg­u­la­tions regard­ing the dis­tance required between water out­lets and sock­ets as water and elec­tric­ity def­i­nitely don’t mix. Some coun­tries won’t even allow elec­tri­cal sock­ets in the bath­room, so ensure you know your local laws.

Stor­age: Think about what you plan to store in your bath­room.  Will the tow­els need to be housed there or do you have a linen cup­board for them? If it is just toi­letries to be stored, then a larger van­ity with under-storage may suf­fice. If you are one of the lucky ones with a large bath­room space, then con­sider built-in cup­board to hide every­thing away, or even an ele­gant armoire of you have a vin­tage style bathroom.

I dream of the day I can have a bath­room the size of a large bed­room com­plete with open fire­place, a large claw foot bath in the mid­dle of the room and a big comfy sofa … ah keep dreaming.

 

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DIY Wet Rooms">Corner Trims And Tiled Walls: DIY Wet Rooms

by Bath Towel on September 1, 2009

Home own­ers are choos­ing to ren­o­vate their houses instead of sell­ing them dur­ing a low point in the hous­ing mar­ket. One of the best ways to do this is to install a wet room.  You can have this fit­ted for you, but you can save money and learn new skills by fit­ting a wet room yourself.

First, you need to choose a theme or style for your wet room as this will deter­mine what mate­ri­als you buy for the floor and walls. Go for a renais­sance style which por­trays lux­ury. Rich colours and golden acces­sories will add an ancient theme to your wet room. On the other hand, you could go ultra trendy by choos­ing chrome acces­sories and using a sim­ple colour palette.

Make sure the area that will become the wet room is pre­pared before you start dec­o­rat­ing. t is eas­i­est to con­vert your exist­ing bath­room into a wet room, and if you have a large enough space, sep­a­rate the room from the sink and toi­let bowls. Most impor­tantly, make sure the floor is pre­pared so that you don’t have to worry about leaks or blocked drains. Use a water­proof mate­r­ial for the floor and walls, tiles are great and can come in a vari­ety of styles.

After the floor has been laid, the walls need to be cov­ered. Like the floors, tiles are prob­a­bly the best mate­r­ial to use on the walls, though you can get water­proof boards which cost less. It is vital that you install a cor­ner trim onto the walls to pre­vent any damp from leav­ing the wet room. Cor­ner trim will reduce the effects of mould in the grout and pre­vent ero­sion of any soft materials.

You can design a water room to fit any space, big or lit­tle. A water room will be a place in which you can relax and unwind for years to come as long as you remem­ber the essen­tials of cor­ner trim and water proof surfaces .

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Bathroom Design Ideas – Important Elements to Consider

by Bath Towel on September 1, 2009

A new bath­room is a sig­nif­i­cant project in the scheme of house ren­o­va­tion and re-designs, so don’t jump into it with­out ample thought and research.

Don’t under­es­ti­mate what needs to be planned and con­sid­ered when design­ing your new bath­room. When I was ren­o­vat­ing our bath­room there were so many con­sid­er­a­tions I wasn’t able to list them in order of impor­tance, instead I ini­tially focused on the over­all look and ambi­ence that I wanted to cre­ate; that is a great place to start your research if you haven’t already estab­lished your new look. The sec­ond area to con­sider is plumb­ing as costs can mount quickly when mov­ing a bath­room to the other side of the house.

What about an ultra mod­ern look with alot of chrome and glass?  Per­haps if you have an older house and the French Coun­try or the Shabby Chic style is more the look you would like to por­tray. Either way, the points you will need to con­sider are still the same.

I have listed below some areas that really need to be con­sid­ered when research­ing bath­room design.

Floor­ing: A hard­wood floor can look great in a bath­room, but con­sider the impli­ca­tions if the bath over­flows, or just the gen­eral day to day wet and steam a bath­room pro­duces.  In colder cli­mates some home­own­ers pre­fer a bathroom-specific car­pet, yet in the warmer cli­mates, usu­ally only floor tiles would be considered.

Light­ing: Whilst most bath­rooms con­tain recessed lights, or a com­bi­na­tion heat/fan/light sys­tem, don’t go past a glo­ri­ous chan­de­lier.  I ren­o­vated my small bath­room with an all white look with a large crys­tal chan­de­lier hang­ing down. It is a very dra­matic effect that appeals in a mod­ern style as well as the fash­ion­able French coun­try look.

Don’t for­get nat­ural light as well.  Per­haps dur­ing this bath­room ren­o­va­tion it is the time to install a larger win­dow in the bath­room to allow in more light and ventilation.

Walls: Most home­own­ers opt for wall tiles either floor to ceil­ing or half way up. If you are after a more dra­matic look why not think about some funky wall­pa­per, just ensure that you don’t use an uncoated paper as it will not last the distance.If you like to change the look of a room reg­u­larly then wall­pa­per is for you, as it is easy to hang and inex­pen­sive com­pared to re-tiling.

Bath Tub: Do you want a sep­a­rate bath tub from shower, or do you need to put the shower over the tub?The vari­ety of bath tubs on the mar­ket today is fan­tas­tic, no mat­ter the style of your bath­room there will be a beau­ti­ful bath to suit. Remem­ber all those sunken baths in the 70s, maybe they’ll make a come­back? What­ever bath tub you decide on, do your research and look at all options before mak­ing your decision.

Bath Tub & Basin Faucets: Where do you start to think about this vital com­po­nent of your new bath­room?  I think the best place is to decide what you want the faucets and taps made from – chrome, brass, aged brass, etc. That will then nar­row down your options.Bathroom faucets can cost well up into the hun­dreds of dol­lars each, but there are cheaper options so shop around to find one in your budget.Good qual­ity and lower price options are avail­able, so do your research. Hav­ing said that make sure they are made to a qual­ity that will last the distance.

Toi­let: Is the toi­let going to be in the bath­room, or does space allow you to install it in a sep­a­rate room?  The most impor­tant aspect of this deci­sion is the plumb­ing.  Will new plumb­ing have to be laid?

Elec­tri­cal Out­lets: How many do you need and where do you want them?You also don’t want to for­get shaver sockets.Your local area will have reg­u­la­tions that you must com­ply with in regard to elec­tri­cal out­lets, so check what they are and do the right thing, as water and elec­tric­ity don’t mix. Some coun­tries won’t even allow elec­tri­cal sock­ets in the bath­room, so ensure you know your local laws.

Stor­age: Think about what you plan to store in your bath­room.  Will the tow­els need to be housed there or do you have a linen cup­board for them? If you only want to store toi­letries, then you could con­sider a large van­ity with stor­age cup­boards below. If you are one of the lucky ones with a large bath­room space, then con­sider built-in cup­board to hide every­thing away, or even an ele­gant armoire of you have a vin­tage style bathroom.

I dream of the day I can have a bath­room the size of a large bed­room com­plete with open fire­place, a large claw foot bath in the mid­dle of the room and a big comfy sofa … ah keep dreaming.

 

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