Designing the bathroom of your brand new home or renovating the one in your old home seems like a simple matter at first. All you have to do is to ensure that you have put up a faucet, a toilet, and a shower, right? Well, sure, you could go for something so simple. But, if you truly want to boost your home’s value and if you want to feel comfortable in your own bathroom then you will probably need to plan a bit more into your design.
The design of the bathroom should depend on your needs, your style and the type of mood you are trying to achieve. But, it is also important that you have a limit on how much accessories you plan on installing in it. Too much, it will become overcrowded, tiny and dark. This is the complete opposite of what you should be aiming for. A bathroom needs to be open with nice lighting, inviting and safe. Furthermore, you need to have warm and hot water, especially if you enjoy long showers and relaxing baths. In such instances, an electric tankless water heater is the right solution and you can read more about it on The Sized. Before starting to renovate your bathroom, make sure you supply yourself with necessities.
Now, if you have trouble imagining what your final product after the renovation should look like, here are some tips to help you properly design and equip your bathroom.
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1. Keep it bright
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When you invite people over to your place, you would want them to feel relaxed and comfortable right? Well, you shouldn’t just worry about how your living room looks because they will probably be visiting the bathroom too. Multiple times if you have invited those guests for a sleepover. You will need to ensure that the washroom has an atmosphere in which you and everyone else can feel safe.
The best way to achieve this is to install a couple of small windows with frosted glass to let in some natural light in it. If the option of installing windows is impossible, you should avoid using dark tiles such as black, brown, dark blue, dark red, etc. You can use tiles with lights colors such as tan, beige, light brown, light green, taupe, cream and so on. Naturally, you do not have to deviate from your original plan, you can still use your original darker colored tiles, but make sure you have proper lighting inside. LED bulbs will deliver the most natural type of light and will brighten up the room.
2. Get creative
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Does your bathroom have to look as generic as every other you have had in your life? Why shouldn’t you get a bit more creative and give it a bit of your own style and taste? Think of something that will truly make it unique and will make your guests go “WOW” every time they enter it. You can do anything you can think of.
Instead of using a regular stainless steel shampoo shelf next to your shower cabin, why not think of something unique? Make your own wooden stool or end table where you can place all of your shampoo related things. You can even use it as a place to sit while you are shaving your legs or putting on makeup in front of the mirror. Naturally, to achieve the most unique look, you should probably consider creating accessories by yourself.
3. Keep the space open
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Having enough free space in your bathroom to equip it with everything you want is definitely something that everyone wants, but not all of us are blessed with that kind of a gift. Assuming that you do not have enough room to install both a shower and a tub, you should prioritize what you need. Get rid of the things that you rarely use and keep only the things that are most important to you.
For example, do you really need an entire tub to take up so much space from your washroom when you can replace it with a simple shower that looks just as good and provides you with the same benefits? If you can give up on the tub then you probably can give up on a bunch of other things. Consider the size and location of your sink. There are some brands out there that offer corner sinks which can reduce the space it takes up even further.
These kinds of adjustments can open up space in your bathroom, making the atmosphere in it much more comfortable and giving it a modern style. You will probably like to spend a lot more time inside of it if you properly design it.
4. Liven up the place with plants
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You would think that the bathroom is not the perfect place for plants, but that’s not true. There are thousands of different types of plants that can strive in moist and dark places. A little bit of green inside of the washroom will give it a much more modern style. Not only you will give it a bit of natural style, but the air will stay fresh and clean too.
5. Proper storage space
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We already talked about how important it is to keep the space inside of the washroom open and tidy. If it gets cluttered with unnecessary items and equipment, all of that comfortable space you have been aiming to create will be quickly gone. This is why it is important that you have enough storage space in your washroom. You should have enough storage to store all of your clean towels, all of your extra tubes of toothpaste and all of your dirty laundry. Keeping everything in its place will ensure that the bathroom stays tidy, no matter what.
6. Stick to your budget
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The last tip we have for you (not the least) is to be wary of your budget. The bathroom is a small part of your home, but you can rack up thousands of dollars in cost if you are not careful. You do not want to end up with a bathroom that is not properly equipped, right? Stick to your budget, and you will finish the renovation of your dreams.
