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Innovative Ways to Design Your Bathroom

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Designing your bathroom not only adds a personal touch to your environment, but also increases the value of your home, if you ever plan to sell it. One of the most essential spaces in your house, where you spend time by yourself, the bathroom is often overlooked when it comes to personalization and design. Recent trends have directed focus to the bathroom, with design ideas and upgrade hacks. With a little help from professionals, some research and your own design preferences, you can transform your bathroom into a haven of personal comfort.

Things to consider

1. Finalizing your budget: Keeping in mind that the bathroom is probably the most used room in the house, it requires regular maintenance. So when you are setting up a budget for your bathroom design, it might involve a remodel as well. A remodel coupled with interior decoration proves to be more cost effective than financing the two projects separately. It also saves on time. Bathroom remodels could range anywhere between $2500 and $10,000, depending on how much you’re willing to spend.
2. Reading blogs: There are many blogs that review bathroom designs and trends. You will get a variety of design ideas from apps like Pinterest, which you can use in your bathroom. Explore different bathroom layouts, fixture ideas, design styles, colors and themes. Blogs often recommend professional designers and remodeling companies whom you could speak with.
3. Hiring a decorator: A professional decorator would be ideal, when you’re planning to redesign your bathroom. They take care of a lot of the grunt work, managing all your ideas, requirements and inputs, and delegating tasks to their team of designers. While this may be more expensive than a DIY project, it makes sense to invest this one time in a decorator so that your bathroom remodeling design ideas are executed well.
4. Sourcing materials: You can make a list along with your decorator, or by yourself, of all the design materials you will require, right from the tools required to break down walls to the kinds of tiles you’d want on your floor. Select bathroom fixtures like showerheads and faucets, wall tiles, towels and bathroom accessories, fittings and accents. Set aside a few days to find all the items on your list. Chances are, your decorator already knows where to purchase them.

 

Here are some design ideas you can take inspiration from:

1. Paint: Your bathroom wall decor can create quite an impact on the room and your state of mind, so painting the wall is a great way to set the tone for the entire bathroom’s design. There are different moisture-resistant wall paints available, with both glossy and matte finishes. You can pick light pastel tones for a cool, airy feel, or bright, rich colors for a splash of drama.

2. Lighting: Changing the lighting fixtures every few years is a good idea. And if you are changing them after a long time, it’s a good idea to upgrade the style as well. You go for bright mirror lights, cooler or warmer lighting, create a diffused light setting, or perhaps use twinkle lights from some extra coziness. LED lights are the best pick for energy-efficient lighting. You can always add a color filter of your choice. LED lights also make it easy on the pocket.

3. Tiles & Flooring: Depending on your budget and style preferences, the quality and quantity of tiles you need will vary. This may also determine whether the tiles are only for the floor or if they also go on walls and other parts of the bathroom. Tiles come in different shapes, sizes, textures and colors. You could go rustic with uneven natural stone or go elegant with marble. You could even go in between with ceramic. Your flooring should be durable, skid-proof and easy to clean. So when you are picking tile designs, consider functionality as well.

4. Hardware Upgrade: Upgrading the hardware like faucets, curtain rods, door handles, showerheads, towel bars and so on instantly elevates the look and feel of your bathroom. You can buy the latest showerheads which have more than one water pressure options. Faucets that produce hot and cold water immediately make for comfortable usage. Bathroom sinks can be a part of your design, with different shapes, sizes, colors and styles to choose from.

 

5. Storage: Consider providing for sufficient storage space in your bathroom, like drawers, cupboards, laundry bins or shelves. Depending on the amount of space you have to work with, you can choose a storage design that is space efficient, smart and functional. This takes care of clutter and gives space to move around. You could even consider putting your washer under the sink in your bathroom, if space and budget permit.

 

6. Art & Decor: Adorn walls with soothing pictures or paintings of your liking. You could even place small planters by the bathroom window or on the shelves, for some natural energy. Succulents are low maintenance, visually pleasing and easy to move around. Create an area for storing reading material, if reading is something you enjoy while having a warm soak in the tub.