Do it Yourself Bathroom Design

If you are building your new house or giving yourmarble tops, handcrafted wood cabinets and brass
house a complete makeover, do make sure thatfaucets, which will complement the look of the house
your bathroom complements the overall look of thenicely.
house. Instead of engaging a designer, you could tryOn the other hand, if the modern, minimalist look is
to design the look of the bathroom yourself, in orderwhat you have decided on, there are bathroom
to fully customise it according to your tastes andvanities which are designed for that simple, elegant
preferences. After all, who understands your needsand clean look. Other than the usual under mounting,
as well as you yourself? Not only is it easy, it is ayou can instead choose to top mount your basin for
whole lot of fun to see your ideas materialise intoa different look and choose from numerous glass
something you will use daily.basins as well as ceramic ones. Other than granite
The first thing that you probably have to decide onand marble, man-made stone will also look good in
is the type and colour of the bathroom tiles. Youthe modern bathroom vanity top. If space is causing
may decide to use the same colour and type of tilesa little constraint, you could also choose to wall
for both the walls and floors or use different typesmount your bathroom vanity. Without cabinet legs,
and colours to add some texture and variety to thethe vanity will seem to be hanging, and this will give
look and feel of the whole place. Mosaic or naturalan illusion of spaciousness.
stone tiles like granite, marble or travertine are someOther than matching the theme of the house, there
tiles which are very durable and suitable for use inare still some other factors to consider for the
the bathroom.bathroom vanity. Depending on the amount of
After deciding on the tiles, the bathroom vanity isavailable space and your needs, you could either
next most important thing in the bathroom. Not onlychoose to have a single or double vanity. Other than
is it important for the bathroom vanity to look good,cabinets, you may also choose to have drawers
it has to be functional and practical. Depending on thebelow the vanity top. Remember to give some
overall look of your house, your bathroom vanity hasthoughts to the material and colour of the vanity top,
to fit in nicely to the theme.type and design of matching faucets and the mirror.
If your house is going to have a more traditional lookThe design customizations and possibilities are
with more dark coloured wood furniture, you mayendless. After all, using a functional and beautiful
like to choose a more traditional looking bathroombathroom which you have personally designed will
vanity with under mounted ceramic basins, granite orsurely give immense satisfaction.