| In this article you will find tips in bathroom designs | | | | 9. When planning the layout of your bathroom |
| that will prove useful in your goal to achieve the | | | | designs, it must always be taken into consideration |
| perfect plan for your home. | | | | that materials, products, doors, windows, fixtures, |
| Tips for Bathroom designs: | | | | etc., must not defeat the purpose of the bathroom. |
| 1. Think of your theme - the style or design that you | | | | Make sure that you do not crowd the bathroom too |
| want for your bathroom. This must suit your | | | | much. Include space for everything. There must be |
| character or the image you want to exude. In order | | | | extra space for you to move around freely, |
| to be more convenient, this must be patterned after | | | | conveniently and comfortably. (For example, you |
| your lifestyle as well as your needs. | | | | must take into account the space for getting out of |
| 2. In planning the design of your bathroom, first take | | | | the bathtub, standing in the shower, etc.) |
| into account the space or area that is available to | | | | 10. If you want to save on space, you can try by |
| you. Measure this area and survey it very carefully, | | | | using mirrors to give the illusion of spaciousness or |
| thinking of the materials that you are going to be | | | | try glass shelving techniques to spare you of |
| placing within its walls. | | | | potential clutter in the bathroom as well as to give |
| 3. Think of the products, materials, fixtures, etc. that | | | | that sleek, polished and clean airy finish. |
| you will be using for your bathroom. Measure their | | | | 11. Give good thought to your lighting. Choose a |
| sizes as well so that you will be able to make an | | | | shade that suits your taste- either a shade that will |
| approximation of the space that they will take up. | | | | be bright, sharp, clean and practical like with a white |
| 4. Make a layout for the positioning of your plumbing, | | | | light, or something warm and cozy with dimmer lights. |
| electrical, heating, ventilation, etc. facilities. | | | | You can also experiment with the positioning of your |
| 5. For your plumbing, make sure that you hide the | | | | lights. Some lights are placed in nooks and crannies |
| unsightly pipes with a clever positioning of a certain | | | | near the floor and give a classy dim light from below, |
| bathroom fixture like a cabinet or shelf, maybe. | | | | while others are placed in between walls for effect. |
| 6. Think carefully where you are going to put and | | | | Other lights are placed beneath glass walls or areas |
| how you are going to plan your heating system. | | | | near the sink or bathroom vanities. It all depends on |
| 7. In other areas, some bathroom designs include | | | | your taste and lifestyle needs and wants. |
| windows for their ventilation purposes. But if you | | | | 12. If you have children or elders in the house with |
| don't have one or don't want a natural window in | | | | you, don't forget to make the bathroom safe for |
| your bathroom, you can try having an extractor fan | | | | their use as well. Make sure that the floors are safe |
| installed. After you have measured the area of your | | | | and not prone to being slippery. Also make sure that |
| bathroom, you must calculate the right type of fan | | | | the positioning of mirrors, towel rails, etc. are easily |
| that you need to use depending on the size of the | | | | reachable, and have rails installed near the toilet for |
| bathroom as well as the flow of air in it. | | | | grabbing/balancing purposes for the disabled. |
| 8. Remember to reserve an area for storage | | | | 13. If you want to be able to redesign or redecorate |
| purposes. There may be other important things that | | | | your bathroom on a regular basis or even |
| you need to keep in the bathroom or else clutter | | | | occasionally, then use neutral colors for your walls |
| may accumulate. For example you will need medicine | | | | and/or tiling so that you won't need to repaint or |
| cabinets, towel racks, shelves, etc. A bathroom | | | | retile if the colors don't match with your new style |
| vanity would also be good for function with style. | | | | ideas. |