Bathroom Ideas and Trends

The Bathroom has always been deemed utilitarian, like a closet or the wash area.  But there are designers and homeowners that proved the bathroom can be more – a stylish room of luxury and convenience.  Here are a few bathroom ideas you can incorporate on your renovation that could transform your bathroom.

Unconventional Tiles

Glass Tiles have been used for centuries but the difficulties of manufacturing them made them less popular compared to ceramic tiles.  Recent technologies however have made the glass tile processing much easier that glass tiles have become such a sought after cladding for bathroom walls and floors.  Another tile trend is the use of bold colors.  The usual color palette used for bathrooms have always been on the lighter shade – whites. grays, blues but more and more people find that they like red, maroon, rich earth tones – even trendy upbeat colors of the rainbow.

Furniture elements

Bathroom fixtures are given a more stylish look by incorporating furniture elements.  Think consoles with elegant chrome legs, framed mirrors made to fit the foyers, This bathroom idea is showcased in a lot of stores recently.  Not only do they add style to the bathroom, it also creates a less bathroom feel.  

High Tech Features

If you have been to home improvement trade shows, you’ll find all kinds of high tech features that caters to luxuries never before seen in bathrooms.  Most of our wishes have finally come true such as radiant heat for tubs, showers with panel control, tubs with built in sound system, and built in coolers.  

Bathroom Designer Lighting

Designer bathroom ideas are now possible.  Smaller chandeliers are recently trending to fit any regular sized bathroom.  You do not need to have massive space to give your bath a luxurious feel.  Bathrooms do not have to be mediocre because nowadays, you can find elegant basins, toilets and tubs that call for more elegant accessories.

Water Saving Features

Latest bathroom ideas also include water saving features.  There are toilets, taps and shower heads that are designed to lower water consumption.  Some toilets now come with water ratings, the higher the rate, the more water you save.  You save up to 2 liters of water per flush on more highly efficient systems. Touch less electronic faucets on the other hand, can help you save up to 30% at 1.5 grams per minute.