Bathroom Planning and Design Guide
This bathroom planning guide aims at providing you with bathroom design ideas useful in planning a bath space, dressing area or cloakroom. Children, guests, you, two people or the whole family ?
- What is the area of the bathroom?
- Who will use it? Children, guests, you, two people or the whole family?
- What are the fixtures you would like to install?
(Shower cubicle, jets, tub, vanity etc) - Which parts of the bathroom you plan to revamp?
- Is the lighting appropriate?
- What bathroom furniture you would like to buy?
- Does it require plumbing work?
Measure up the bathroom area and make a rough sketch with the fixtures you have, you wish to change, and even fix in case it’s a new bathroom. Even if you are thinking of redoing the plumbing job, estimate the costs, for it can be expensive.
Modular bathrooms done in little space are in vogue. There are more people looking for smaller bathrooms fitted with modern amenities.
You get corner shower cubicles that save space and if there is space constraint, you could always use a separate overhead shower cubicle and use curtains to keep away the water splashing.
Tubs come in different shapes too and save your bathroom precious space. For bigger bathrooms, when you have good space on hand, you can play with the space with fewer constraints. Estimate the space, the gadgets and fixtures you plan to add.
Bathroom fittings
To avoid any ghastly sites in the bathroom, you may need to pay attention to bathroom fittings. Detailed work and fittings like faucets and sinks can matter in fashioning your desired space,
• Faucets
Modern bathroom Faucet may sound like the simplest thing to choose, but pay attention to details like mounting (wall/sink) and material. • Toilet Seats
Toilet seats come in different shapes and sizes. The elongated seat is great for comfort, but pay attention to details and dimensions. Also, for smaller bathrooms, you can get one of those corner seats that save space.
• Sinks & Taps
Sinks come in sundry shapes, colors and sizes too. The designer variety includes wall-mounted, counter sinks in steel, glass, ceramic and a combination of accessories and colors to match.
• Contemporary bathroom furniture
Be it a bathroom or cloakroom, contemporary bathroom vanities deserve great scores on utility and function. Work on the storage room and sink shape and size very closely.
Summarized from “Your Guide to Bathroom Planning and Design” by Amanda Somers
You have started a very interesting discussion on bathroom design. I’m a cabinetmaker who really does not want to make kitchens and bathrooms for a living, because the most of what is done in the US is just boxes with a “choice of doors and drawer fronts,” the most of which are made in a factory somewhere. Boring. I want to do something else if I can, but what?
European design just absolutely blows my mind, and I find myself reading quite a bit on it, even though these are often modular kitchens and bathrooms that one would simply send away for and have installed by a local craftsman. But what fascinates me is the utter innovation of those designs, so I find myself returning to them quite a bit.
I am also looking to design two bathrooms and a kitchen for my wife in too-small spaces in a tract home, which necessarily lets out those wonderful European designs that excite me so. And whenever I find myself going out on a limb with some idea or another, my wife always grounds me by saying, “If you stick with the classics, you won’t grow tired of them.”
So, what do you do that is different and yet timeless and practical and stimulating to make if you’re a cabinetmaker? Damned if I know, but if I ever figure it out, I mean to make it for us and splash those babies all over the Internet!
What you’ve written, though, has given me quite a bit to think about, and I thank you for sharing your concepts.
The best way to make sure a bathroom is a relaxing experience is to create an environment where people can take care of business and not have to worry about cleaning up after, both themselves and the toilet area. The best way to do that is with hand bathroom bidet sprayers. With these people won’t have to worry about running out of toilet paper or even about making a mess, they can just spray it all away and no one will know. The ultimate bathroom retreat is not complete without a bidet or better yet….a hand bathroom bidet sprayer. The hand sprayer gives you superior control and water volume and if the bathroom was not designed to allow for a bidet(the majority of them) it offers the convenience of installation on the existing toilet AND you don’t have to get up and move every time! You will pay for it many times over in toilet paper savings which also makes this a very green thing to do. Available at http://www.bathroomsprayers.com.
In many cases, bathrooms are too crowded, especially if you have a smaller bathroom. When you remodel, you can benefit from a better use of space in the bathroom. There are new furniture and fixture choices today that look great and take up less room, so you can make the best out of the space that you have in the bathroom.
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