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Mar
Having a bathroom that you love can make a world of a difference for your entire home! The bathroom is a very important room, with some reports stating that, over our lifetime, we spend around a year and a half in there! Fascinating!
Essential business aside, some of us are really into long showers or therapeutic baths, so that number can spike up even more. That’s why having a bathroom that’s totally up to your standards and likes is very important for the overall quality of life. Not to mention, a nice-looking bathroom will surely up the value of your home in an instant.
There’s a wide array of bathware products you can choose from that will make your bathroom exactly what you want it to be, but first, you need to settle on a style. Once you make this decision, everything else will be way easier!
Here are a few ideas you might like!
Are you an all-things-vintage kind of person? Because if you are, you’re gonna love this bathroom style idea!
First thing’s first, you’re gonna need patterns! The people of yesteryear were all about their patterns, so if you’re gonna pull off that accurate vintage style, you’ll need to consider either patterned walls or flooring.
If you want to go with walls, a nice, moisture-proof wallpaper will do wonders. There are a lot of patterned wallpaper options out there that will make you feel like you’re stepping into the most modern 1950s interior ever. It’s important for the wallpaper to be moisture-proof so it can withstand the wet environment and not peel off or get damaged with time.
You can do a half-and-half combination and have the upper half of your bathroom walls covered with wallpaper and the bottom half with moisture-resistant wood or coloured tiles, or just cover the wall in wallpaper completely.
If you’d like to go with patterned flooring, your walls can be monochrome while you play around with tile placement or even go for wooden floors and a nice, patterned rug to spice things up. Always remember that vintage loves pastel colours, so make sure to add those any way you see fit!
Next up, a bathtub. You can’t have a vintage-inspired bathroom without the right tub as its centrepiece. A claw-foot would be the obvious answer here. Claw-footed bathtubs scream vintage and they’re not required to be attached to the wall, so you can play around with the positioning and space. If you’d like something a bit more modern, an oval, freestanding bath will do the trick.
To round things up, wooden or marble-top vanities and a ceramic basin will hit home! Don’t forget the big mirror with an intricate frame and lots of small details! Also, plants. The more the merrier!
Clean lines, monochrome tiles, sleek-looking materials – these have “modern” written all over them and thus, “minimalist”.
A minimalistic style dictates a clear, open space, with as little knick-knacks as possible, which can be extremely useful when it comes to bathrooms. Easy to clean and maintain, the minimalistic look will give your bathroom convenience as well as an eye-catching look.
Just like the vintage bathroom, minimalist bathrooms also love wooden details, but in a much smaller capacity. Patterns are also welcome but never colourful. Instead, monochrome or duo-chrome, subdued, geometrical patterns are what you should go with. Remember, whites, greys, browns, and blacks are all minimalist-friendly colours, so stick to variations of them!
When it comes to the actual bathware products, a clean-cut tub, freestanding or otherwise, is a great choice, and so is a glass shower. There needs to be an impression of free flow in the space, so keep that in mind when choosing the bath products.
As we mentioned before, geometry is a huge friend of minimalism, so any details you want to add should follow suit. Circular or rectangular mirror, simple cabinets in shiny or wooden materials, a matching basin, decor items that don’t break the minimal scheme.
Plants are also allowed, but again, in a smaller capacity. One big plant in a corner will do nicely.
Wooden everything. Matte finishes. Whites, creams, and browns. Plants all over. Copper details. Rugs. Intricate fixtures. Stone-tops. All of these are rustic essentials.
Rustic bathrooms can often be mistaken for vintage bathrooms, but truth is, they’re a lot different. Rustic is all about nature and everything it can give us. Vintage is more about colour, patterns, and a fun, but elegant look.
When planning a rustic bathroom, make sure your floors are hardwood or at least tile that imitates the look of wood. This is imperative and sets the stage for everything else. Walls should follow suit.
Next up, matte white or metallic for the bathtub or one that has a wooden shell. Nothing with a glossy finish will fit in the rustic style. The only shiny things that will work are copper details and fixtures.
For your rugs and towels, go for natural, organic materials. Cotton and linen will both look amazing. You can allow yourself some patterns here, but always in earthy tones or subdued reds and greens.
When it comes to the wooden details, go for forest wood and avoid things like bamboo. Bamboo is more of a minimalist thing, while heavy, forest woods work great with the rustic look.
