Are you planning to remodel your primary bathroom? Having a house built? In this post, we’ll take a look at tips for achieving design success and ending up with a primary bathroom you love. For convenience, we’ll divide the discussion by the three main regions typically found in bathrooms: shower/bath area, toilet area, and sink/vanity area. In all three regions, what’s important is choosing all items – whether large or small – with care and intentionality.

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1. Design Tips for a Primary Bathroom Shower/Bath Area

 

The segment of a bathroom devoted to bathing and/or showering is often the bathroom’ largest section. On a foundational level, you’ll need to decide how many and which options to offer. Possibilities include:

• Shower only
• Tub only
• Tub/shower combination
• Shower and separate tub
• Large glass enclosure that includes both a free-standing tub and an area for showering

It is rare to include only a tub in a modern bathroom, so this option should generally be avoided. If neither you nor your spouse likes to take baths, it can be tempting to save room by skipping the tub and having just a glass shower installed. This might be fine, especially if there is at least one bathtub elsewhere in the home.

The most stylish way to enclose a shower or a tub/shower combo these days is with tempered glass. Options include neo-angle corner showers, 90-degree corner showers, frameless sliders, in-line enclosures, splash guards, and custom designs. Whichever you choose, these tips can be helpful:

• Clear glass makes the bathroom and the shower area feel open and more roomy.
• The hardware serves a practical purpose, but it also ornaments the glass, so pick the style and finish carefully. Trending finishes today include matte black and satin brass, while brushed nickel remains a solid classic choice.
• If you plan to age in place, take into account practical considerations like the ergonomics of various pull handles, the width of the shower entrance, and the slipperiness of the shower floor tile.

 

2. Design Tips for a Primary Bathroom Toilet Area

 

A commode is not as visually appealing as a custom glass shower, but it is absolutely necessary to any bathroom. On a practical note, you can choose environmentally-friendly water-saving toilets, and you can also pick from round and elongated shapes as well as various sizes. What about the aesthetics of this part of the bathroom? Here are some tips:

• Use metal clamps to install small glass shelves on the wall above the commode. These are perfect for creating displays and vignettes and drawing the eye away from the toilet itself.
• Find attractive ways to store items needed in the toilet area. For example, extra toilet paper can go in a bin, a basket, or on a cute holder.
• Skip dated or kitschy items such as a rug for the toilet lid or a rug shaped to fit around the base of the commode. If you would like to decorate this section of the bathroom with a rug, choose a standard rectangular, round, or oval product.
• If you’d like to blur the sight of the toilet, a panel of obscure glass can be attached to an adjoining wall with clamps to serve as a privacy screen.

 

3. Design Tips for a Primary Bathroom Sink Area

 

Last but not least, we’ll turn to the part of the bathroom that houses the sink and vanity. In choosing your vanity, keep in mind modern options like custom vanities built from reclaimed barnwood or vanities upcycled from old pieces of furniture, such as a desk or dresser. You’ll also want to include plenty of space for both you and your spouse to get ready in the morning. This is often achieved through a double vanity with dual sinks. However, some modern designs have two separate vanities, each with its own sink and mirror. This can be nice, but it’s only feasible in a large bathroom.

You’ll want to provide plenty of storage in this area so that the vanity counter does not become crowded or cluttered. Possibilities include:

• In-drawer organizers
• Caddies for makeup and hygiene products
• Floating wall shelves
• Recessed medicine cabinet

The inclusion of a few decorative items, such as potted plants or vases of flowers, in this area can help give the whole bathroom a pleasant ambiance. Likewise, a custom vanity mirror, such as one in the popular arched shape, will also level up this part of the room.

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We invite you to include Glass Simple in the building or renovating of your primary bathroom. Browse our site for frameless glass shower hardware, shelf clamps, and more. We are happy to serve homeowner clients and do not require order minimums or account creation. Give our Virginia-based team a call at (571)707-7760 with any questions or to place an order.