The different bathrooms in your home serve various functions and are geared toward different people. With these distinctions in view, we will go over pro tips for achieving design success in each space, from a small powder room to a spacious primary bathroom.

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1. Primary Bathroom: More Than a Water Closet

 

Modern primary bathrooms are more than simply a place to take care of hygiene needs. For many, they also serve as:

• Wellness Spaces
• Peaceful Retreats
• Home Spa Day Venues
• Aesthetically Appealing Nooks
  
  

Certain materials, fixtures, and décor items will help you create just such a space.

• Pale neutral paint colors
• Frameless glass shower enclosure on which hinges, caulk joints, and clamps take the place of aluminum framing
• Naturally-sourced materials like wood and stone
• Potted plants as health-promoting accent items
• Towels made of natural fibers such as linen or Turkish cotton

 

2. Kids’ Bathroom: Functional and Fun

 

Kids’ bathrooms should be designed to set up the users for success in terms of tidiness and cleanliness. In addition, you want to give your children an inviting space that is visually appealing. To help promote a neat and fresh space, keep the following tips in mind:

• Kids notoriously forget to correctly arrange curtain and liner combos. To combat this, install an easy to use barrier between the shower and the rest of the bathroom, such as a frameless sliding shower door.
• You also want to make it easy for kids to put items away. Try adding some glass shelves attached to the wall with metal clamps and outfit them with a variety of bins and baskets.
• Keep a small rubber squeegee in the shower and a basket of absorbent towels nearby for removing water from the glass and hardware after each shower.
• Don’t make faux pas like stocking a kids bathroom with snow-white linen. Choose a color scheme that will camouflage spots and stains.

 

Switching gears, let’s look at ways to make this space fun and welcoming.

• Let your kids help choose the bathroom’s theme. Even kid-favorite motifs like “sailboats” or “puppy dogs” can be integrated into the space in a way that is stylish and classy. By involving your children in the choice, you’ll help ensure that they love the finished room.
• Include your children’s art. An awesome way to decorate a kids’ bathroom is by turning one wall into a gallery wall. Put up various wall hangings that promote the theme and color scheme – and make sure some of them are framed works of art by the bathroom’s users themselves!
• Consider your kids tactile preferences when choosing rugs, towels, and washcloths.

 

3. Guest Bathroom: A Treat for Your Friends and Relatives

 

Thoughtful touches in a guest bathroom help your visitors feel welcomed, loved, and appreciated. A corner shower with a hinged door can be a beautiful and space-friendly upgrade. To provide a level of privacy, have the glass custom sandblasted, leaving one or more clear strips to keep the shower tile visible. Consider a luxury upgrade such as a heated towel rack or an aromatherapy shower head and stock the bathroom with travel-sized containers of hygiene necessities in case your guests forget to pack something.

 

4. Powder Room: Small but Important

 

Last but not least, we’ll look at the powder room. This tends to be a comparatively small bathroom, but it is also one where you can feel free to try daring ideas or to really let your unique personality and tastes shine. Possibilities include:

• Livening the space up with bold wallpaper.
• Creating a jewel-box effect by painting the walls and ceiling a deep, vibrant color.
• Giving the space a whimsical theme based on one of your hobbies or a favorite vacation destination.

 

Since the powder room usually sees lots of use each day, choose a quality faucet, sturdy cabinet hardware, and a water-saving commode. You might also want to upgrade to a custom vanity mirror that gives the space additional personality and charm.

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Whichever bathroom you’re currently working on, we invite you to check out Glass Simple’s range of products including frameless glass shower hardware, cabinet hardware, shelf clamps and more! Have questions? Give our helpful, Virginia based staff a call at (571)707-7760.