A renovated bathroom adds value to your home, updates its style, and adapts it better to your needs. Renovations are the best time to introduce improvements that will serve you and your family for years to come.
If you’re spending money on a bathroom remodel, consider making one or more of these essential changes to improve the functionality, storage, and comfort of the space. Hiring a certified bathroom designer is a great investment to help ensure a cohesive design.
Concealed tank toilets, in which the water storage container is mounted inside the wall, have several benefits. These are especially worth considering for small bathrooms, as the design can save space. Its elegant appearance also fits perfectly with modern and contemporary bathroom designs.
However, keep in mind that routine maintenance can be difficult because there is usually no easy access to the tank if the internal workings need attention.
Also, another style to consider is a low-flow toilet. Every time you flush, these models save water. They are a smart choice that will not only lower your water bill but also increase the value of your home.
You will have many flooring, wall, and tile options to make during your bathroom remodel. The most important choice for safety will be the shower floor tile. Choose a small, textured shower tile. The added texture and grout will keep your feet from slipping once the floor gets soapy and wet.
Most modern bathroom tile is easy to clean and uses grouts that resist mold, mildew, moisture, and stains. Ceramic and porcelain tiles are available in a variety of styles.
For maximum visual impact, mix and match different patterns and colors, or go for a more subdued design for a more harmonized effect.
This is a small and invisible improvement. However, it will make a huge impact on your bathroom’s functionality. Typical bathroom drain plumbing is usually 1.5-inch or sometimes 1.25-inch diameter PVC pipe.
This type of drain pipe can easily become clogged, especially if multiple family members use the same shower and/or tub. Installing a 2-inch diameter drain pipe costs about the same and will dramatically improve the quality of drainage in your bathroom.
One of the biggest enemies of a clean bathroom is moisture, which can lead to mold and mildew. Despite the fact that a good bathroom fan might help, natural ventilation is the best option.
Adding a window in your shower will help draw moisture out, even if you open it during or after your shower. A window will also allow natural light into the bathroom, which is both an aesthetic and safety consideration.
Get more storage space without sacrificing a stylish look with a built-in medicine cabinet above the vanity. The extra wall framing work involved in cabinet installation usually doesn’t cost much in the big bathroom remodeling scheme.
A built-in medicine cabinet is especially helpful when your vanity is shallow.
As you plan your bathroom remodel, consider changing or adding to your current lighting to enhance the functionality and mood of the space. Here are some lightning themes you can try out for your master bathroom.
| Dimmer lights | The installation of dimmers should be a good lightning upgrade. If you enjoy taking long baths, you know how awful they are in full electric lighting. A dimmer will allow you to set the right mood. |
| Focussed lights | You can also plan to have focused lights in the bathroom and closer to the shaving area or vanity. |
| More natural lights | You can also plan to have natural lights in this space. There is the scope to install large windows or have a skylight in this space. |
If you enjoy taking long baths, you know how awful they are in full electric lighting. A dimmer will allow you to set the right mood.
A bathtub is not always a necessity, especially if you never take a bath. While there are real estate professionals who argue that a bathroom with a bathtub offers more appeal to prospective buyers than one with just a shower, this is much less true for today’s buyers than it used to be.
Plus, if your home includes another family bathroom that does have a tub or tub/shower combo, there’s no reason why your master bathroom can’t omit the tub in favor of a luxurious shower.
If you’re installing a bathtub in your bathroom remodel, keep in mind that bigger isn’t always better. Oversized bathtubs were once in fashion. But today’s bathrooms boast a more elegant look in their bathtubs.
So unless you personally want a large bathtub that you can stretch out in, there’s no need to break your budget for one.
If you are replacing the floors in your bathroom remodel, consider adding heated flooring. Heated floors are not that expensive to install and will add value to your home.
Plus, they can actually save you money on energy costs in the long run, since they’re more efficient at heating a space than a central heating system.
When selecting bathroom accessories during a remodel, you will be faced with many options. Of course, you should select the accessories that you like the most. But the idea is to stick to the neutral options (avoiding style fads) for the main accessories, for example, the sink, the toilet, the shower, and the bathtub.
Just like bathroom accessories, there are also countless options when it comes to bathroom countertops. When selecting your countertop material, it’s important to balance the appearance with functionality.
For example, natural stone countertops are quite expensive, but also quite durable. And they can fit in with many different design styles.
Ventilation isn’t exactly an exciting part of a bathroom remodel. But improving a stuffy bathroom should be a priority.
Even if it’s not required by code, a bathroom fan is a smart addition. It will draw out moisture and odors, improving the air quality in the space.
It will also help prevent the growth of mold and mildew. Plus, you can use it year-round, unlike your bathroom window, which you may not want to open during cold or inclement weather.
If you’re replacing your shower head during your bathroom remodel, consider trying a low-flow option. Low-flow showerheads are exactly what they sound like: they pump less water, which can save hundreds or thousands of gallons per year, depending on home use.
At White Remodeling we work hard to turn your bathroom remodeling ideas into reality. If you are interested in our bathroom remodeling services, be sure to give us a call and get a free quote from White Remodeling.
It is important to remodel the space wherever you come across signs of deterioration. The general trend could be to remodel the space once every 5 years.
If your toilet & sinks and tubs are in creative colors such as pastels, then it is an indication of an outdated bathroom. These trends were popular half a decade back.
You should first disconnect the room’s electricity and water supply to the toilet & sink and shower.
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