Choosing A Bathroom That Works

All bathrooms work, don’t they? Picking out a brand new bathroom is as simple as flipping through a bunch of bathroom design magazines and choosing something that looks good, right? 

Ryan, a professional plumber in Sydney, suggest that you need to think about several factors when giving your bathroom an overhaul, including what you really like – your personal style – and the room’s underlying architecture.  And not all brand sparkling bathrooms will work for you.  Some may just leave you feeling as though you spent a lot of money for no good reason.

Finding A Bathroom That Suits You

We all have our very own personal style, even if we don’t know it.  This extends to the type of mugs we like our coffee in, the quilt covers we prefer snuggling under, and the type of bathrooms we spend time in.  Some people prefer whatever’s the latest “fashion” in bathroom design – for example, wood has made it’s way back into the bathroom in a big way – and some prefer the minimalist, even clinical look of a few years ago. 

Gold and bronze are making a comeback (by way of the seventies), which may either be your idea of hell or design genius.  Wallpaper in the bathroom is bang on fashion at the moment, but as with any of these trends, you should weigh up whether you want to have to change the style of your bathroom every few years to keep it “up to date”, or whether you prefer to keep things stylish but simple.  In this case you’ll want to build your bathroom around one or two key pieces – a bath or set of sinks and a bench top -  and keep the remaining decorating elements such as tiles as basic as possible. 

Deciding What’s Right for You

Deciding what you like might be a matter of buying an armful of design magazines and noting the things that make you excited and those that don’t.  Keep an eye out for colours that you think work well together, or styles of fixtures and fittings that you think may work well in your bathroom. 

There are also several homemaker centres and bathroom design stores you can visit that will have display bathrooms on show for you to wander through.  It can be a bit overwhelming having so many choices in front of you at once, so spend time narrowing down what you want to look at (rather than just taking a scatter gun approach to it).  If you do find something you really like, take a photo of it for future reference.  This is also a really good time to find out about brands that you like, as well as the type of costs you’ll be looking at. 

Taking the Next Step – Putting it All Together

Designing a new bathroom from scratch is a matter of details.  Don’t assume that you can choose a new bath or toilet and feel like your job is done.  Having the advice of an experienced plumber will help in designing a coherent and effective bathroom. 

This is because they know all the elements that go into making a bathroom that works.  From colour of the tile grouting, the position of the towel rails and the height of the toilet roll holder, they will be able to guide you through many of the important decisions that will make the difference between a bathroom that you want to spend time in, and one you regret.