Bathroom Design Ideas

Matki Showering prides itself on sublime innovation and effortless style. Indulgent, handcrafted, functional – Matki shower collections offer consumers premier shower enclosures, shower trays, mixers, taps, and basins. Competing with the most luxurious brands in the world and appealing to the most discerning of customers, Matki showers are a mark of pride-of-ownership that remains unrivalled in today’s marketplace .

Eleven collections ensure interested parties can find a style that matches their taste and space.

The Matki Walk-In is composed of glass and is entirely freestanding, allowing it to be installed even in the centre of a room. Matki also offers curved, corner, and recessed walk-in models. The Matki Wet Room collection offers bathers seamless glass panelling, chrome fixtures, and an all-inclusive showering solution. These Wet Rooms can be installed on a wall or in a corner.

Those looking for a sliding door shower enclosure should examine the Matki Classica collection. Low profile trays and thin enclosure glass make this an elegantly slim bathroom solution. In addition to corners and walls, the Classica Inline Door shower enclosure can be recessed into a wall.

The Radiance collection offers bathers curved corner units, meant to complement modern and traditional bathrooms alike. The Matki Radiance Collection also contains straight sliding door, pivot door, and recessed, inline door models. The Illusion and EauZone collections reach toward minimalism, using thin doors and minimal framing elements, while the Mirage collection provides consumers with a curved, double-door look. The functional Colonnade collection recesses itself into almost any wall.

Schneider cabinets come in ten lines, each unique and stylish, each durable and fashionable. Unrivalled in design and quality, Schneider bathroom cabinets use only the finest materials to make some of the world’s finest woodwork.

The Graceline employs a florescent backlit, brushed aluminium housing and mirrored, hinged front doors. This creates a clean, square look. The Hipline follows this same essential design; but instead of a backlight, these bathroom cabinets have a cylindrical, top-mounted halogen lamp.

The Hipline and Quadraline also include shelving units with three glass shelves and a tall aluminium spine.

Those who don’t want their bathroom cabinet to have its own light source might find the Schneider Lowline series matches their needs. These one and two-hinged door models utilize clean lines and come in both vertical and horizontal orientations. Schneider also makes a line of illuminated and unlit bathroom mirrors which, like the Lowline, come in horizontally and vertically-oriented rectangles and squares.

The Peakline has a lit or unlit mirrored front and single sliding aluminium doors while the Prideline, Quadraline, Ronline, Splashline and Wanga lines all employ the basic Schneider look established by the Graceline and Lowline models but add elegantly creative lighting solutions. The Peakline offers both wide fluorescent and compact halogen options, the Prideline wide overhanging options, and the Quadraline single hinge, overhanging bulb options.

Finally, the Schneider Ronline offers a diverse sampling of lighting fixtures, resting atop the basic Schneider bathroom cabinet design, while the Splashline and Wangaline offer various creative re-renderings of the same.

Freestanding baths give homeowners all the elegance of the tubs of old without denying them the convenience of modern plumbing. Moreover, depending on preference, these freestanding tubs can either have traditional, footed looks or more sleekly-modern and organic shapes. Some are even shaped to evoke natural stone pools, garden objects like buckets and planters, farm objects like troughs, and even animals like swans.

Essentially, whether you have Victorian, natural, or modern tastes, there’s likely a freestanding bath on the market for you. These come from a range of luxury manufacturers including Royce Morgan and Imperial and are, in most cases, guaranteed to last for a lifetime.

Some, like Royce Morgan’s Osaka tub and Carron Elysee’s Freestanding Bath, have porcelain tubs set on wooden pedestals, suggesting the elegance of Asia. Others, like the Imperial Baglioni Cobra Cast Iron Bath and the Imperial Radison Cureo Freestanding Cast Iron Bath, use the clean elegance of metal to give the bathrooms in which they are installed an industrial feel.

Luxury freestanding baths like the Rectangularo Bath even employ lighting options.

More traditional freestanding baths like the Royce Morgan Kensington Freestanding Bath, the Imperial Bentley Double Ended Bath, and the Imperial Ritz Slipper Bath all have feet that evoke Victorian baths of old. Still though these baths, and others like them, manage to harmonize the feet of historical baths with the sleek modern lines that appeal to contemporary consumers. Many of these freestanding baths also employ creative colour palettes – misty greens, deep browns, rosy corals – that will brighten any bathroom.

When designing a cloakroom bathroom suite, space is the obvious imperative. With sometimes significantly less room than a full-size bathroom, one may find him/herself compromising on any number of design details including colour, fixtures, and wall design. There are brands, though, that anticipate the specific needs of the cloakroom bathroom and design bathroom cabinets, basins, and toilets with space limitations in mind. Consumers, then, don’t have to sacrifice functionality or design in their cloakroom bathrooms.

Bauhaus makes several space-saving cloakroom bathroom basins including the rectangular Hey II, Cascade, Alicante, Bergamo, Turin, Gomera, Genoa, and Space models and the rounded Dalla, Manesis, Jerez, and Dublin models. All reflect Bauhaus’ commitment to innovative design and exacting quality standards. For those looking for a complete cloakroom bathroom solution, Bauhaus also offers consumers a Furniture Solution which includes a mirror and a cabinet with built-in basin.

For those looking for a bit more traditional elegance – as opposed to Bauhaus’ identifiably clean lines – brands like Imperial Bathrooms have several bathroom basins designed specifically for cloakroom bathrooms. These include their Westminster, a wall-mounted porcelain sink with antique gold brassware, and the Astoria, which is set upon an elegant pedestal and accented with chrome taps.

Finally, the Roca line of cloakroom sinks are among the most distinctive on the market today. Their Dama, Giralda, Sydney, Meridian, and Georgia models all have elegant porcelain pipe coverings, smooth basin lines, and cool chrome taps. Their Cloakroom and Sanitaryware Cloakroom have exposed pipes and thinner basins for those wanting maximum chrome exposure and low-profile lines.

Some bathroom accessories may seem extraneous, their worth measured in terms of luxury and design. However, the extractor fan is a necessary bathroom accessory. The unglamorous work horse of the lavatory, Vectaire’s line of extractor fans is both functional and elegant.

For those DIY enthusiasts who’ve completely gutted their bathrooms, Vectaire has all the necessary hardware: the ceiling mounting ring; flexible, telescopic, and rigid ducting; the gravity flap; and the terminal vent. For those wishing to vent their bathroom out a window, Vectaire has a window kit that works perfectly with their extractor fans. They also make a wall vent kit for those venting out through a wall.

Remodelers needing a total extractor fan solution would to well to consider the Vectaire LuxVent Plus Extractor Fan and Kit. It allows the consumer to choose his/her extractor fan from Vectaire’s range  and includes a mounting bracket, gasket, 90° bend, 6m flexible ducting, a brown grille for the outside wall, and a 12v transformer for light.

Vectaire’s line of extractor fans come in a number of designs, all white and all slightly rounded squares. They offer their Axial extractor fan as a basic model, in three deluxe packages. The basic fan has an automatic front opening grille, the second most expensive adds an overrun timer, and the most expensive combines these two features and adds a humidity control.

They also offer their Axial extractor fan with only an overrun timer or with only a humidity control.

It is important that you choose the right windows for your bathroom. Having a window that lets in plenty of natural light is a good idea, but you also need a window to will allow you to keep your privacy. Stained glass windows are usually used, and there are many different styles for you to choose from.

If you wish to achieve a stylish look, then choosing a window with opaque glass is a good idea. You also need to choose a window that will look appealing both from the inside and the outside. Bathrooms usually only consist of one window, so it should not be too expensive have a window fitted.

If you wish to have as much natural light in your bathroom as possible, then you could opt for a normal window but use Venetian or vertical blinds to keep your privacy. Blinds are ideal as you can adjust them and let in just the right amount of light whilst ensuring that your bathroom remains private. There are plenty of different colours of blinds for you to choose from, including personalised blinds where you can add your own designs.

If you do decide to opt for blinds, then it may be a good idea to avoid using wooden blinds, as these types of blinds may not be suited to the damp air in the bathroom. If your bathroom has a wood theme, then stick to blinds that give off a wood effect rather than ones made from wood.

Although a simple accessory, towels are one of the most important items in the bathroom. Choosing the right luxurious towels will provide you with greater comfort and make your bathroom more welcoming, particularly if you use a heated towel rack.

There are many different types of towels to choose from, such as hand towels, face towels and bath towels. Jumbo towels or fluffy towels provide lots of comfort and are ideal for winter. Choosing towels that are the same colour as your bathroom interior is a good idea if you like to match your items.

Many retail stores offer a wide selection of towels, including Egyptian cotton towels and a collection of classic towels. Egyptian towels come in a variety of colours, including Aqua, which is perfect for an aquatic theme. Other colours include blueberry, China blue and burgundy. Classic cotton towels are available in white, chocolate, raspberry and much more. A range of luxury towels are also available, including cashmere towels, Vermont towels and much more.

Having a separate towel for your face is ideal for hygiene purposes. Also, if you share a bathroom with other people, then be sure to wash your towels after you have used them. This provides a more comfortable and healthier atmosphere within your bathroom.

If you have a lot of towels, then having extra storage may be a good idea. Use extra towel racks or buy an extra cabinet. Separating hand and face towels from ordinary towels will keep your bathroom looking more organised and attractive.

Plugholes in the bathroom can become clogged with hair and skin from the body when the bath is used, so it is important to clean them regularly to prevent them from clogging and producing unpleasant smells. Unclean plugholes can also cause bacteria, so it is important to keep them clean to make your bathroom a healthier environment.

There are many types of special cleaners that you can purchase for bathroom plugholes. Buster Bathroom Drain Cleaner is a popular cleaning product that helps to unclog your bathroom plugholes and dissolve any hair. It is priced at £3.99 and can be purchased online via the Buster website or directly from the company via post. Major stores such as Asda, Wilkinson, Tesco and Sainsbury’s also stock Buster products.

Buster also offers Bathroom Sink Fresh, which gets rid of any unpleasant smells from bathroom plugholes. It removes bacteria and keeps baths and sinks smelling fresh. It is recommended that the product be used at least once a week to prevent build up of bacteria. The product is priced at £3.29. Demonstrations of how to use Buster Bathroom Drain Cleaner and the Bathroom Sink Fresh are available on the Buster website.

If you find that you still have problems with blocked plugholes and unpleasant smells, then have a look around on the internet for advice. There are a variety of advice forums for cleaning different areas of the bathroom, and stores may also be able to recommend products. Looking at customer reviews of cleaning products is a way of getting an idea of how effective they are.

While a sink is not the most important item for your bathroom, it is still one of the most popular when it comes to setting a style. Almost every bathroom has a sink and there are many different styles and colours to choose from. It is important that you choose a sink that will fit your bathroom properly. To help you decide which sink is right for your bathroom, have a look at different shapes and sizes of sinks. Have a look around your bathroom and measure different areas to get an idea of what size sink you will need.

Try and find a sink that you know will suit your bathroom and that you are happy with. It is a good idea to look at as many different styles as possible so that you do not end up installing something that you will be unhappy with. If your bathroom does not have strong walls, then you will be better off with a pedestal sink. If you feel confident that your wall will be able to support a sink, then you may opt for a wall-hung sink, but you may wish to seek advice before you install it just to be sure.

To get a stylish look for your bathroom, you could look at counter sinks, which are built into a counter. These types of sinks are good for building a vanity area in your bathroom and look good when placed below a mirror with lights. You could also have a glass basin for your designer bathroom. These come in different shapes, including a shell shape, which is ideal for an aquatic themed bathroom.

Having a clean toilet will not only prevent bacteria, it will also provide more comfort for you, your family and your guests. Although cleaning the toilet is an unpleasant job, it does need to be done and there are a variety of products that can help you to get your toilet clean as quickly and easily as possible.

Cleaning the outside of the toilet is just as important as cleaning the inside. Be sure to focus on getting the toilet seat as clean as possible. Buying products that keep your toilet fresh after each flush, such as cistern blocks, is a good idea. These products prevent the build up of lime scale and get rid of bacteria. They are also lightly fragranced, providing your toilet with a pleasant smell.

Toilet rim hangers are another option. These are lightly fragranced toilet cleaning blocks that foam after each flush, keeping your toilet looking and smelling fresh and removing bacteria. They are easy to use and a safe cleaning option.

There are products, such as the Tri-odour Trap Sani-Sleeve, which remove unpleasant odours, help to reduce the number of blockages in your toilet, and also save water. These are easy to install and are priced at £15.00.

Wilkinson offers a selection of toilet cleaning products, including the Harpic Power Plus Toilet Cleaner. This helps to remove stains, prevents lime scale and gets rid of bacteria. It is available in a 750ml bottle and is priced at £1.40. Wilkinson also offers two bottles for £2.00, which is ideal if you wish to stock up.