Bathroom Design Ideas

When having an underfloor heating system installed in your home, don’t forget to consider insulation when ordering the materials you will need. Insulation should not be thought of as unimportant, as it really does serve a key function and is used slightly differently, depending whether you have wet underfloor heating or electric underfloor heating.

When using a wet underfloor heating system you need to have a layer of insulation boards on top of the concrete screed, which can support tile and wooden flooring options. It will help dissipate the heat across the floor and ensure that the system is working effectively. You need to prevent the heat being lost by escaping in the wrong direction.

Electric underfloor heating works best if you have the insulation boards under the heat element, regardless of whether you are using a heating mat or a wiring system. The insulation boards can be stuck to the floor using a tile adhesive and the heating wires can then be taped to it. Alternatively, the heating mat can be laid on top, with the tile or laminate flooring being fixed over the top. There are lots of insulation companies out there, Marmox being one of the leading players, but if you choose to have your underfloor heating system installed by a specialist company, you may have to be guided by the products they use. This shouldn’t make any difference as long as the floor is insulated properly.

Take a look around your bathroom. Does it look a little bland, even boring? The colour scheme may match, the accessories are functional, the bath and sink may be clean and fairly new, but something is definitely missing. Well, how about creating a theme, which will impress your friends and make your bath time just that little bit more exciting?

For example, how about revitalising the bathroom with a seaside theme? Choosing a new shower curtain with patterns of fish or ocean liners should be fairly easy to achieve. Match it with a bath mat in azure or turquoise and buy some new towels in a complementary colour. Most department stores sell scented candles, so how about buying some with a refreshing smell of ozone and placing them in little heaps of seashells or pebbles? 

If the glamorous days of Hollywood are more to your taste, why not try theming your bathroom in stylish black and white? Alternating tiles is easy to accomplish and very effective. Black and white towels will enhance the look and placing glass alongside matt black accessories will provide a chic and very glamorous addition to the bathroom. Art deco mirrors are also very affordable and would go very well surrounded by photographs and prints of 1930’s movie stars.

If you have small children, especially boys, why not go for a ‘Jungle Book’ look? Leopard print wallpaper twinned with models of elephants and lions is bound to be popular and make bath time a fun and popular experience.