Bathroom Design Ideas

Bathroom mirrors often serve a multi-purpose role. They obviously help with personal grooming and ensure that you look your best, but they can also act as an accessory that helps to finish off the design of your bathroom and can help reflect light in the room. This light reflection is particularly important if you have a very small bathroom, since careful placing of the mirror will help make the room appear much larger than it actually is.

The main issue to consider, when choosing a mirror, is whether you want a one that is illuminated. An illuminated mirror will be helpful if it is to be used when applying make-up and for men it is useful when shaving!

Mirrors come in all shapes and sizes, but you should always aim to get the biggest that you can afford, both in terms of budget and space available. If you are really stuck for space then you could buy a bathroom cabinet that has a mirror on each door.  The plus side of these cabinets is that the mirror is closer to you because it projects into the room slightly. The downside is that they aren’t such a design statement as some of the architecturally themed mirrors that are available.

In addition to the ‘main’ mirror, it may also be helpful to have portable and freestanding models. These can be used if you need to look at your face in detail and they can be moved round the bathroom to get the best light. Light levels do vary during the day, so this gives you real flexibility and control.

Bathroom cabinets have certainly come a long way, since they were universally white, with little in terms of design or even style.

Now you can buy bathroom cabinets which are illuminated, so that you can have perfect lighting conditions for applying makeup or even just checking your skin or teeth.  They can be fully mirrored, so hide their interior, or they can simply be very chic, understated wooden cabinets, in a variety of woods, which are designed to bring a designer touch to your bathroom.

So instead of thinking that they are somewhat passé, you should consider a cabinet as being an ideal way to store medicines, plasters, flossing equipment or such like.  It allows you to have those little touches right where you need them, but completely out of sight, so the bathroom does not appear cluttered or too full.  Indeed, a cabinet can be essential if you have a wash hand basin which is fitted onto a pedestal or wall mounted, since you may not have a vanity unit in which to hide things away. 

The style of the cabinet will, to some extent, dictate its price.  If you want the latest Italian inspired designer cabinet, then you will obviously pay more than if you just pick one up at your local DIY store. The choice available really is quite wide, with prices to suit all pockets.  So whatever your style or budget, you can find a cabinet which complements your bathroom, without dictating its style, but which simply enhances it.