Bathroom Design Ideas

Having a bathroom that is child friendly makes obvious sense. Children will invariably find all sorts of things to knock their heads on and whilst you don’t want to wrap your little one in cotton wool, you do want to make sure that your bathroom is as safe as it can be.

First of all you should make sure that none of your countertops, surfaces and vanity units, have very sharp angles. If they do, can you replace them or at least position them so the risk of a child knocking into them is minimised.

Next you need to think about dealing with clutter in the bathroom. Children’s toys are a great way to make bath time fun and ensure your bathroom is child friendly, but toys left on the floor pose a real risk to everyone, since it is easy to slip on one and lose your balance. Therefore, after every bath, toys should be tidied away in either a toy box or bag so that you know the floor is safe.

Bathroom rugs should be securely fastened in place or your child may be tempted to slide across the floor on it. This may be fun until they bang into something and hurt themselves.

Taps should be fitted with a thermostatic valve so that the water is never hot enough to scald a child. Whilst you may assume that the taps are too high for children to reach, they do have an amazing capacity to reach the unreachable, especially if they are in the mood to explore, so err on the side of caution.