Drastically Improve Your New Homes Bathroom

New bathroom designs focus on pairing the function you expect with classy features and materials that add spa-like luxury. Don’t limit your design dreams to the standard porcelain and grout of yesteryear. If your current bathroom design leaves you bored or you are designing a brand new bathroom, keep the following tips in mind.

Use Glass for the Shower

Shower design is one of the most important elements affecting both style and function of a bathroom. Using glass for this feature has a number of benefits, and you should consider glass panels instead of just a glass shower door. A shower glass panel that covers at least one full side allows more light in and looks classy.

Using a shower glass panel on both open sides of a corner shower not only adds a sense of luxury but, if it is clear glass, also makes the room feel bigger. Heavy, opaque shower surrounds create a visual stop in the line of sight, which makes the shower appear to take up more space and makes the room feel smaller.

Glass is also easier to keep clean than you might think. You can buy water repellant sprays that help keep water deposits and soap scum to a minimum. Some people swear by using a squeegee on the glass after showering to keep it spotless and sparkling.

Consider Glass Wall Tile

While we are on the subject of glass, consider using it for other bathroom elements, including tile. Glass features make the space feel crisper, cleaner and can make you feel you are visiting your own personal spa.

Glass tile has gained popularity in the past few years, and there are good reasons for its expanded use for backsplashes, shower surrounds and even the main bathroom walls. It is easy to clean, resists staining and mildew — which can plague some types of ceramic tile — and reflects light, which gives it a beautiful glistening appearance that many find attractive. In addition, glass tile’s natural translucence gives the tile color extra depth and mystery.

Even if you don’t want to use glass tile over a large surface, consider adding a mosaic using the beautiful tile, which will add a stunning custom touch to your new bathroom.

There are a lot of people that add an additional shine to their glass by using some form of organic coconut oil after cleaning.

Don’t Limit Your Lighting

A common mistake made in bathroom remodeling is leaving lighting as an afterthought. The best bathroom designs don’t limit lighting to a single fixture overhead or a few sconces. Whether your bathroom is large or small, the right lighting will enhance its features in addition to making the room more functional for your morning beauty and hygiene prep.

Whenever possible, make use of natural lighting through skylights or big windows. Natural light enhances mood and just looks better than artificial light.

Whether your bathroom gets natural light or not, you will need to add overhead lighting as well as task lighting and accent lighting. Task lighting illuminates functional areas such as the vanity, and accent lighting draws attention to art or other decorative features you want noticed.

Wall sconces flanking the vanity mirror usually make the best task lighting for this area. If your bathroom contains a bathtub, an elegant overhead fixture above the tub can function as both task and accent lighting.

Remember that what you want to avoid is leaving areas of the room in shadow. Consider what the room’s lighting needs will be at various times of the day or evening, and plan accordingly. It is helpful, and sometimes necessary, to assign separate switches to each light source so that you have more flexibility to match the room’s lighting needs at any given time.

These three design tips complement any color palette you have chosen in addition to most design styles. Light fixtures come in many styles and colors, and it is easy to find glass tile in about any color you can imagine. Glass showers are unobtrusive enough to allow other decor features to take center stage if you wish, and so if you are looking for luxury, function and versatility, give these some devoted attention.