Ideas on How to Create a Luxurious and Relaxing Bathroom

There's no arguing how important a bathroom is for a home. It has a very specific function, which is to bring physical comfort and maintain the health of the family. This is why, for a lot of homeowners, it is crucial to create a bathroom that does not only have all the necessary functional features. The room should be beautiful and relaxing, as well.

Ideas for an Aesthetically Pleasing Bathroom

When it comes to making a bathroom a visual delight to anyone who uses it, there is an abundance of ideas to consider. Here are some that top interior designers, decorators, and remodelers highly recommend, which are certainly worth considering.

1. Contrast paint and tiles

If you want a standout bathroom, use decorative paint that will contrast with the tiles you'll be using. This will enhance the bathroom's texture and make it more eye-catching. 

There are so many decorative paints to choose from, and these can make your walls and ceilings quite interesting with the unique patina they impart.

2. Create a unifying element for the palette with art and fabric elements

The contrasting colors of the paint and tiles may look amazing. Still, you can elevate the visual appeal by using a unifying element connecting them, such as an art piece and choosing fabric accessories carefully.

For example, if your decorative paint is a soft, matte blue-grey, and your mosaic tiles are beige, cream, and white, you can use paisley curtains or border wallpaper and a framed painting that make use of these colors. This will make the bathroom look fancier and more cohesive. 

3. Combine metal finishes

Combined chrome and brushed finishes for metal hardware achieve the look of chic elegance. But a unique look is not the only advantage with this combination. 

Brush finished metals are much easier to maintain and offer a bit of friction to make handles easier to grip. Therefore, it's a good idea to use brushed metal for handles and bars, and use chrome faucets, showerheads, and knobs. 

When combining metal finishes, keep in mind a sense of balance; for example, if the bars have a brushed finish, attach these to chrome plates. Or, if the faucet or tap is chrome, use a brushed metal tissue holder and soap pump. These two are simple strategies to prevent the metal finish combination from looking unintentional.

4. Ditch tile flooring for concrete floor coating

Take into consideration how a concrete floor is more durable than a tiled bathroom floor. It's less prone to cracking, and it doesn't have grout that discolors over time. However, many find concrete floors too industrial. This is not the case if you use decorative concrete floor coating. 

If you like the look of the floors in high-end stores and hotels, they're typically coated with liquid crystal. You can use this coating for your bathroom and create a gorgeous sheen. But, beauty is not the only benefit to this option; the coating will make your bathroom floor much easier to clean, as well.

5. Add decorative lighting

It's always a yes to decorative lighting in the bathroom, and you can never go wrong with sconces, especially on both sides of a vanity mirror or the door frame. You can even install these in the shower.

Another type of lighting to include is art lighting. This will bring attention to framed paintings that are always a good idea for bathrooms. And, consider incorporating downlights as well. These help in making attractive and functional geometric decor elevate the style of bathrooms.

6. Decorate the bathroom with a piece of art

Framed art, as mentioned earlier, can tie in contrasting colors. But along with that, it can provide perspective to a windowless bathroom. Since a bathroom also doubles as a space for relaxation, why not bring in wall art that will give you something to think about as you relax in your private sanctuary?

Ideas for Improving Bathroom Functionality

An improvement in the functional elements of the bathroom can also make it an even better place to luxuriate in and relax. Here are some of the upgrades to consider.

1. A high-tech bathtub

When you have a generous budget for the bathroom remodel, consider a technologically advanced bathtub with all the fancy features to make soaking not only more relaxing but beneficial to your health, as well.

Bathtubs manufactured in Japan usually have the best features. They come with smart technology that maintains the temperature of the water. They have strategically placed bubble jets that can provide you with a water massage every time you soak. Some even have color-changing lights for a relaxing ambiance, and timers so you do not soak for longer than is necessary.

2. A smart toilet

Smart toilets have a lot of technological features, from heated seats to temperature-controlled bidets, a music player to drown out the sound of official bathroom business, and even a urine tracker that assesses sugar levels. These are worth integrating into a remodeled bathroom, especially if you have elderly family members.

3. A smart shower system

There are smart shower systems that come with various controls for water power, temperature, spray setting, time, and others. These systems can even be connected to other technological devices to make showering a truly enjoyable experience.

4. Sensor taps

If you are a stickler for hygiene, sensor taps are definitely a worthy investment for your new bathroom. With these hands-free taps, you can minimize the transmission of germs, which can lead to illnesses. On top of that, you can avoid water wastage because the valve automatically stops releasing water when you do not have your hand under it.

Another advantage with sensor taps is it makes washing so much more convenient for people with mobility issues. And, if you want a really senior-friendly bathroom, throw in a sensor-activated soap dispenser as well, which fancy hotels and restaurants already have.

A True Place of Comfort

When you combine luxurious style and impressive function effectively, there's no doubt that your bathroom will be a true place of comfort. Hopefully, the ideas shared above will help you launch into a bathroom remodel or makeover in a thoroughly organized way.

AUTHOR BIO

Ralph El Eid is the Business Development Manager at COLORTEK - Wall & Floor Fashion. EQUIPAINT is the franchise owner of COLORTEK in Dubai (U.A.E.) and Doha (Qatar); an international paints manufacturer specializing in the widest range of decorative paints and seamless concrete & resin flooring, with a unique showroom concept, and thus an ideal destination for homeowners, consultants, architects, interior designers and paint applicators.

Guest Contributor: Ralph El Eid