Add Style to Your Bathroom

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• Style
• Research
• Flooring

The bathroom is your private sanctuary, a place to renew both your body and spirit. Also, although the bathroom is often the smallest room in the house, it is a place that will be visited by almost every guest who visits your home.

Today`s bathroom should be:

• Luxurious
• Spa-like
• Functional
• Efficient

Whether you are planning a weekend redecorating project or a complete bathroom renovation, it will be one of your most personally rewarding investments.

Start with Style

Big or small, the size of the bathroom does not matter. It is the style and personality that you create within the space. Which style are you drawn to?

• Romantic French Country
• Traditional elegance
• Simple, clean lines of Zen

Do Your Research

Once you have committed to a style, you are then ready to begin the makeover. If the project entails a change or additional fixtures and amenities such as a sink, toilets, tub, steam-shower units or custom cabinets visit supplier web sites, read trade magazines, tour showrooms and building centers. Do your research; quality-plumbing fixtures such as faucets and taps, and well-designed storage space makes these daily efforts more enjoyable.

You have many options when it comes to style, products, finishes, price, and suppliers. Custom options are also available - they take a little extra effort in research, ingenuity, and creativity, but the results are well worth the effort. Hand made glass sinks, custom- tiled shower units, and antique chests transformed into sink cabinets are just a few of the options. Be creative!

Flooring

• Begin your bathroom makeover from the floor up.
• Since the bathroom is usually a smaller space, compared to other rooms in the home, it is often affordable to indulge in a few flooring luxuries.
• Radiant heating under ceramic tiled floors is one of my favorite indulgences. Stepping from the shower or bath onto warm ceramics is heavenly.
• Luxurious chenille or thick terry bathmats are also great indulgences for the feet. When selecting a mat for the floors, remember your style. Sea grass or bamboo mats in a Zen-styled bath, traditional- patterned carpets for the elegant formal bath, plush faux sheepskin mats for the minimalist modern spa inspired bath.

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