| All you want at the end of the day is to relax and | | | | Don't be tempted to skimp on storage to save |
| soak in a hot bath, but your current bathroom | | | | space. This is a false economy, because the mess |
| offers a tub the size of a teacup and feels dated. | | | | has to go somewhere, and a bathroom with little |
| Whether you spend a lot of time in the bathroom | | | | storage is a cluttered bathroom - not spacious or |
| or only a little, the bathroom is a vital part of | | | | restful at all. Don't be shy with ideas: matching |
| your day. | | | | your storage receptacles to your bathroom's |
| Modern bathroom interior design focuses heavily | | | | theme will make you feel less resentful about |
| on incorporating warmth, style, and functionality in | | | | devoting space to it. A minimalist bathroom will |
| equal measures. Designers will often look at | | | | look great with a traditional white bathroom |
| adjacent space and consider the possibility of | | | | cupboard, while a rustic-style bathroom will be |
| losing space in one room to add space to the | | | | enhanced by a pine cupboard, perhaps with |
| small bathroom. They view the room as a | | | | stenciling. |
| potential retreat and design with that in mind. By | | | | Bathroom Mirrors |
| adding storage space, square footage, and | | | | Bathroom mirrors come in many different shapes, |
| modern fixtures built for real people, bathroom | | | | sizes, and styles: rectangular, round, oval, special |
| interior designers can take your bathroom out of | | | | shapes, with and without frames, and large to |
| its time warp and into the new millennium. | | | | small. Decorative wall light fixtures mounted on |
| Lighting Fixtures | | | | each side of a standard mirror will illuminate both |
| You might spend a lot of money renovating the | | | | sides of the face evenly, without shadows. A wall |
| bathroom, but it will be the lighting fixtures that | | | | bracket lighting fixture can also be mounted |
| will add the finishing touch and make the | | | | across the top of the mirror. Fixtures using |
| bathroom a pleasure to use. Be sure to give | | | | incandescent bulbs behind glass or plastic diffusers |
| sufficient attention to lighting from the start. | | | | emit the most flattering light. |
| Proper lighting will highlight your remodeling efforts, | | | | Safety precautions in bathroom design |
| while inadequate lighting will detract from them. | | | | One of the most important safety precautions to |
| Too often bathroom lighting is inadequate. You | | | | remember is that water and electricity don't mix. |
| don't have to buy expensive bathroom lighting | | | | Light switches should either be the cord kind or |
| fixtures to solve the problem, but you do need to | | | | be situated outside the bathroom itself. You |
| buy the right fixtures. You can be creative and | | | | should also make sure that the electrical outlets |
| buy distinctive yet tasteful fixtures that go with | | | | for items such as hair dryers are safe, especially |
| the rest of your décor. | | | | if those outlets are positioned near water sources. |
| Integrating Storage | | | | Old or damaged outlets may cause electrocution, |
| When you're planning your bathroom interior | | | | or overheat and present a fire hazard. If your |
| design, remember that you'll need somewhere to | | | | outlets are showing signs of wear and tear, get a |
| put the linen cupboard. Storage is a boring but | | | | qualified electrician to replace them. A good way |
| essential aspect of bathroom design; you'd be | | | | of reducing your risk of electrocution is to install |
| surprised at just how much we keep in our | | | | ground-fault circuit interrupters, which detect |
| bathrooms, including medicines, toiletries, stacks of | | | | faults and stop the power supply when there are |
| towels and sometimes the laundry basket too. | | | | any electrical leaks in a circuit. |