6 Pro Tips to Make a Bathroom Look Beautifully Finished
Check out how these designers have created spaces that feel cohesive and considered
It’s those clever designer touches that can help elevate a bathroom from functional to fabulous. Want to know how the professionals do it? Take a look at these gorgeous washspaces to discover why it pays to call in the experts, as well as to find some inspiration for your own home.
Also in this series: 8 Pro Tips to Make a Kitchen Look Beautifully Finished
Also in this series: 8 Pro Tips to Make a Kitchen Look Beautifully Finished
Be fussy
Meticulous attention to detail is how designers bring that extra special finish to a space. Take the tiling in this bathroom, for example – Garry Meakins of Garry Meakins Studio was careful that the matching wall and floor tiles worked perfectly.
He arranged the wall tiles in a diamond pattern, measuring accurately to ensure they were the perfect size to align with the top of the vanity unit – taking into account the height of the beading, too – for a neat finish.
Peek around this Edwardian house that became an inviting home.
Meticulous attention to detail is how designers bring that extra special finish to a space. Take the tiling in this bathroom, for example – Garry Meakins of Garry Meakins Studio was careful that the matching wall and floor tiles worked perfectly.
He arranged the wall tiles in a diamond pattern, measuring accurately to ensure they were the perfect size to align with the top of the vanity unit – taking into account the height of the beading, too – for a neat finish.
Peek around this Edwardian house that became an inviting home.
Target colour
You can get away with bold design in even the smallest of bathrooms, but the key is to be strategic with colour.
In this compact basement flat, Sacha Berger of Honey Bee Interiors used the floor tiles as a starting point for the bathroom scheme. She pulled out the pink and mint tones to use on the walls and contrasted these with a dark vanity unit. The mix of colours gives the space personality, but the whole thing feels cohesive thanks to the limited and coordinated palette.
See how this tiny basement flat was boosted with colour.
Inspired to revamp your bathroom? Find interior designers and bathroom designers in your area.
You can get away with bold design in even the smallest of bathrooms, but the key is to be strategic with colour.
In this compact basement flat, Sacha Berger of Honey Bee Interiors used the floor tiles as a starting point for the bathroom scheme. She pulled out the pink and mint tones to use on the walls and contrasted these with a dark vanity unit. The mix of colours gives the space personality, but the whole thing feels cohesive thanks to the limited and coordinated palette.
See how this tiny basement flat was boosted with colour.
Inspired to revamp your bathroom? Find interior designers and bathroom designers in your area.
Make a splashback
Imagine this space without the tiled splashback – it would still be nice, but probably not as special as it is now. The mosaics themselves were chosen with care, but one aspect of the finished look was a happy accident.
Shanade McAllister-Fisher picked the tile colour by toning it with the marble top of the vanity unit, and was originally planning to add a trim. Before the tiler could do this, however, Shanade realised it looked even more beautiful without it. The jagged edge gives the design a much more interesting and surprising look.
Discover how colour and texture livened up a bland apartment.
Imagine this space without the tiled splashback – it would still be nice, but probably not as special as it is now. The mosaics themselves were chosen with care, but one aspect of the finished look was a happy accident.
Shanade McAllister-Fisher picked the tile colour by toning it with the marble top of the vanity unit, and was originally planning to add a trim. Before the tiler could do this, however, Shanade realised it looked even more beautiful without it. The jagged edge gives the design a much more interesting and surprising look.
Discover how colour and texture livened up a bland apartment.
Think outside the box
It pays to do something different if you want to create a unique space, which is what Celine Erlam of Indie & Co did in this bathroom. Rather than choose a standard vanity unit, she decided to upcycle a vintage sideboard. “We asked a stone professional to cut out holes in a marble top,” she says. “We also had to make space for pipework inside.”
The unusual vanity unit, with its professionally finished stone top and wall-mounted taps, has elevated the room from standard to stunning.
Take a peek around this calm, minimal home with natural finishes.
It pays to do something different if you want to create a unique space, which is what Celine Erlam of Indie & Co did in this bathroom. Rather than choose a standard vanity unit, she decided to upcycle a vintage sideboard. “We asked a stone professional to cut out holes in a marble top,” she says. “We also had to make space for pipework inside.”
The unusual vanity unit, with its professionally finished stone top and wall-mounted taps, has elevated the room from standard to stunning.
Take a peek around this calm, minimal home with natural finishes.
Play with pattern
There are three different tile designs on the walls of this bathroom, but it looks calm rather than confusing. The trick? Cherie Lee of Cherie Lee Interiors made it work by using complementary patterns.
The angled lines of the black herringbone tiles are echoed by the angles on the adjacent hexagonal ones…
There are three different tile designs on the walls of this bathroom, but it looks calm rather than confusing. The trick? Cherie Lee of Cherie Lee Interiors made it work by using complementary patterns.
The angled lines of the black herringbone tiles are echoed by the angles on the adjacent hexagonal ones…
…while around the basin, the splashback tiles are a smaller version of the hexagonal ones in the shower.
Tour this Victorian house that’s a perfect mix of old and new.
Tell us…
Are you inspired by any of these design details? Which is your favourite? Share your thoughts in the Comments.
Tour this Victorian house that’s a perfect mix of old and new.
Tell us…
Are you inspired by any of these design details? Which is your favourite? Share your thoughts in the Comments.
Thoughtful lighting can have a huge impact on the finished look and feel of your bathroom. As well as general, ambient light that brightens the whole space, it’s a good idea to incorporate some softer illumination, too, to create a calm atmosphere.
In this bathroom, Emilie Mauran of EMR Architecture has added an extra dimension to cabinet lighting with LED strips above and below the mirrored cupboard. The strips help to frame the piece of furniture, turning the vanity area into an attractive feature, and give a layered glow to the room.
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