Monday, August 31, 2009

Designing the Ultimate Bathroom Retreat

When you walk into your bathroom, you want to feel as though you have stepped into another world, a world where you can truly relax and enjoy a sense of calm. But in truth, more contemporary bathroom designs are created with one purpose in mind, practical uses. While this is all well and good, more contemporary bathroom remodeling project ideas are focusing on the luxuries that make a bathroom a guilty pleasure. Here are some ideas to create the ultimate bathroom retreat.

Soaking in the tub

If you are looking to create the perfect bathroom, you should consider installing a larger bath tub or Jacuzzi. While this might seem a bit unnecessary for your contemporary bathroom remodeling project, you want to increase the space in the tub to make this the ultimate tub and not just an ordinary bath. You want to have plenty of room to sit and enjoy that bubble bath when you finally have a free moment. These contemporary bathroom designs can be costly, but you are worth it! Look around your bathroom right now to see if there is unnecessary space where your bigger, better bathtub can reside.

Why not catch the game too?

When you want to relax in your ultimate bathroom, you should be able to relax and enjoy the space. Why not install a high definition television as well as sophisticated stereo system into the room as well? For this contemporary bathroom remodeling project, you will want to hire the professionals in order to ensure that your equipment will be safe from the water that you are splashing around as well as include a safe system of turning it on and off or adjusting the channels. For these contemporary bathroom designs, you may want to keep the system out of sight until you want to use it, as this will add to the luxurious feeling of the room. Perhaps the television can drop down when you want to watch something or the stereo speakers can be disguised. In any case, this project should be a blissful addition to your bathroom, though you might have people fighting over who gets to go next.

Other fun luxury accessories

When you are soaking in the tub of luxury and listening to your favorite CD, you can also add these accessories to complete the ultimate bathroom setting:

  • Heated towel racks. These electric racks will help keep your towels warm and dry when you get out of the tub, that is, if you ever do.
  • Ceramic tiling. Though this does not offer any additional comfort to this particular contemporary bathroom remodeling project, it certainly looks much better than traditional surfaces.
  • Decorations. By keeping your dcor simple, you will immediately cause it to look richer. Try adding candles, flowers, and statues to the room as accents.

When you want to create the ultimate bathroom, you need to understand what makes your bathroom stand out from the rest. It is not the contemporary bathroom design; but the special touches that make this into a luxury spa everyday.

Dave Robert is a VP at Discount Bathroom Vanities Publishing, and an avid fixer-upper who's been restoring old houses for more than twenty years. Readers can tap into Dave's knowledge about home remodeling, and kitchen and bathroom design, at: http://www.DiscountBathroomVanities.com

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