How to ensure your bathroom works for you and every member of your family
The bathroom is where you begin and end your day, and is often a place for you to relax and unwind in between. Over the years we’ve noticed an increasing trend for people to opt for wet rooms because they assume this will be easy to maintain and easy to clean space. However, all bathrooms requires a bit of regular care and attention, but wet rooms require more because of the open space – water marks and soap scum needs regularly cleaning away to prevent mould and discolouration to grout lines and tiles.
Removing baths and opting for a shower only, is another trend we have seen over the years – this is a great option if you don’t take baths or would like to use the space that you free up for built-in storage for toiletries and towels. However, people are sometimes put off by this option because they think it will reduce the value of their home if they decide to go on to resell their property. In many cases, people are not thinking of moving in the short term, so why not go for an option that suits your needs and then when you go to sell the property, you could simply install a bath if it was felt that this would help the resale potential or value of your home. A compromise situation is a shower over the bath: P-shaped or L-shaped baths enable you to have the best of both worlds, and are one of the most popular options to meet everyone’s needs.
With the increase in smart home technology, many customers are enjoying the range of gadgets that can now be incorporated into their bathrooms – for example, mirrors with inbuilt lights and speakers that connect to your phone via Bluetooth, so you can listen to music, the news, or even have a phone call whilst enjoying your time in your bathroom.
Customers are increasingly approaching us for bathroom storage solutions; not simply cupboards, but vanity units that make use of the often wasted space under a sink or around the toilet. These drawers and cupboards will enable you to hide things away from the eyes of visitors, and when it comes to medicines, bleach and cleaning products, safely keep them out of the reach of inquisitive young children.
Bathrooms are our speciality and we’ll happily advise on the solutions that will work for you and your family, so give us a call or pop in and see us at Willenhall bathrooms and kitchens to see what we can do for you.