Bathrooms
key measurements for medicine cabinets and vanities. A medicine cabinet above a vanity should be the same width as the vanity or slightly smaller — never larger. Recessing a medicine cabinet into the wall will give your bathroom a more streamlined look. The right length for a vanity countertop depends on the size of the room. For a family bathroom or en suite, 36 inches is considered a standard minimum length, but 48 inches is a little more practical. A double sink will need a countertop that’s at least 60 to 72 inches long. The ideal depth for a vanity is 21 inches, although it will depend on the depth of your sink. If you have a semirecessed sink, you may be able to make your vanity less than 21 inches deep. When specifying your vanity depth, make sure you include enough room so that you can clean the sink and faucets.
What defines a walk-in shower? It’s a waterproofed showering area that typically has no hinged doors, enabling you to simply “walk in.” A popular design feature is to have a wet-room-style floor where the floor is tiled throughout, and a preformed shower mat is laid beneath the tiles. However, it’s also possible to have a visible shower tray in a walk-in, but they will have a very low curb or sit flush with the floor so the step is minimal. A totally barrier-free shower entrance offers more flexibility as it can accommodate people who use wheelchairs or others who may have trouble with a curb. Another common design feature is a frameless and fixed-glass screen that shields the water spray from the rest of the room. Some walk-ins can even be completely open, depending on the size of the space and what works with the rest of the fixtures. In trayless showers, be sure to pick flooring that is nonslip or has a slight texture for grip, such as ceramic tiles. But if you do opt for a shower tray, go for a slimline design that can be fitted flush with the floor, so there is a minimal step and less of a trip hazard.
Aging in place
Like the framed mirrors and the scalloped edge of the backsplash at the edge of the countertop.
walk-in shower requires no shower curtain or glass door
Consider adding elements to make the room feel like it has a window. I’m sure the window in this space is real, but can you tell? Ultimately a bathroom shade is usually closed, so adding one in front of a blank wall (with a cool-running light behind it) will create the illusion of a window and a diffused glow.
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Wood wall adds warmth to this bathroom. A medicine cabinet set in the deep wall has UV lights to sanitize toothbrushes or anything set in the cabinet. The wall depth allows towels to be stored close to the vanity.
Bathrooms can often look and feel cold with all that tile, glass and metal. Wood vanities help bring a large dose of warmth. And while wooden vanities aren’t new, what’s catching on is a turn away from dark stained and lacquered vanities — which hide things like grain pattern and knots — toward reclaimed wood or light wood with clear stains that celebrate the details of the grain.
simple but stunning
The opposite side of the room is an open shower stall. “I’ve lived with 3-foot-by-3-foot shower stalls with shower curtains and with glass I had to squeegee every day. I did not want to deal with any more glass,” the owner says. The open shower design is also a good move for aging in place. Be sure to add a bench to sit down in the shower.
Tub and shower together in "wet" area
Space utilization for shallow hanging jewelry storage and deeper cabinet for bath products
pretty, pretty, pretty!
put the hamper in a closet!
pretty in blue/green - shower with bench and niche
pretty in blue/green
pretty in blue/green
A simple cove light, with an LED strip tucked into a niche in the ceiling, casts a glow down onto the wall, which bounces light into the shower, making the area feel bigger and highlighting a beautiful tile.
A rug in the bathroom can be beautiful, but for some it feels too impractical. A rug-like tile composition gives you the look of an area rug in the same hard-wearing finish as a standard floor tile.
Look at cabinet at end of tub. Also side of this same cabinet has a drawer and glass-front cabinet facing vanity which is pretty.
If you love the pared-back look of subway tile but want an even softer feel, go for a glazed finish, as shown here. The shiny, uneven surface reflects the light to give a shimmery look that’s perfect for a tranquil, traditional-style bathroom or kitchen. The square tiles here are laid in a brickwork pattern, so the difference between this look and subway tile is slight — an ideal compromise for die-hard fans.
Clerestory windows above the mirrored wall and cabinetry allow daylight to reach the toilet room behind it and keep the room bright during the day without sunlight directly hitting the mirrors.
An edge-lighted mirror will help you avoid shadowing and make the space feel bright and open
Between-studs storage niches. Put in the toilet room so tissue is near the toilet.
Attractive small bathroom
A narrow shelf next to the tub allows a place for the tub filler and a convenient spot to put a few items you'll use in the tub.
This close-up photo of the bathroom floor and adjacent shower floor shows the beautiful marble that adds a touch of luxury to the room. The bathroom floor features 9-by-18-inch planks in a brick format, while the floor of the expanded glass-enclosed walk-in shower has 2-by-2-inch squares. A ceramic base tile that resembles a baseboard but is fabricated out of the same tile as the subway tiles on the wall provides a beautiful frame for the floor. It’s so much easier to clean than wood too.
The crisp, pure white quartz countertop gives the family a low-maintenance surface surrounding the rectangular white porcelain undermount sink.
The polished nickel medicine cabinet has a user-friendly three-mirror design and electrical outlets inside. It also includes a heated mirror that stays clear when the bathroom gets steamy and a light at the bottom that illuminates the counter at night. A white linen Roman shade with contrasting indigo blue banding provides privacy over the upgraded single casement window. The banding picks up color used in the chevron tiles.
Many stone or tile manufacturers can provide “tiled-in” switch plates that are made from the same material as a tile, allowing them to be installed flush and without a jarring visual clash.
To avoid clutter in the bathroom locate outlets where they won’t naturally be visible from most angles. During construction, outlets are typically placed above the vanity by default, but often they can be just as easily installed a bit lower, off to the side of the vanity so that they are still reachable but not immediately in your sightline.
Tri-door mirrored cabinet
Rectified tile has edges precisely cut at the factory so they can be set very close together, minimizing grout lines
herringbone floor tile
framed mirror integrated into tile on wall
Adding a window to the top of a shower wall is always a great way to bring in natural light. For more visual interest, consider a decorative window.
There is a built-in behind the door on the left wall with floor to ceiling storage which is awesome and keeps this small bathroom from looking cluttered.
Inset decorative tile on floor gives appearance of a rug and breaks up a large expanse of plain tile.
very elegant
soft and feminine
This tower provides two hampers that make collecting and sorting dirty laundry easy and attractive.
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