Create a Relaxing Bathroom

The environment we surround ourselves in has the power to greatly affect our mood. Taking the time to get this just right can pave the way for an enriched daily experience in your home. Your bathroom, especially the master suite, is a unique room that is the backdrop for many of your daily routines and rituals It can showcase the refreshing start to your day or the calming wind down at the end of it.

Here are a few ideas to make your bathroom a relaxing space to enjoy your daily routines:

Incorporate Nature

Take inspiration from the natural world and create a beautiful, relaxing space that can transport you temporarily from your daily hustle. You can do this by using earthy tones and textures, optimising windows and including touches of nature with plants and decorations.

Colour Tones

Generally speaking, a minimalist palette will achieve a relaxing atmosphere readily. However, if you decide to incorporate colour, we recommend sticking to no more than three different tones in your colour scheme to keep a sense of calm.

Functionality

Functionality is a key consideration in the solutions to many design questions. Really take the time to consider the functionality of the space and how it will suit you on a daily basis. Keeping the space as open as possible will allow for a more relaxing environment, so only including what you will use is essential. For example: If you google a relaxing bathroom, probably the first image you see will include a bath - however if you really don’t enjoy taking a bath consider spending your time and energy modelling a beautiful shower area instead for you to enjoy.

De-clutter

This doesn’t mean to get rid of everything you own, the reality is you will have many items to store in your bathroom. The idea is to think about what you truly need in your bathroom and be realistic about space. Focus on ways to store these items so that they are accessible and placed away from the main surface areas. Keeping the surface areas clean and tidy will dramatically calm your space.

Finishing touches

Include accents, accessories or items that you speak to you personally; feeling personally reflected in your space can be a quick way to feel at ease and relaxed in your home.

Designing a Bathroom to Sell: Ways to Add Value to your Home

Where to invest in the designing of your bathroom can be easier to answer when you are primarily designing for yourself or for your family. When looking to undertake a bathroom update or remodel for the purpose of selling, it can be crucial to know what aspects of a bathroom add value to your home.

A well designed bathroom can add up to 5% to the total value of your home (according to property centre uk). It can be hard to justify spending on something you wont use yourself, however buyers can see quality and there are some areas in your bathroom that you can invest in to be a main competitor on the market.

Install a double sink

Help a potential buyer instantly see the calm experience possible in your bathroom with a double vanity. This simple installation is a number one recommendation from real estate agents to add value to your bathroom instantly.

Quality tiles

A beautiful, quality tile really does stand out. Once a buyer understands the investments you’ve made to where it matters aesthetically and also for the longevity of the space, your bathroom and property will instantly gain value.

Quality fittings

On a similar note to quality tiles, investing in areas that are used the most on a daily basis such as fittings, wares and tiles convey that you understand how important increasing the lifetime of your materials and space are. Installing quality fittings do readily stand out to their less expensive competitors.

Underfloor heating

Create a warm and inviting space for your home with underfloor heating. This can be a real selling point for any property, having underfloor heating installed conveys that your property is premium. Most popular for kitchens and bathrooms, or anywhere there is high heat loss - this feature helps buyers to imagine a comfortable and luxurious future living in the space. It is essential to choose the right specialists to install your underfloor heating to ensure little to no maintenance in the future. Contact us here to find out more about the underfloor heating systems at Riva Tiles and Bathrooms.

On that note, consider installing a heated towel rack too! These type of touches speak volumes to the value of your home.

Colour scheme

Whilst this isn’t such an investment item, it is still a point to consider, using neutrals (warm or cool) to design your bathroom will ensure that your buyer can visualise their own style in the space adding value to your home.

Kitchen Splashback Tile Ideas

It’s time to style your kitchen, and one of the best ways to do this is by working with your kitchen splashback to really communicate your design idea throughout the kitchen space. The kitchen splashback is often the focal point of your space and also the area that takes the most heat (quite literally). A quality tile will extend the lifetime of your splashback. This surface area cops heat, moisture and the occasional splats of pasta sauce, and for this reason it really should be an area you invest in both quality and practicality wise. As tile specialists, we recommend you come and see our 6000ft² showroom to explore your options in person - in the meantime we have put together a few ideas following the current splashback trends for you to read and get inspired!

The Metro (Subway) Tile

Starting with the metro tile or subway tile, this look isn’t going anywhere fast, it’s far too flexible a style and practical to boot. The subway tile can be chosen in different colours and finishes to fit into your design. Playing with the format of the subway tile can really create some interest or texture in the room, while using contrasting grout can add some geometry and colour if your space is otherwise neutral.

Mediterranean Tiles

After a few years mainly home bound in this pandemic, searches for mediterranean style kitchens soared. We hear you! Who wouldn’t want to cook or dine in a mediterranean villa, or in this case your home?

Perrin&Rowe

A mediterranean tile can actually be in the style of many dreamy destinations, Italy, Spain, Tunisia, France, Portugal, Morocco. All of which are brightly coloured, patterned tiles which work great as a pop of colour in a neutral room or to tie together a colourful room. They can be rustic and vintage or quite contemporary with the right styling, for this reason we find them surprisingly flexible to design a space with!

Geometric

Incorporating geometric shapes into your splashback can really lift a neutral palette and add some interest to your kitchen. You can do this by choosing a tile with a geometric shape or pattern, lay the tiles in a geometric pattern or even use a contrasting grout colour to highlight the shape of the tile.

Glossy

We are making a case for glossy tiles, they’re practical and they can work in so many different settings. Take a look.

Frankly, this list could have been much longer, there are truly so many beautiful ways to style your kitchen and home. That’s where we come in, we are tile specialists and experts in quality design. Do come and see us at our Cork showroom or contact us to start designing your dream space today!