After you’ve had your dream bathroom created by a professional contractor, like MDV Remodeling, it’s time to start thinking about how you want to decorate your new retreat. Creating a bathroom you’ll love with features that suit the style of your home can be challenging, especially if you don’t know where to start. But fear not, because for today’s post, we’re going to point you in the right direction by outlining some bathroom design and decorating ideas for traditional, modern, and cottage baths.
Although a bathroom is a functional space, that doesn’t mean it can’t be without flair. Whether it’s through fabrics, colors, tile designs, fixture styles, vanity and cabinetry details, or flooring, you can create the perfect in-home haven.
Traditional Styles
Traditional decorating styles capture a sense of grace and beauty with classic designs that withstand the test of time. This design choice is great for a bathroom that will never go out of style! Traditional is distinct in look, yet varied. Bathrooms decorated traditionally can range from light, white spaces with sparkling chrome accents to suites filled with elegant dark woods and oil-rubbed-bronze fixtures.
Whatever traditional look you decide on, there are vanities-a-plenty available to choose from. Millwork, furniture-inspired details with intricate hardware; faucets in simple yet elegant designs; claw-foot tubs; and eye-catching window treatments are just some of the elements that are essential for a traditionally-decorated bathroom.
Modern Styles
Bathrooms designed in modern styles are distinguished by clean lines, simple geometric fixtures, and sleek surfaces. This forward-thinking style can be adapted to your distinct taste by mixing classic design principles with decidedly modern features for a transitional look, or you can go all out for a fully modern look that combines geometric shapes, glass, metal, and even concrete surfaces, and minimalist principles.
Cottage Styles
Capture the warmth, beauty, and style of a summer country cottage right in your own bathroom. This charming decorating design has been called “flea market fun,” “sweet and chic,” or “eclectically vintage” by many professional interior designers and features a wide variety of options for savvy homeowners. From spaces done in white and blue – a classic cottage color scheme – to bathrooms filled with vintage accessories and accents, and surfaces with patina, you’ll find endless possibilities in cottage design.
Create a bathroom that bears all of the old-fashioned charm that characterizes cottage style, alongside must-have modern amenities that were built into your remodeled bathroom. Scour flea markets and antiques stores for old fixtures to restore and incorporate; consider beaded board for walls, vanities, and cabinets; and include a floral print or two to create the ultimate cottage bathroom.
In addition to outfitting your bathroom with style, don’t forget the importance of careful planning. To get the ideal bathroom, combine good bathroom design with thoughtful planning. Our TruYouDesign™ process is a great place to start! Determining an appealing layout, choosing materials and fixtures, and incorporating adequate lighting, are all vital to your bathroom. If a newly-designed bathroom is in your future, be sure to contact one the professional contractors at MDV Remodeling for a free estimate for all of your bathroom makeover needs.
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