What’s Hot In Bathroom Design for 2020?
Bathroom Trends of 2020
If it's been years since you updated your bathroom, you may be surprised by how much design trends have changed. In recent years, UK homeowners have adapted several new ‘in’ décor choices. Let's look at four modern trends that are popular with bathroom designers in 2020.
Floating Toilets
Unlike traditional toilets -- adjoined to the ground with piping through the floor -- a floating loo adjoins to the wall. This ‘ungrounded' approach to the design gives the impression that your toilet is floating.
Most floating toilets do not have excessive space for tanks. In many cases, the toilet tank may be behind the wall of your bathroom. This sleek design is increasingly popular with property owners who are building new homes or redesigning their current bathrooms.
While this type of toilet may not appear to be secure, if you employ a qualified tradesperson to install it, you won't have to worry.
Wet Rooms (Walk-In Showers)
Wet rooms are increasingly popular with UK homeowners because of their practicality and alluring design. People often refer to this form of a shower as a ‘walk-in shower.' Unlike traditional showers, there is no set space for a wet room; you won't have shower curtains or a bathtub in place.
Instead, the water will escape directly through a drain in the bathroom floor. This type of shower provides a modern aesthetic and requires less cleaning and maintenance than a traditional tub or shower. Plus, it's easy to customise a wet room to suit your personal taste.
Minimalist Furniture
It's not just toilets that are getting minimalist makeovers. Other components of modern bathrooms also appear to be following the same trend. That includes handle-less washbasins and unattached bathtubs, which help property owners reduce the clutter in their bathrooms.
Many owners of modern properties prefer to reduce the overwhelming presence of the various bathroom accoutrements in their bathrooms. By selecting the right type of furniture and accessories, you can create a minimalist utopia in your loo.
Technology
In addition to various design trends, many property owners are beginning to implement technology into their bathrooms. There are numerous smart technologies that you can employ to make your bathroom even more comfortable.
Some property owners today are using control pads to control water temperature, shower length, mood lighting, speaker volume, and more. You can also install waterproof tellies in your bathroom to provide extra entertainment during your morning and evening routines.
Colours and Fashion
Thinking about renovating your bathroom? One of the main reasons for wanting an upgrade is to modernise the space. Bathroom design is just like everything fashion related, with colours, finishes and products coming in and out of style. So if you are planning a renovation project, what products will ensure you’re at the cutting edge of fashion?
Start With Neutrals
The starting point for any new bathroom is a basic white bathroom suite. The avocado green or pink suites of the 80s aren’t making a comeback any time soon. As far as the other colours in your bathroom are concerned, the current trend is for neutral shades of grey, stone and cream. The benefit to this sort of colour scheme is that once trends move on, it’s easy to paint a wall, or change your cream roller blind for whatever the new fashionable shade is.
Statement Mirrors
One of the quickest ways of changing the look in a bathroom is to add a new mirror. The current trend is away from the clinical look of the traditional bathroom mirror and for something with a whole lot more impact. Choose a mirror with an ornate, chunky frame. Most frames can be easily painted to tie in with the colour scheme you have chosen for your bathroom. If you want something truly unique for your bathroom, scour the auctions and charity shops for an older mirror to fit perfectly in the space.
Wood
Wood is back in a big way in bathroom design for 2020. The key to incorporating wood into your bathroom design is to use it sparingly; the Swedish sauna look is not something to aspire to. Choose wooden flooring, or perhaps a tall wooden storage unit rather than a white one to match the bathroom suite. If you’re looking for an unusual way of covering the window, consider wooden shutters instead of a blind.
Tile Statement Walls
We’re all familiar with brightly painted or papered statement walls in bedrooms or living spaces. So why not expand this concept into the bathroom? Choose some highly-patterned tiles for the space behind your shower, or match some plain white tiles on the bottom half of the wall with bright wallpaper above. This is one of the best way of injecting some personality into your bathroom and setting it apart from the crowd. If you don’t want the hassle of painting, fill blank space with brightly coloured artwork instead.
Underfloor Heating
Underfloor heating is awkward to retrofit, so is usually only something which can be considered if you’re ripping out your bathroom and starting again from scratch. However, underfloor heating is a good way of maximising wall space as there is no need to have a separate towel rail or radiator. There’s also the added benefit of that touch of luxury when you step out of the bath onto a cosy floor in the morning. Underfloor heating in a small space can be surprisingly economical to run, costing about 50p per day.
Choosing the Right Tradespeople to Update Your Bathroom
As you can tell, many of the 2020 bathroom-design trends involve simplifying things in your loo. Regardless of what trends you choose to embrace, you'll need to hire a tradesperson that can help you bring your vision to life. Top Tradespeople's website helps property owners find the best tradespeople across various industries.
Whatever type of tradesperson you need to help you complete your next bathroom makeover, you'll find them through us.
