Contemporary styling was reserved for the living room or bedroom, but now there are so many options for you to create a modern and sleek environment in your bathroom.
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Faye Froy, Marketing Manager, Clearwater Bathrooms are definitely becoming more like the rest of the home in terms of attention to detail and styling. Advances in lighting, tiles and flooring have meant that people are able to be a lot more adventurous with what they want to do with their space, as they now have the tools to facilitate their style. Bathrooms are no longer being viewed as simply a functional space, instead we are seeing an increase of customers looking to create a spa-like bathroom in order to escape the stresses of modern life, and build somewhere that they can unwind and have well needed time to themselves.
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Martin Carroll, Managing Director, Duravit UK Planning a bathroom There are two important aspects to consider when creating a bathroom. The first is space. How much is available, are you creating a brand new space, or adapting your current bathroom. The second is location, if you are updating an existing bathroom; you will already have drainage, water supplies etc. However if you are installing a totally new bathroom, the existing hot and cold water supplies will need extending. The waste pipes will also need to be carefully planned so they connect into the existing system, you may need new central heating pipework for any additional radiators or towel rails. Don’t forget to allow for the boxing-in of surface run pipework so that it’s neatly concealed. The electrics may also need extending, although plug sockets are not permitted in bathrooms.
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This story is from the October 2019 edition of Ireland's Homes Interiors & Living Magazine.
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