Posts Tagged ‘Bathroom Design’

If you were to wiki Mosaic (and if you are reading blogs then you are no doubt wont to) it would tell you that it “is the art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials”. Whilst this form of art has historically found expression in cathedrals and Roman public baths it can now be effectively used to brighten up and truly individualize your own bathroom or kitchen. Does this fall into the “trends of 2010” category? No, it is actively distancing yourself from a trend and making your own unique voice heard… or rather seen.

• Stone Mosaics are smooth and non-slippery so they are perfect for bathroom floors. A natural cascading zen flow can be fostered from pebble wash or slate, marble or travertine may be used to give the impression of natural stone
• Glass and Metal Mosaics find their place on bathroom walls and kitchen backsplashes, the pair of them (glass and metal) always conspiring to bring more space, light and colour to whatever room they grace. Common materials used here are vitreous glass and smalti (Byzantine glass).

So when you are considering your dream bathroom or kitchen renovation remember that there is the accent of mosaics available to you, truly making your dream a unique one. For any and all queries regarding mosaics and bathroom and kitchen renovations please do not hesitate to call Linda on 99 675 675

How do you make a little space look bigger?

Lining the walls of your bathroom with mirrors will certainly have your bathroom stretching out to infinity.  However it is not the most orthodox choice and perhaps only suitable for the more narcissistic among us.  Here are two key elements for attaining “Open Space”

1. Jostling your Bath and Window

Jostling either does not sound easy, or in the latter case cheap, but the finer points of how these two are placed can dramatically change your perception of a bathroom.  Invariably a bath should not be placed below a window, compare…

a)  A bath jutting out from the window.

b)  Seeing the floor all the way up to the window wall.

Our eye picks up the vertical plane of the front of the bath.  If it sits below the window the room is perceived to be smaller.  Not to mention not having to awkwardly reach over the bath to open the window (a more significant hassle if you are without an exhaust fan)

2. Knock Down a Wall or Two

When you have exhausted the possibility of shifting the elements around it’s time to produce a sledge hammer.  Many bathrooms are separated into 2 or three compartmentalized units (basin, toilet, bath/shower) each walled off from one another.  At the obvious sacrifice of multiple people using the facilities at once (or as the children leave) you may join all these areas together and reclaim more “Open Space” so you can fit in a corner spa or a double bowl vanity.

Hollywood Bathrooms and Kitchens are licensed builders (only those with builder’s licenses rather then just renovation licences can knock down walls) and are therefore able to provide the convenience of not only a new bathroom Layout but an entirely new bathroom.

For any and all enquiries about these or other options for redeeming some coveted Open Space do not hesitate to call Linda on 99 675 675