12 Aug How to Make Your Bathroom a Sanctuary? Bathrooms South Shields

In new and renovated homes across North East England, the bathroom is increasingly becoming a zone of relaxation—a calming refuge for those who lead hectic, stressful lives. Luckily, transforming your bathroom into your own private oasis is no challenging feat.

Check out these five simple steps for transforming your bathroom into a soothing sanctuary where you can kick back after a long day:

Step One: Bring the Outside In

If you find peace in nature, this is a big one for you. Adding blooms or greens to your bathroom can help you create the same calm and peaceful feeling you get when you are out in nature. Plants are not only helpful in enhancing the visual appeal of the space, but they can also help improve air quality. Bringing nature into the bathroom is also good advice for folks on a tight budget. What’s more? You do not need a green thumb to bring nature into your bathroom.

Some plants and flowers to get you started are Pilea Peperomioides, Golden Pothos, Aloe plant, Calathea Rattlesnake Lancifolia, Alocasia, English Ivy, Monstera, Bamboo, Bird’s Nest Fern, Peace Lily, Bromeliad and Fiddle Leaf Fig.

Step Two: Declutter

Nobody likes a mess. To declutter your bathroom, consider adding extra storage. Looking around the room, it should feel clean and peaceful—it will be more difficult to relax if you are preoccupied with toiletries on countertops or towels strewn about. To help clear the space for your oasis, you can also consider installing built-in shelves or storage containers.

Step Three: Add Calming Colours

Consider using colours associated with peace, calm, serenity, freshness to make your bathroom feel like a true sanctuary. Adding a splash of colour—ideally, you should consider blue, but you cannot go wrong with green or yellow either—can help create a relaxing atmosphere in your bathroom. Repainting or resurfacing an accent wall or adding minimal décor can help you achieve this.

Step Four: Think Natural

Think natural when redesigning or redecorating your bathroom. Natural materials such as timber, slate, marble, granite and travertine, for example, can give your bathroom a more natural texture and substance. However, if you are working with a limited budget, try incorporating these materials as accent pieces. You can use stones and timber finishes in your vanity top, sink or feature wall.

Step Five: Illuminate the Space

Ensuring that there is plenty of natural light in the space can also help create the bathroom of your dreams. If natural light is not an option, use mirrors or reflective surfaces or a skylight instead. Installing modern light fixtures or lamps to produce ambient lighting at night is also a pretty good idea.

You will never want to leave your bathroom with these simple steps to create an indulgent sanctuary!

If you are looking for a bathroom company in the North East area, including Gateshead, Washington, Sunderland, Newcastle, Durham and South Shields, contact ACAS Bathrooms South Shields. Call us at 0191 438 4617, send us a message or visit our showroom in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear for any enquiries.