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Bathroom Planning 2: Where do I get ideas from?

Bathroom design ideas can be found in a wide range of areas. Start by browsing the latest interior magazines - supermarket shelves are full of home improvement titles; visit your local book shop or browse online.  There are thousand of websites which cater for bathroom design.  

Visit your local bathroom/home improvement stores on the high street. Pick up literature and make notes while in store, speak to the staff to gain knowledge on what the current trends are in bathroom design. Use the internet. There are currently over 1.6 million results under the search term ‘bathroom design’ on Google. 

You may want to keep a scrap book of cuttings sourced in magazines and books or book mark various websites and store in your web browser ‘Favourites’.  

If you are feeling creative why not prepare a mood board – include photographs/images, fabrics, paint swatches, tiles and any notes or artefacts which will provide a working ‘picture’ of the look and feel you want to achieve.

Towel Warmer or bathroom radiator?

A question which is asked by today's discerning consumer when planning their next bathroom design. Up until now chrome ladder radiators have been, and in some case still is, the number one choice in bathroom heating. This has also been reflected in the price, as the market has been flooded with many versions/copies/models etc… prices have tumbled ranging from the chrome on brass offer to the easily imported chrome plate on steel. 
 
However, a statistic true for all chrome radiators is that they generally output 25% less heat than its counterpart and as you can image, not many manufacturers like to point this out. So, do we then buy for the 'look' rather than heat output and efficiency? 
 
With this in mind, Bathing Bliss Bathrooms believe that they have found the ideal mix of design, heat output and efficiency with their new range of designer room radiators. 
 
With high quality German engineering and sophisticated styling, Bathing Bliss Bathrooms provides a new range of radiators that combin all the perceived benefits in a designer room radiator, yes a 'room' radiator, equally at home in the bathroom, a dressing room, a landing and even a kitchen. 
 
For example, the RAY (see image) is a slimline designer radiator offering a good heat source as well as a smart steam free mirror for your bathroom environment. The RAY can be used in other areas of the house, such as a dressing room, landing or hallway. 
 
'Open your mind' is the message from the manufacturer, HSK. They have taken their designs to mid/upper market where consumers can have concept, design and quality – all at the right price.

Frameless Shower Screens – A Fond Farewell to the Shower Curtain!

Today’s modern bathroom has become a much more streamlined environment with flower-patterned tiles, ornate porcelain sinks and gold or bronze brassware being replaced by crisp white ceramic tiles or coloured glass splashbacks, freestanding basins mounted onto natural timber vanity worktops complemented by chrome brassware. And with the emergence of the luxury bath / walk in shower / wet room, it’s fair to say that the humble shower curtain has finally bit the dust! 
 
Frameless glass shower screens and shower enclosures are essential items for the modern bathroom.

Manufactured from 6mm, 8mm or 10mm thick toughened safety glass, frameless glass shower screens provide a contemporary alternative to the redundant shower curtain with the added benefit of enlarging and transforming even the smallest bathroom space. 
 
The word "frameless" is used to describe the overall visual appearance of the shower screen/enclosure. However, this does not mean that no "frames" are used. For fixing and rigidity, all fixed frameless glass shower screens are fixed in place using glazing channel – a narrow ‘U’ shaped polished aluminium channel which the glass sits into usually within a bed of clear silicone. This holds the glass securely and produces an effective water retaining seal between the glass and finished surface. 
 
For larger glass shower screens you will also need to attach a stabiliser bar which usually clips on to the front of the screen and is fixed to the rear or side walls for extra stability and strength. 
 
There are numerous options available when considering frameless glass shower screens. Frameless shower enclosures can be made up of hinging glass doors, glass panels that run inline with doors (In-line panels) and glass panels that are fitted at 90 or 135 degrees to the door or inline panel and return to the wall (Return panels). All hinged glass doors have polished edges and are visibly frameless with no framework. In most cases the edges have a translucent plastic water seal attached.

Bathing Bliss Bathrooms provides a standard 'off-the-shelf' range of frameless shower screens as well as a bespoke, made-to-measure service including full site survey/template, delivery and installation.