How to create Functional Bathroom Remodels

Functional bathroom remodels work around limited space to create user friendly rooms

Bathroom remodeling projects are popular home improvements for their high return on investment. Avail of the following tips to create functional bathroom remodels that are also aesthetically pleasing.

Form follows Function
A successful bathroom design will follow function before form. A bathroom remodel must be user friendly, and not just aesthetically pleasing. In other words your new bathroom must first cater to your daily routines in the most appropriate way. Space is critical for a functional bathroom, and will influence your decision regarding size, vanity, and form of sink, toilet, bathtub and shower.

Toilet
Toilets facilitate modern living, and are an important plumbing fixture in bathrooms and restrooms. Toilets are no longer functional units only, but also come in many styles, colors and shapes to fit a range of bathroom designs. Small and round, or large and elongated – choose your toilet's bowl shape according to the size of the actual bathroom. Elongated bowl shapes fit large bathrooms while round shapes suit small spaced bathrooms. Apart from bowl size, high efficiency toilets are a great option to conserve on scarce water and save on utility bills.

Vanity
A bathroom vanity is the furniture that includes sink, countertop, storage space and mirror. You can purchase vanity in separate units to create a unique statement of your style. Whether purchasing the sink, countertop and cabinets separately or buying a combined vanity set – select with an eye on adequate storage solutions. Our daily activities in the bathroom involve many appliances and objects. Make sure you employ enough storage units to accommodate your belongings in the bathroom. Vanity height is also an important issue to factor into your user friendly bathroom. In order to eliminate access bending when performing daily bathroom activities such as shaving and teeth cleaning –vanity must be of minimum 36 inches of height.

Faucets
Faucets are great plumbing fixtures that combine function and form effortlessly. Present day manufacturers produce water efficient faucets in a range of styles and shapes to serve as aesthetic focal features of vanities, and cater to many ambitious bathroom remodeling ideas.