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Bathroom Design and Remodeling Tips

Living in the same home for many years is definitely a great feeling, but more often than not the home owners have to usually worry about broken tiles, faulty pipes and stained paint. This usually leads to planning for kitchen and bath remodeling Centreville, but it’s easier said than done.

The following bathroom design ideas will make your time and money investment worth it:

1. Planning and Consideration
Before embarking upon a big and usually costly bathroom remodeling project, consider the following important questions so as to determine the approach, design, investment and other considerations. For eg., are you going to redesign your bathroom for utility or luxury? Who will use it- you or children? How is the current ventilation in the bathroom and what all things have to be fixed? For how long will this bathroom be used? Any other special factors aside from the above mentioned questions also need to be kept in mind before proceeding to other steps.

2. Deciding the Budget
Dreaming of a spa within the master bedroom is one thing, being able to pay for it is another. Therefore, the next most important step is deciding a budget, and sticking to it.

A beautiful bathroom does not require a large investment, in fact, it is quite easy to create a bathroom design which is beautiful yet pocket-friendly. One way to attain this is by creating a basic list (individual research or with inputs from a bathroom remodeling company Arlington company) and adding price tags to it. This helps in calculating expenditure amount that can then be altered by checking for different brands and alternatives.

3. Layouts and Space Planning
Bathroom, a very important space in our house also oftentimes tends to be the smallest. And hence, it becomes quite important to keep in mind the total space and the design should be modified in a way that the final area doesn’t end up looking smaller than earlier. This is quite possible since in case of a redesigning, we are usually tempted to buy bigger (and shinier!) things.

4. Choosing the Materials
Once the planning included in the above three steps is finished, next step to decide is what type of fixtures will you be putting up in the renovated bathroom. The best idea is to visit a specialty design shop and find out the various options you have at your disposal for plumbing, cabinets, lighting, flooring, etc. Once you have a few designs shortlisted, consider the finalists basis the material and price, and remember to apply control here since it is pretty simple to get carried away.

5. Organization and Storage Options
No matter what is the amount of the area available in the bathroom, it’s essential to install sufficient storage in order to eliminate the clutter and keep the space neat and organized.
Choose efficient storage options such as drawers in place of cabinets as they hold more, pedestal sinks where space is sufficient, and a two-tier lazy Susan where space is less.

6. Getting it done
After all the above steps are finished, the final step that remains is getting it all done. For this, it is crucial to avail the services of an experienced and competent bathroom remodeling company which has successfully completed a number of projects on kitchen and bath remodeling. This is to make sure that any oversights on your part will be handled, the work will be completed on time, which in turn will make sure that the budget fixed in the first place doesn’t overshoot by a large amount.

The above mentioned advice will ensure your new bathroom design idea or your bathroom remodeling project a sure-shot success.


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