Today I'm excited to have a guest post for you all about how to create a minimalist bathroom. I've been working on our bathroom, toilet and laundry area for the last few weeks and have been keen to soak up any wisdom to improve my spaces. I'll be sharing where I'm at with these rooms later next week but for now let's meet Sue...
Hi my name is Sue Jason and I am a
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Minimalism is a great way to make any room
seem bigger and relies on paring down the décor to the bare minimum, keeping
only the necessities and those in plain simple shapes with much of the impact
of the style coming from the sleek planes and smooth uncluttered surfaces. A
minimalist bathroom is attractive, easy to clean and has the added advantage of
appearing to be ultra clean and hygienic!
Color Less
Minimalist décor aims to clear all
distractions from view, and for this reason most minimalist bathrooms are
decorated in pure white: from the walls to the bathroom fittings. Any
accessories – and there will only be a few, with much hidden from view behind
doors and drawers – should follow this white theme, to retain the stark and
clutter-free look.
Less is Right
Keep toiletries and bathroom products
tucked away neatly in cupboards and cabinets. While it is fine to leave a bar
of hand soap (or dispenser full of liquid soap) on the basin for guests and
family members to wash their hands, try to keep everything else out of sight,
as nothing ruins the purity of a minimal look more than a row of toiletries
lined up on the edge of the bath or shower!
Signature Piece
If you have the available space a
minimalist bathroom is a great backdrop for a free-standing designer bath.
Place the elegant bath as centrally as possible (with help and advice from a
friendly plumber!) and design the rest of the décor around it to create a
wonderfully eye-catching focal point.
Store It
For minimalism to work you need to strip
almost everything out of the bathroom, but for the bathroom to work you will
need access to towels, soap, shampoo, conditioner and so on. Therefore, your
minimalist bathroom must contain plenty of cupboard space so that everything
can be put away properly once it has been used! It will take some time and
training to get the family in the habit of putting things away after they have
finished in the bathroom, but you will be delighted with the end effect once
they do have the hang of it!
Minimalism is not for everyone, but if you
are keen to try it out in just one room of your home you can do no better than
to choose a bathroom for your first effort! Concentrate on removing clutter and
opening out the room as much as possible – and do not worry if it does not work
at first; you can always tweak the décor until you find a level of minimalism
that works for you.
It's great to have Sue share her fabulous ideas. There is so much now I want to think about while planning the items to add to my bathroom and how to keep my bathroom from feeling cluttered.
Lisa x
Thank you so much Lisa for letting me share my ideas on your wonderful blog! It feels great to see my work here! :)
ReplyDeleteThe bathtub in that first picture is amazing but I'd feel so bad to use all that water! One can dream...
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