So what's new in the world of bathrooms?

[traceybath]

Moving soon and a new bathroom is going to be the first project.

Existing bathroom has a turquoise suite and the loo is next door to but separate from the main bathroom.

Its a fairly decent size and will need totall re-doing and am happy to move things round.

So is the limestone tiles thing old hat now? I want something thats fairly classic I guess and won't date too quickly.

So any lovely links/ideas for me please?

Thats lovely noddy, did you get it from an ebay seller?
Am looking for something very similar, on chrome stand but havent found a reclaimed one as yet.

I got it from ebay yes.

Ta, can I ask how you searched for it?
I have been looking on ebay using basin/chrome stand as search words but only new basins come up...

I've just done a couple. They look gorgeous but more importantly, they are practical. The tiling is what ties everything together and gives the overall impression but it's what you don't see that really makes the difference.

Wall hung toilets, so easy to clean under, have to be mounted on a stand which can give you extra ledge space and/or alcoves.

Underfloor heating, stops sloppy tiles and feels luxorious.

Heated towels rails, even if the heating is off you can have toasty towels.

Demisting mirrors, have an electrician leave a feed for an electric demisting mirror. They often have shaver sockets discreetly built in.

Low down, low voltage lights can be left on for hours, cost peanuts to run and aren't unpleasant in the middle of the night or first thing in the morning.

I think I searched under either reclaimed or vintage.There are some very good reproduction ones though and it makes the plumbing easier!I will have a look

this is ££££ and this is cheaper ebay but quite fancy

salvoweb.com is also good and covers all of the UK

Thanks noddy will check out your links.

We just finished our upstairs bathroom, and love it! It's an eaves room, so we had to have the shower against the centre wall to get the height, with a D-shaped enclosure. We squeezed a freestanding bath into the eaves.

We tiled the floor and two of the walls with this range in the dark grey - the rectangular tiles, not the square, with brick mosaic "stripes" behind the shower and bath. It's neutral without being beige (I didn't know the beige stone look was out, but I find it a bit dull), and easy to keep clean. We put in underfloor heating to keep it cosy, as the towel rail radiator we chose would have struggled to heat the room.

I always wanted a washbowl, and we found a gorgeous slate-topped unit at B&Q (now discontinued), together with this basin and a tall mixer tap. It turned out to be a nightmare finding a nice base unit that didn't cost mega-bucks - we contemplated buying a couple of kitchen base units, but they were a bit deep.

Star item was the cool LED mirror here, which has a demister pad and was considerably cheaper than elsewhere.

We painted the walls soft white, but warmed the room up with celadon green towels and accessories. If we fancy a change in accent colour this can be cheaply done.

I love love love my new bathroom!!

Oh some lovely ideas here too!

Noddy your bathroom sounds fab - and love that sink - thats just the type I had in mind, had been browsing Fired Earth's 1930's range and liking but don't want to pay those types of prices.

Also the house we're buying is 1950's and DH doesn't want anything that makes it look like we're tryin to make it look period when it isn't but I think a basin like Noddy's would work - thoughts?

Am definitely set on the rectangular tiles in white - we're off to Babington House in a few weeks for DH's birthday and I notice their bathrooms have those types of tiles so will be seeking inspiration there too

Fresh - we're in a village North of Bath so not too far from you.

Tondelayo - it does sound like we have similar tastes and we're after similar stuff bathroom wise.

Just the thread I need as am doing the bathroom. We have separate toilet and bathroom and have spent the last 8 years since we moved in deciding whether to knock together. As a result of our indecision, we are now have a 12 year old DD and I'm so not knocking them together as no one will ever get to use the upstairs loo with the amount of time DD spends in the bath!

I found this site last night which is very inspiring - some great ideas there.

Tracey I don't think 1930s would look 'period' in a 1950s house - I think they are close enough because fashion moved more slowly then - esp with WW2 interrupting. Agree with your DH though as a rule.

Wynken I know the fashion is to have one big family bathroom but personally I would have the loo separate every time given the choice. I lived for 6 years in a flat with separate loo and now i find it a bit weird to take a shower in the same room you pee! Also practical as you say.

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You'll never need to clean again

(Well, once in a blue moon if you're too slutty busy like me.)