Bathroom redesign tips please!

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I'm going to get my bathroom completely stripped out and re-done. It's really damp (no extractor fan) so the paint is peeling off the walls and there are mould spots and it's generally grim.

I'm just looking for tips and ideas of what to include/leave out to make it as nice as possible.

It's a small room so really only space for loo, basin and bath.

We currently have a shower over the bath. It's a mixer tap off the bath taps and it's fine - the pressure is great, so I'd probably get that again, unless there's any reason to get an electric shower that I'm missing? We have a combi boiler. I'm definitely going to get a shower screen rather than the current curtain which wraps around me when I shower and needs regular washing due to the mould

I'm definitely going to get an extractor fan fitted. And mixer taps on the basin so we can actually have warm water to wash hands, rather than having to choose between cold or hot (why is this not standard?!)

We currently have manky old lino on the floor, which I'd like replaced with tiles...but not sure what kind?! I'm thinking not underfloor heating as it's only a small room and I'm going to replace the heated towel rail.

In terms of design, I think something fairly traditional. I like the Oxford suite that Wickes has. White metro tiles on the walls, with paint at the top. I quite like the idea of dark teal paint. Or possibly teal tiles with white paint? Black and white tiles on the floor.

Finally, a new wall mounted medicine cabinet (as large as possible!) and some wall mounted shelves for toiletries.

Have I missed anything? I'd really welcome some ideas, especially with regards to flooring.

I'm thinking keep the teal for the paint as you could then easily repaint if you got tired of it down the line.

Consider the colour of grouting as well as it can make a big difference (black, grey, white etc).

Also consider lighting? eg if a little bit of rewiring might need doing to have nice lights by the mirror over the sink.

For the sink, I've seen loads of people get gorgeous ones set up on old french tables found cheaply on FB marketplace for instance. Check out holly_homestyle on insta - her bathroom is lovely and has the tile combo you're thinking of (tilesdirect) + has a good example of lighting by the mirror.

Have you got a window in the bathroom to air out the room? It is important to have an extractor and also a building regs requirement I believe.

Also, how many of you use the bathroom and how regularly? We have a family of 6 who each shower several times and in our last house the walls got very mouldy (particularly in winter when its damp). So in our current house we tiled the walls completely which is brilliant because we now don't suffer from mould.

Ikea do a large narrow mirrored wall cabinet which holds loads of products.

I would agree with the poster above and if you like teal use paint rather than tiles, particularly if the room is small.

Definitely go for mixer taps and a glass shower screen not a curtain.

Also, be careful to get slip resistant floor tiles especially if you have young children.

@Juno231 That's an excellent point about the paint. There's also the possibility that we might be selling the house in the next couple of years, and paint is easier to replace than tiles if it's not to everyone's taste.

I like the look of grey grouting (plus I'm hoping it'll need less scrubbing than white!)

I LOVE those re-purposed tables for the basin. We'd only have space for a small one but I'll definitely have a look at FB Marketplace etc and see if I can spot one. It's a shame that it's not really possible to browse antique markets at the moment

@floridapalmtree Yep, the window is constantly open. There are only 3 of us...DP and I usually shower in the morning, after which the room is absolutely sodden all day. I mop down the walls and inside of the window as best I can but it's still damp. I'm really not sure if leaving the window open so much is a good idea really as it makes the room cold but shutting it so the room would be warmer doesn't feel like the right thing to do either. I'm really hoping an extractor fan will help. In the meantime, I'm researching window vacs and dehumidifers.

I like the solid vinyl click for the floor and don’t like tiles as the are too cold and slippy. The vinyl is much warmer and not slippy. Also a lot cheaper and easier to lay.