Deciding Between Traditional and Contemporary Bathrooms

The start of a New Year is the perfect time to think about buying a new bathroom for your home.  Planning a new bathroom can be a challenge, not least because there are so many different design styles available, from contemporary and modern to classic and traditional.  Knowing a little about these respective design styles should help you decide what kind of new bathroom you want for your home.

Bathroom Size

You need to consider the size of your bathroom when deciding between a modern or traditional bathroom style.  Small bathrooms are often suited to a contemporary style, because contemporary design is focused on making the best possible use of all available space, however limited. As such, contemporary bathrooms will often include space-saving features such as corner baths.

The Airbath Still Water Sovereign has been designed to fit neatly into the corner of the room, but this convenience and functionality has not come at the expense of its aesthetic value, as it still maintains a genuinely grand and impressive appearance.

Airbath Still Water Sovereign

If you are lucky enough to have a large bathroom space to work with, then a traditional bathroom design might be more to your taste. The stark minimalism and functionality of a contemporary bathroom is not for everybody, as some prefer to have something with a bit more character and old-world luxury. A traditional bathroom will often have a large, luxury bath as the centrepiece of the room, such as the majestic Victoria and Albert Roxburgh Bath, which is designed with attention-grabbing beauty and luxury in mind.

Victoria & Albert Roxburgh bath

Creativity and Innovation

Contemporary design is known for incorporating new ideas and technological innovation, so it is likely to be the first port of call for bold, adventurous homeowners looking for an exciting new bathroom. Many people looking for a bit of bathroom wow-factor are likely to find it in stunning modern bathroom technology such as the Vessini Digital 19″ Bathroom Television, a fully waterproof HD television designed to be fixed onto the wall of your bathroom.

However, bathrooms don’t necessarily need to be ultra-modern to be creative and thrilling.A very rewarding option for a new bathroom is to create an opulent, luxurious bathroom from a past era (e.g. Victorian or Edwardian). Products like the Imperial Bathrooms Westminster High Level Toilet and the Tre Mercati Victoria Bath Shower Mixer exude rustic charm and finesse, and can be combined to create a classic, timeless bathroom environment that will provide comfort and elegance for many years to come.

Imperial Bathrooms Westminster High Level Toilet

For a fantastic range of both contemporary and traditional bathroom products of the very highest quality, visit the Ocean Bathrooms website.