Fantasy Bathroom: Shower Horizontally!

Here is something to be awe of: The Horizonal shower from Dornbracht. 

Their website explains: 

"For the first time, Horizontal Shower permits showering using the Ambiance Tuning Technique while reclining. The application combines six Water Bars recessed into a broad shower field above a reclining space, along with an eTool as the main operating element. Just as with Vertical Shower, with Horizontal Shower the user can also choose from among a variety of pre-programmed choreographies, offering a range of settings for water temperature, intensity and quantity. The user can decide from among Balancing, Energizing or De-Stressing effects."

Its decadent, luxurious and we can't help but want to try this out! [source]

Stunning Shower Room in the Netherlands

This beautiful shower room belongs to the owners of The Villa Hendrikx in Almere, Netherlands, which was completed only a few years ago – in 2009. It has been designed by 70F Architecture.
The modern architects decided to take a minimalistic approach to create and implement the interior design as well as the layout of the contemporary home. The entire house has featured on the Chictip blog. 

We love the long parallel lines in this room that help create a sense of space and length. The elongated basin complements this look. The wall hung vanity also helps the room appear wider.

The contrast between the dark grey tiles and the white wall is a bold one and the red splash of colour really sets it off.

The shelf that has been built into the shower wall acts as a practical storage and there remains a sense of privacy with the wall being set between the basin and shower area. 

Overall, this is design-perfection. 

Unique Basin for the Bathroom

We at Roman Elements love to discover new products that, individually, can inspire the look of an entire room. To the left is a beautiful basin by Emanuele Pangrazi. It is both modern and rustic and would look perfect on top of a handmade, bespoke vanity unit. It is a feature in itself and its boldness would contrast wonderfully with a simple tap fitted to the wall.

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2012 Bathroom Trends: Natural Wonder Fittings

NUMBER THREE: Fittings that evoke a sense of the natural world.
Many bathroom designers have created fittings that replicate flowers, twigs, leaves and even dry earth in attempt to create a bathroom that is a soothing sanctuary. When we picture ourselves in a relaxing location it could be in idyllic countryside or near a cascading waterfall.
Much like the Motif Basin that we featured a few days ago, this Kreto shower tray from Roca reflects nature in it's resemblances to snow flakes.
It is beautifully simple and unique and can add a touch of nature's wonder to your bathroom space.

Scandanavian Style Bathrooms

We recently across a lovely blog called My Scandinavian Home run by Niki. She sources and posts an array of inspiring images of the home. What attracted our attention initially was the unique way in which accessories pull a bathroom design together. For instance the image to the right is a very neutral space; white suite, grey floor and pale walls. The individual details are what personalise this room. The mirror is quite large, possibly intended to create the illusion of more space and the art can be said to contrast with the simplicity with its surroundings [source via Plante Deco]

We like the minimal oval shape bath which and basin on a pedestal... the mixing of modern and old is a look that we feel works quite well.

The image to the left presents a very different look. It appears that the bath is constructed entirely out of stone which recaptures the beauty of sculpting out of natural materials... just like the marble sculptors of Greece used to. To us, this design is quite rustic but we love the contrast of the chrome taps against the weathered stone bath. This is another instance of mixing old with new; the juxtaposition of the two creates a look which is both on trend and quite unique. To the right is the basin from the same bathroom. [source]

2012 Bathroom Trends: Shower Heads

NUMBER TWO: Over-sized shower heads
This is the perfect way to create a spa-like experience in your own shower room.
The image presents Lounge rain shower head from Porcelanosa, who are also the suppliers of other luxury fittings and tiles.
From our own experience, the bigger the shower space the more impact the shower head will have. we recommend good water pressure, a shower tray deep enough to withstand the extra spray and a ceiling strong enough to take the weight!

Bathroom Beauties: Inspiration from Chictip.com

Chictip has a very impressive collection of inspiring images and blog posts to browse through. We are overwhelmed by the sheer amount of beautiful bathrooms to be seen all in once place. In many cases, photographs of individual bathrooms are shown along side the other rooms in the same house. Lets just say that we are experiencing major design-envy right now.

The purpose of this post is just to prove to you that bathrooms need not be the room that gets left until last in your home renovation. It deserves just as much attention as your kitchen or your living room and has just as much potential to be a space to be proud of. 

We at Roman Elements offer a design service that can help get the best out of your bathroom or shower room. Whether you'd like a simple design, with clean lines and a contemporary colour scheme or a more decadent look with dark tiles and contrasting furniture and suite. We work with you to achieve the look you crave. 

What we particularly like about this design is the clean straight lines and the contrast created between the dark wall and floor tiles and the bright white bathtub. The unusual shape of the bath is very contemporary and we encourage our clients to be forward thinking in their design. This ensures that the space remains up-to-date and adds value to their property.