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.

Two rooms, one house: Formby Gallery

Some of our most recent work fitted in a house in Formby. 

Tiles, suite and fittings supplied by Fired Earth. 

Family Bathroom:

 

Ensuite shower room:

Before and After:

Elegance and Class: Etched Glass Motif Basin

This is quite stunning in our opinion. We first saw this on the Chictip blog but it can be found on the Omnivo website.
Add a subtle amount of sophistication to your bathroom with this motif basin. The patterns are hand-etched into glass that is fitted into a solid surface and polished. The basin is fitted with a chrome plug and spacer. The reflection of the design appears on the  counter, creating an elegant pattern.
Available in three patterns, Pebble, Kaleidoscope and Forest, the basin is constructed with finished timber and hand-etched glass. 

There is something quite naturalistic about this product. It conjures images of sunlight shining through leaves and tress, casting shadows on the ground. It is simply beautiful and this one in particular is our favourite of the the designs. 

This would complement a simple bathroom suite and neutral colour scheme. To ensure it's rightful place as the centre piece of your bathroom, clean lines and simple accessories should surround it. 

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. 

The Wow Factor: Customise your shower experience with Kohler

The people at Kohler have developed a system in which you can customise your shower experience.With easy-to-use menu based-navigation controls, you can have your shower the way you like it. Change the temperature, spray intensity and angle of water delivery and with an additional upgrade, you can play your own music, incorporate steam and set lights that move and change colours. Over the top, we hear you say? 

Quite possibly. But you can't deny the sheer genius behind it all. Having installed remote controlled televisions into the shower cubicles in the past, we thought we'd seen it all, but here you are able to fine-tune the smallest details. 

This is a customised bathroom experience for the contemporary shower. 

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