When choosing your modern styled bathroom suite, go for sharp, clean lines, either squared or rounded.
Consider wall-hung basins and toilets, which clear the floor space, giving a clean, minimal look. Cleaning is easier, but make sure a structural engineer checks your wall is strong enough to support the weight.
Free-standing baths aren't just for period homes. There are very modern, sleek designs for free-standing baths. Create a stunning focal point in your modern bathroom.
Consider using fitted bathroom furniture in your contemporary bathroom. It streamlines all your bathroom fixtures, giving smooth, clean lines to your bathroom - and loads of storage space. No clutter on show! Choose white to blend in with your suite and fixtures, or dark wood for a great contemporary feel.
Make a statement with your basin, and choose a cutting-edge basin design. Pick a basin in a bright new color - turquoise is popular, or glossy black. Or, choose a basin in stone, granite or glass. Pick a small, bowl design, that sits on top of a wash-stand or console table.
Make sure you choose sleek, contemporary taps - in a brushed stainless steel finish, to fit with your new bathroom.
Choose neutral tiles in white or off-white/stone colors. Stone effect and neutral looking tiles are great, modern, decorating bathroom ideas. Or, try glass tiles for a really unusual look.
If you want to make a dramatic statement in your bathroom (and it won't make a small room too dark!) go for glossy black tiles. They will look stunning against a sleek, white suite.
Tile shapes should be extra large, or extra small mosaic tiles, or very narrow or rectangular-shaped, arranged in a brick-style pattern. Try to avoid using the boring, square, standard tiles, if you want a stunning modern bathroom.
Using matching or similar tiles for the whole room - walls and floor - is also a very good decorating bathroom idea, to simplify and unify your whole bathroom look.
Go for some smart, chrome towel rails.
Check out some of the fabulous, contemporary bathroom gadgets - if your budget allows! Look out for:
o Wellness showers - with mood-enhancing, chromatherapy lights, steam and aromatherapy.
o Massage jets and showers.
o Remote controlled showers and baths.
o Sensor controlled mood lighting.
o Small, flat screen TV - for viewing in the bath.
Keep your color scheme white or neutral - add black, brown or grey, to add a touch of drama.
Add color with towels and accessories - a zingy lime green is the color of the moment. It looks great with white, neutrals, black, grey, brown and dark wood.
Choose soap-dispensers, soap-dishes, toothbrush holders and storage boxes in stainless steel and glass or dark wood - to keep to the cutting-edge, contemporary decorating bathroom ideas.
