What does it take to create a modern bathroom?

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Tastes and styles vary immensely, but the one common link between most modern bathrooms is clean lines and lack of ornamentation. Rather than stuffing your shelves full of tired old towels, toilet scrubbers and thirty bottles of half empty shampoo, tuck your less attractive products away and leave only the essentials on display. Clever storage certainly assists with keeping things out of site.

Light colors are often favorable, being that they reflect light more easily and will make a room seem more spacious. A spot of color such as one wall being a bright color can be sufficient for the whole room.

Large mirrors also play a big factor in this department. The bigger the better. Fill up the space between the walls above your sink with a custom mirror. Don’t buy a cheap mirror at home depot that doesn’t fit the space right. A custom mirror can be purchased and installed for many applications for between $100-$300. When choosing cabinets find something without too many frills. Clean handles make such a difference and if you are purchasing new cabinets stay away from anything with a raised panel for general advice.

With such a vast selection of materials available there are limitless combinations to choose from within the genre. Natural stones are often favorable among the purists including slate, marble, limestone and anything Italian is good of course (kidding). Most importantly select your materials and paint colors together. Look at the whole picture at once to make your selections rather than piece it together one thing at a time.