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33 common bathroom design mistakes – and how to dodge them

Sidestep these pitfalls to save time and money
Being seduced by the showroom
Forgetting to futureproof
Knocking down resale value
Leaving out counter space
Forgetting finishing touches
Not considering worst-case scenarios
Not thinking about height
Not looking up
Not having a back-up bathroom
Not filling the bath
Lazy layouts
Poor pipe planning
Switching things around unnecessarily
Thinking too big for a small space
Not including enough storage
Insufficient heating
Poor ventilation
Choosing incompatible fittings
Wasting water
Using the wrong finishes in the wrong places
Careless lighting
Not having a tiling plan
Putting wall tiles on the floor
Overlooking the importance of good grouting
Doing it all yourself
Not asking the experts
Not shopping around
Not taking advantage of trade discounts
Miscalculating delivery times
Not checking orders as they arrive
Not protecting the rest of the house
Blowing the budget
Going too big... or too small with tiles
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Sidestep these pitfalls to save time and money

There’s a lot more to designing a bathroom than choosing taps and tiles (as fun as that part is). Get it right, and you will have a beautiful, functional space that you will enjoy spending time in every day. Get it wrong, and you could end up with a bathroom plagued by impractical niggles or, worse, that needs to be completely refitted. Click through the common mistakes and designing your dream bathroom needn’t become a nightmare.
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Rebecca Davies

04 October 2019

Interiors

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