If your bathroom is stuck in the past, with outdated fixtures and a drab design, rejuvenate your look with these 12 bathroom renovation ideas. They will create a luxurious spa-like retreat by incorporating high-quality finishes and bathroom accessories in Ontario. 

Your visitors will be awestruck by the renovations, and you will have a place to unwind at the end of a hard day.

1. Choose a Freestanding Tub

Slide-in bathtubs and showers feel claustrophobic and dated. Freestanding tubs offer a classic look that is light and airy. They are also designed for luxurious soaks after a stressful day. Today, freestanding tubs are sculptural bathroom features creating an alluring focal point. 

They also come in lightweight materials that make it easier to get them into your master ensuite. Paired with a brushed gold gooseneck faucet, you’re ready to soak your troubles away. 

2. Design the Ultimate Walk-in Shower

Along with your soaker tub, you want a spacious walk-in shower with all the modern features. Tiling and glass are the main design features of the walk-in shower, allowing you to create a completely customized look. 

Also, if space makes having a freestanding tub and a full-sized walk-in shower challenging, glass walls can create that same open feel in half the area. 

3. Go Heavy on the Water Features 

Today’s showers are heavy on water features with three-way water functions, soothing handheld massagers, and the must-have rainfall shower head. An assortment of metals makes it easy to stay on trend, whether it is crisp matte black, brushed gold, or tried and true brushed nickel, all popular choices for bathroom accessories in Ontario. 

4. Finesse Your Tile

As mentioned, tile is a significant design feature in your spa bathroom. Finessing your tile takes talent, as you must ensure the scale, colours, and shapes work well together. Some tile rules of thumb include:

  • Bathroom Size: Most people think large bathrooms love large format tiles, while small bathrooms or showers contain more minor scales like mosaics or subway tiles.

    However, you can also create a feeling of spaciousness using larger format tiles in smaller spaces by choosing solid, lighter colours. Also, you need to break up larger areas using various tile sizes and help create unity for the purposeful spaces in your bathroom.  
  • Choose a Colour Palette: Choose a few colours and stick with them. It’s okay to have a bold accent colour to make a statement, but avoiding too many colours is best.

    For example, you might choose gray and white tones with Carerra marble as your jumping-off point and then add an accent colour like black, green or blue.
  • Don’t be Afraid to Experiment: Variety is the spice of life, so don’t be afraid to vary the scales and patterns of your tiles.

    For example, you might use subway tiles in your shower with a mosaic accent, then carry that same mosaic accent as a trim on the floor to compliment a marble herringbone pattern.
  • Consider Texture: You can create texture in a few ways. It can be a texture on the tile itself. This effect is done by combining different coloured tiles or adding dimension based on how you lay the tile, such as a herringbone pattern, diamond patterns, etc. 

5. Add Some Wood

Although tile is always a given in bathroom design, wood is making a big splash. Using wood as a floor in the shower, as an accent on the ceiling, or to create a textured focal point behind your freestanding tub creates warmth—the mid-century teak look with its elegant thin slats. 

For example, it makes a retro yet modern look, while painted shiplap creates a softer look that is as comforting as a warm hug. 

6. Heat Your Floors

Nothing says spa better than luxurious heated floors. Since you’re already retiling the floors, adding radiant heat is worth the splurge. 

Imagine the warmth underfoot on those cold winter mornings or when stepping out of the tub after a long soak on a stormy fall evening.  

7. Pump Up the Volume

Whether you need a heavy bass riff to get you psyched to face your day, soft, gentle classical music when soaking in the tub, or cool and sexy jazz when enjoying a shower massage, adding a shower sound system is a next-level luxury. 

Add voice control to make it easy to call out your requests to suit your mood. 

8. Factor in the Faucets 

Bathroom faucets for your tub, vanity, and your shower should all share the same design aesthetic and metal. That said, feel free to choose a show-stopper faucet for your freestanding tub if you want to make a statement. 

9. Vanity Fair

Your vanity is another prominent feature in your spa-like bathroom. Today painted vanities are in, adding soft tones or a punch of colour to reflect your sense of style. 

Consider repurposing an exciting find from your local flea market and painting it. Add a vessel sink and a wall-mounted faucet, and you’ll create a one-of-a-kind look with a truly stand-out feature. 

10. Light Up Your Life

Your light fixtures add a touch of sparkle and serve a practical purpose. Consider adding mood and task lighting in your bathroom. For example, when getting ready to go to work or out with friends, you’ll need task lighting to apply makeup, do your hair, manscape etc. 

So, your vanity lights should be installed and designed to cast a flattering, more natural light. When soaking in the tub, you want softer lighting to ease you into complete relaxation, so that you might add an elegant chandelier above the tub.

If your shower is darker, you’ll want a separate overhead light. Another option is introducing more natural light, whether installing a frosted window or skylight.

11. Reflect Your Sense of Style

Your vanity mirror is another opportunity to add some design details. You can choose a simple mirror free of a frame but with a pretty oval shape and elegant bevelled edge, an intricate frame with distinct carving, or a practical mirror that looks lovely on the outside and provides organization options and storage behind the scenes. 

Scale is necessary when choosing a mirror, as something too small will appear unsubstantial, and something too big might create overwhelming reflections of the less flattering aspects of your bathroom. 

12. Toilet Placement

While not the prettiest fixture in the room, the toilet has a rightful place in your bathroom. Consider creating a separate stall with a stunning door or wall, or choose a spot in a less prominent position so it’s not the first thing you see when you enter the room. 

It is also your chance to opt for modern features such as auto flush, lid closing, or a bidet with multiple settings. And truth be told, there are some pretty snazzy toilet designs out there, so it might be something you are more enamoured with in the end. 

Your One-Stop-Shop for Bathroom Accessories in Ontario

If you’re interested in creating the DIY bathroom renovation of your dreams, Cosmaroma is here to help. Whatever your taste, design experience and budget, we have the tools and accessories you need to get the job done. 

For more information on the many Cosmaroma bathroom accessories in Ontario, click here, or visit one of our Cosmaroma showrooms to speak to our bathroom experts.