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8 Ideas for creating your dream bathroom

Bathroom renovation can be a daunting prospect – often it is difficult to know where to begin. Here are a few ideas to get you started. You can usually get planning advice in-store but you can start your own plan at home on a piece of graph paper.

By Carolyn BaileyPublished: 05 June 2013

Product, Wall, Property, Tile, Plumbing fixture, Room, Architecture, Bathtub, Floor, Real estate,

Position your shower cubicle right next to your bath to save on space

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Fired Earth

Mustique bath, from £6000; Metro wall mounted bath spout and single lever mixer £1000; Metro Grande exposed shower, £2000; Malacassa brick mosaics, £149.93 per sq m, all Fired Earth, (firedearth.com).

This handsome washstand will give you lots of open storage under the counter

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Neptune

Chichester countertop washstand and basin, £850; Versailles mirror (55x80cm), £150; Somerton Willow basket, from £25, all Neptune, (neptune.com).

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Sleek and stylish, this freestanding bath makes a great statement piece

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Bathstore

Lagoon bath, £1,799 and OpenWater mono bath filler tap, £379, Bathstore (bathstore.com).

Walk in showers can work well in the corner of a bathroom

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Ripples

Classic fittings and luxurious Crema Marfil marble create a simple uncluttered look in this stunning bathroom.

Stanneus Bateau copper bath with hand-polished tin coating, £4,500; large walk-in shower with concealed shower valve, £295; overhead rose and arm, £460; bespoke shower screen, price on application and crema Marfill marble tiles, £68 per sq m, all Ripples (ripples.ltd.uk).

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The printed design on this basin would work well in a modern home or a teenager’s bathroom

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Roca

Urban basin, £336, Roca (uk.roca.com)

Compact and space saving, this corner loo and neat basin are ideal for a downstairs cloakroom where space is tight

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Ideal Standard

Pan, £170; cistern, £155; basin, £220, all Concept Space, Ideal Standard (ideal-standard.co.uk).

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Bathe and shower all at once. Bliss!

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Alternative Bathroom Company

Darling new acrylic bath 190x90 with led lighting & 2 headrest, £ 2,734; thermostatic square bath filler with shower, £672; square towel warmer 50 x 160cm, £ 672, all Alternative Bathroom Company (alternativebathrooms.com).