Renovating or remodeling a hall bathroom typically means you're renovating the kids bathroom. The problem with this is that kids need different things than adults, and there's a good chance adults will be using the hall bath when you have company or host large dinners or social gatherings.
A short time ago, we wrote a post about the 6 Little Ideas That Can Have a Big Impact in Your Kitchen Remodel. The same principles apply to your North Shore Master Bathroom Remodel. Designing your bathroom may seem like it's mostly about looks - at least that's where most of the fun resides - but how your family uses your household's bathroom spaces is equally important.
We've posted plenty of blogs regarding what you should do or consider for your upcoming North Shore bathroom remodel. For this post, we're going to take a cautionary approach and share the six most common design mistakes we see when we are brought in to repair a bathroom remodel gone awry.
There is nothing that compares to natural lighting in the home. During daylight hours, it creates a feeling of airiness and spaciousness, even in smaller rooms. Once the sun has set, skylights and windows let in enough ambient light from the moon or your exterior landscaping to create a magical glow of its own. Then there are the energy efficient benefits since more natural light means less energy-dependent lighting is needed.
Most of life's messages start as whisper and grow louder if we cease to heed their call. After a couple of decades designing, building and remodeling bathrooms and kitchens, we've seen this same tenet apply. There are some clients who wait until their bathroom sink is practically dangling from the wall before they bite-the-bullet and move forward with a North Shore bathroom remodel.
Often when a homeowner is considering a bathroom remodel or simply updating their existing bathroom the first question they ask is “Do I need a permit?”. Or sometimes it may be “How much does a bathroom remodel cost”. Either way we have the answer for you.
In our line of work, we often wonder if people even know that "cabinet maintenance" is a legitimate component of home maintenance. When we begin bathroom and kitchen remodels, we're usually presented with cabinets that have rarely seen the clean side of a cloth or any attention whatsoever other than the necessary wipe down of an immediate spill.
Choosing fixtures for your Chicago bathroom remodeling project can get overwhelming pretty quick. You may think you know exactly what you want, only to get swept away into the infinite swell of possibilities at a local showroom. It can feel like a grand "Choose Your Own Adventure" gone awry if you don't have a little method involved in your madness.
Have you decided to bite the bullet and proceed with your master bathroom remodel? Good for you. At the very least, you can enjoy a master bathroom that is in alignment with the times (no more olive green 4x4 tiles). At the very most, you can take a deep breath and enjoy the relaxing effects of body sprayers and a steam shower at the end of a long day.
"Should it stay or should it go?" This is often one of the hardest parts about planning a bathroom remodel. Then there are questions regarding aesthetics, function and flow - all of which must be in balance. Finally, it's good to think about what life will be like, in terms of maintenance, once the construction crew finishes and you're left with your gorgeous new bathroom.
