Add luxury to your bathroom and value to your home

by ANDREW REGAN

If you’re looking to increase the “wow" factor of your home or add value to your property, installing a well designed, modern luxury bathroom might be the perfect answer. The bathroom is one of the most important rooms in the home; as a place of refuge and relaxation where you can spend time washing away the worries of everyday life - so it’s important to create a space that you enjoy and in which you can unwind after a busy day.

There are a number of ways to spruce up an old bathroom: by adding new features such as spa baths, walk-in showers and bidets you can create a bathroom that will impress family, friends and potential buyers alike, as well as reflect your personal taste.

Whirlpool baths - once only found in high-class hotel luxury bathroom suites - are now much more affordable to the everyday homeowner. They've rapidly increased in popularity because of their relaxing properties and hydrotherapy health benefits, which are well known for soothing away aches and pains. Such baths can range in size from large freestanding hot tubs which hold several people, to compact corner baths which even the smallest bathrooms can accommodate - so anybody can install one.

Luxury showers are another way of adding a touch of class to a bathroom or value to your property. Why put up with a shower that offers little more than a cold trickle when you can enjoy a walk-in shower that will massage your body with up to twelve jets? Or, why not install a shower with a steam system, FM radio and CD/MP3 player? Despite the high quality luxury nature of such showers, prices needn't break the bank either: jet showers start at well under £500.

If you think that a great deal of space is needed to install a luxury bathroom, think again. In fact, a number of suites cater to homes with limited space, offering compact corner showers and baths, as well as stylish slim line toilets and basins - all with a high quality finish. However, if space is no object, then a freestanding roll top bath will add an air of elegance to your bathroom. There are a range of styles available, from the traditional double ended model, to slipper baths, boat baths and corner baths.

Installing a modern luxury bathroom will ultimately help you relax, add class to your home and enhance the value of your property - not to mention, give your guests something to talk about!

Andrew Regan is an online, freelance journalist.