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Home interiors designs and trends impact and influence the bathroom interiors and design trends. The year 2012 is going to be bright and happy with loads of colours. It’s an year that will focus more on fun, form and function. It’s going to be budget friendly and still very modern, chic and vivid.
 The trend says be bold and do not shy away from a mix match. Use host of colours right from the earthy to neutral tones to the brighter and funkier shades complementing each other giving your bathroom a cheerful vibe. Keeping the basic fittings intact there can be a splash of colour here and there. You can even keep the basic colour pallet neutral and use single colour bathroom accessories throughout.
Top Trends for Bathroom Interiors 2012
Technology in Your Bathroom
This year will see a lot of indulgence into luxury and entertainment brought into your bathrooms with hi-tech products. Mirrors with back lit LEDs, steam shower cabins and water proof television sets in the bathroom define an ultimate luxury.
Clean Cut Lines and Shapes
Clean lines and simple shapes give a neat and a clutter free design providing the interiors with both Form and Function.
Accent with Colours
Adding some cheer to a plain looking bathroom, the colourful accessories like bathroom sets, toilet seats, bath mats and shower curtains will be in vogue. A dash of colour will not only cheer up the place but also add a fun element in the bathroom making it suitable for all ages.
Use of Textures
Textured surfaces will be in. Especially for bathroom tiles, it will be mixing and colour coding of tiles to create space and to compartmentalise. A mix match of mosaics and plain is the best option. Textured floor tiles that have a grip and are slip resistant are clear winners for this year and hopefully many more years to come.
Function Will be of Supreme Importance
Hi-tech or colourful whatever product you choose, its look and design will take a backseat with function being the most important criteria. Storage in bathrooms has become very important due to modern lifestyle. With no time to clean and de-clutter, effective storage helps keep everything in place and makes the bathroom look neat. Hence all the storage be it laundry cabinets and baskets, tall boys or under sink cabinets or bathroom organisers they are all very useful. Also bathroom furniture will enjoy its share of importance. It adds both function and luxury to the bathrooms.
Proper and Functional Lighting
Lighting will remain one of the major design elements this year. Apart from back lit mirrors, ambient lighting in bath tubs and shower enclosures will be the trend. Lighting for decoration and highlighting art works in a bathroom give a very high-end appeal and a posh look to the bathroom. Having natural light illuminate the bathroom during day time is in.
Black is Beautiful
Black is considered beautiful and exudes power. Adding black to your bathrooms sure makes a statement. Black bath tubs are one of the major trends for this year.
Victorian plumbing has pepped up its collection for 2012, with beautiful and colourful bathroom accessories, amazing black bath tubs, hi-tech shower cabins, Led laced mirrors excellent bathroom furniture options and many more items to provide for a complete bathroom renovation.
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