Bring Spring Inside Your Home’s Bathrooms

by Expert Contributors David Gura & Lew Gura, Owners of Bryn Mawr Glass

Nature’s renewal outdoors at this time of year often gets us wanting to also do some renewals inside our home. It feels good to exchange the heavy drapes that kept out winter drafts for thin window treatments that let in spring’s sunny days and fresh breezes. Free air and light outside each day not only help reduce energy costs, they’re good for your mind, body and mood. If you’re looking to bring more sunshine inside, your home’s bathrooms should be on your consideration list.

One way to lighten up your shower or tub is to replace your traditional shower curtain and its waterproof liner with frameless shower doors. In addition to that aesthetic improvement, it’s a way to give your bathroom a modern and streamlined look. Removing the shower curtain and liner allows more light into the shower/tub area. Frameless or framed shower doors will also save energy by reducing drafts and chills.

Just as clothing trends change every year, interior home design trends don’t stay the same for very long. When checking what’s trending for bathrooms this year, many homeowners report that they’ve decided to change out their tub and shower combo for a larger enclosed shower with frameless doors. They like how those doors stop water from pooling because gone are the nooks and crannies where water used to collect. And they especially like how frameless shower doors greatly reduce or eliminate the need to remove mildew and mold, which are so typical with shower curtains and liners.

For the many homeowners who still want to have a tub, frameless and framed shower doors can be installed above the tub. This makes bathing still enjoyable, and water can no longer splash out onto the floor because the tub/shower is now enclosed.

Another way to bring more light into your bathroom is by adding mirrors, especially custom-made mirrors designed to make the most of the size and shape of your bathroom. Mirrors in a bathroom create two great results: They reflect natural and artificial light, and they also create the illusion that your bathroom is larger than its actual size.

As you consider interior design changes, consider trends, of course, but always choose what best matches your family’s lifestyle and what’s possible based on your home’s current or potential design and your budget for making changes. The good news is that any size budget can usually afford some changes that will feel and look new, bright and beautiful for a long time!

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