Southwest Virginia [Home & Design] | February 28, 2020

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Hot Bathroom Trends for 2020 Keep your bathroom up-to-date!

Adding or remodeling a bathroom is

in closets or behind walls. This means

and metallics in the vanity or hardware

a popular home improvement project

previously impossible spaces - such as

choices. Contemporary styles with clean

in 2020. Whether it’s a simple powder

in garages, pool houses and attics -

lines and open spaces are key charac-

room, a useful three-quarter or a grand

can now be transformed into stunning

teristics of the modern bathroom. When

master bath, it’s worthwhile to research

bathrooms. The Saniaccess3 is a smart

a splash of color is called for, blues

the top trends so you can create a space

choice for full baths, and the Sani-

dominate the cool tones and salmons

that is functional while also increasing

access2 is ideal for powder rooms.

often infuse warm hues.

Freestanding tubs: For those home-

Vanities and tops: Vanities vary in size

Sensational showers: When it comes to

owners who still enjoy a good soak, say

and shape depending on space. De-

bathing options, showers are the focus.

goodbye to jetted tubs with apron sur-

signs tend to be modern or transitional,

For instance, four in five homeowners

rounds. Freestanding tubs are the ulti-

with elements of interest such as sliding

upgrade the shower during a master

mate in luxurious bathing, providing a

doors that mimic the barn-door trend.

bathroom renovation (83%) and over

focal point that draws the eye in any

Floating vanities are favored, adding an

half increase the shower size (54%),

bathroom while also creating an airy

upscale feel that opens the space. Van-

found the most recent U.S. Houzz Bath-

feeling in the space. If a homeowner

ity tops are made from a host of ma-

rooms Trends Study. Some homeowners

wants to install a freestanding tub where

terials: as granite loses steam, quartz,

are eliminating the tub altogether, add-

no drainage currently exists, a Saniflo

marble and concrete are increasing in

ing multiple showerheads and steam

system is an affordable way to complete

popularity. Finally, when space allows in

features for maximum relaxation.

the project in less time. Learn more at

a master bath, double sinks are a must.

your home’s overall value.

www.saniflo.com. Unique

locations:

A

homeowner’s

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bathroom location desires are no lon-

Color and styles: After avoiding white

ger limited to the property’s existing

color palettes for some time, white on

plumbing and drainage systems. Saniflo

white is back in 2020, offering a clean

technologies use above-floor plumbing

look with sleek appeal. Mixed materi-

with features such as a macerating toi-

als are often used to add visual inter-

let and drain pumps that can be hidden

est, such as a tasteful blend of wood

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