Ideally, a master bathroom should provide an experience beyond functionality. When properly designed or remodeled, master bathrooms can become personal retreats, spaces that put luxury and comfort first without sacrificing efficiency. Some outdated designs can be difficult to rework into an exceptional master bathroom, but the potential benefits are worth the effort.
These five essential features can make any bathroom remodel more functional, modern, comfortable, and luxurious. When executed properly, a master bathroom can increase the sale value of the home or become the best part about keeping it for years to come.
1. Spa-Like Shower
For master bathrooms that can accommodate them, designers and homeowners should put a spacious walk-in shower at the top of their priority list. Once the shower-tub combination is removed from the design, the space opens up to create a more airy, relaxing, and navigable experience.
Working with designers, homeowners can use new showers to create a spa-like experience. Adding features such as frameless glass enclosures, built-in shelves or seats, high-end tiling, and luxury body jets and showerheads, the experience can become the focal point of the room and even a selling point for the house.
2. Quality Flooring Materials
Refreshing the tile or stone floors can completely revitalize a master bathroom. Experienced designers source high-quality materials in different colors, sizes, and shapes and leverage the experience of their tradesmen to match the look of the new floor to the owner’s exact vision.
Today, the pattern, material, and style of flooring are just as important as what the new floor can add to the experience. Most homeowners know that wooden floors are a poor match for the high-humidity bathroom environment. Despite this, high-quality laminates can mimic the appearance of wooden flooring without the disadvantages.
However, for spaces that can accommodate it, tile and natural stone give bathroom flooring the grounded, spa-like feel that many homeowners aim for. Integrating modern features like underfloor heating systems with smart thermostats elevates the vision for a remodeled bathroom into true spa-like luxury.
3. Dual Vanity Space
Dual vanities can turn a master bathroom into a more practical space for multiple individuals to use at the same time. Without sacrificing privacy, dual vanities can complement the overall design with high-quality countertop materials, customized storage solutions, and durable hardware.
To maximize their utility, designers can integrate hidden drawers and organizers into the vanities themselves to declutter the space. Using matching mirrors, integrated lighting, and sophisticated fixtures, dual vanities can turn a remodeled master bathroom into a private hotel suite, capable of accommodating busy mornings without sacrificing sophistication.
4. Luxurious Tub
Though standard bathrooms represent everyday utility, luxurious soaking tubs should not be neglected if the space can comfortably accommodate one. In addition to a shower, soaking tubs become statements of pure luxury that can elevate an evening or weekend routine into something special.
The bathroom layout should be considered when choosing a tub, but even medium-sized bathrooms can integrate clever built-ins to reduce their footprint. For spacious, open-plan rooms, a freestanding soaking tub made from natural materials like copper or cast iron, or one made from acrylic or stone resin, offers a range of aesthetics for homeowners to choose from.
While half-baths can focus on pure utility, the master bathroom can be reworked into a luxury experience. Few fixtures embody this better than a freestanding stone or metal soaking tub.
5. Revamped Lighting Design
Lighting can be just as important to the flow and harmony of a master bathroom as the tile or fixtures. The right lighting directs the user’s gaze, improves their experience, and invites feelings of comfort and enjoyment. Rather than a single direct source of lighting, modern designers can take a layered approach to combining different lighting types to create a more cohesive experience. For example,
- Task lighting can be focused around mirrors and other fixtures to give direct light when needed
- Ambient lighting overhead can be recessed to provide general lighting only when needed
- Accent lights can highlight fixtures and architectural features to create a softer atmosphere
- Natural light can be incorporated through skylights or windows to make the space feel calmer and more inviting
Remodeling the master bathroom lighting should focus on adding highlights, accents, and harmony to other features commonly used purely for utility. For example, strategically placed lights can accentuate a mirror or improve its overall functionality. Combining techniques can enhance the impact of every remodeling choice, not just the lighting fixtures.
Partner with Southern Maryland Kitchen & Bath to Remodel the Master Bathroom in Style
Master bathroom remodels provide exciting opportunities to enhance an important space with essential features such as high-end flooring, spa-like showers, freestanding tubs, dual vanities, and better lighting choices.
At Southern Maryland Kitchen & Bath, our designers partner with tradesmen and material suppliers to prioritize essential features and turn homeowners’ visions for their ideal master bathrooms into new daily routines. Contact our team today to integrate these essential features in a way that makes sense for your unique space.
