Matching Kitchen and Bathroom

by Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger

24 Apr 2008 08:07 AM

One recent trend in home renovation and design that I have been seeing lately is the matching of kitchen and bathroom to create a sense of continuity in the home. This idea expands on the modern sense of open space in a home, with wide open areas and a sense of flow throughout the home.

In the past, kitchens and bathrooms were treated as separate islands in the home. They were functional spaces that were often isolated from the rest of the home. A bathroom might feature colors, such as bright pink, or a kitchen bright yellow, that you would not normally find in other areas of the home. These rooms were more closed off from the rest of the house and often reflected different looks.

Today, people rejoice in that sense of the home being one living area, rather than it being composed of sections. But how can you achieve that continuity without removing the bathroom door? Here are some tips to achieve this type of design.

The biggest impact you can make is to match the kitchen cabinets to the bathroom cabinets. use the same wood and style of doors. Even the draw pulls and other hardware can match. If your kitchen countertops are granite, consider using the same in your bathrooms. Faucet fixtures are another area in which you can match the kitchen and the bathroom.

Take a look at your flooring. Do you have hardwood floors throughout but not in the kitchen and bathrooms? For a first floor bath, consider having the flooring flow continuously into the room. For practical purposes (carpet usually does not do well in kitchens and bathrooms), you can just match the flooring in the kitchen and the same floor bathroom. Large tile is a nice choice, especially when turned on a diagonal. You can also consider using the same tile in different sizes: larger for the kitchen and smaller for the bathroom for the continuity.

Mary Ann Romans writes about everything related to saving money in the Frugal Blog, technology in the Computing Blog, and creating a home in the Home Blog. You can read more of her articles by clicking here.

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Samual (11722) 24 Apr 2008 08:44 AM

Surely it just makes you feel like you should be having a poo in your kitchen and cooking tea in the bathroom?

Mary Ann Romans (26886) 24 Apr 2008 10:32 AM

Maybe some people enjoy just that! Thanks for the smile.