Your Bathroom is Your Home's Sanctuary - Treat it Well

When it comes to your daily routine, you can count on using the bathroom more times than other rooms. The bathroom proves its usefulness every day – helping us prepare for bed or getting us ready to start the day. Since it plays such an important part of the day, wouldn’t you want to enjoy your bathroom as much as possible? An upgrade may be in your future if you feel that your bathroom could be a more useful and enjoyable place. To accomplish this improvement goal, there are several options that you can consider performing to your bathroom.

When planning upgrades to your bathroom, you should be thinking about accessibility for the bathing area. The simple act of getting in and out of a bathtub can be challenging depending on your physical abilities. A walk-in shower can be a great option if your bathtub is creating accessibility issues for your daily bathing routine. You can reduce much of the struggle of bathing accessibility by getting a tub-to-shower conversion in your bathroom. You can increase accessibility even more with a roll-in shower, a good solution if you need wheelchair access. A quick internet search (i.e. bathroom remodeling Indianapolis) can produce a list of companies that can help with tub to shower conversions.

If you prefer to bathe in a bathtub, but have accessibility issues, a walk-in tub might be a solution to consider. There is no need to bend over when bathing in a walk-in tub, as the sitting area is well above the level of the floor. A swing-open watertight door is also a common feature on walk-in tubs, eliminating the need to hike legs over tub walls. For additional comfort, walk-in-tubs will typically have a number of water jets located to target various body parts. If you are on a tight budget you might have to consider other options however, as walk-in tubs can be rather expensive.

If tub appearance is more important than accessibility, your best option could be the less-costly bathtub surround. In as little as a day a bathtub surround can be installed over your existing tub and shower walls to provide a fresh look. Your bathing area will typically remain cleaner with an acrylic tub surround, as they are mold and mildew resistant. An even lower-cost solution would be to only cover your bathtub (not the bath walls) with a bathtub liner. Searching the internet (i.e. bathroom remodeling Chicago) can present you with a list of these alternate bath remodeling solutions.

If your goal is a low-cost solution to freshening up your bathroom, there are several cheaper solutions to consider. Your local home improvement store likely sells bathtub paint, which can provide a new, durable coating for your tub. Bathtub paint takes a little time to cure, but when it does your tub will look like you just purchased it. Once your tub is painted you can install new shower fixtures and a shower liner to complete the bathing area upgrade. Once you have completed the bathing area, a fresh coat of paint on the bathroom walls can be applied (as well as towels).

I hope you find the information presented here useful for making your next major life decision.