Bathroom Styles - Bathroom Surface Trends for 2022
With 2022 well underway installers are seeing an array of new bathroom trends informing their customers’ bathroom projects. Following the challenges and uncertainty that 2021 dealt us, as Europe’s leading supplier of bathroom panels, we are forecasting three common themes that will likely be informing the way in which homeowners look to redesign or update their homes for the upcoming year and beyond: hopefulness, tranquillity, and personal sanctuary.
We have seen significant growth in the bathroom panels market as more consumers look to find surface solutions that are diverse in design, easy-fit and low maintenance. We have also noted that there is an increasing demand for larger size shower panel kits in the last year, with people opting to dedicate more space to the showering and bathing area and create a practical and more luxurious impact in their bathrooms.
With this in mind, the shower and bathing zone is becoming even more integral to the overarching bathroom design and as such colour, pattern and texture are being used in new and innovative ways to make the shower space the centerpiece of the bathroom and evoke an enhanced sense of luxury and wellness.
Here, we highlight some of the key surface looks and designs that are trending amongst consumers so far this year.
Neutral colours and a rethink on marble
The ever-popular look of marble will become much softer too, with homeowners set to favour marble designs with more delicate veining. Marble effects, a look that can be expertly achieved with bathroom panels thanks to their waterproof core, are also now shifting towards softer, neutral tones where a warmer style is desired.
Decadent heritage
Decadent heritage is a fusion of a luxurious, decadent style enriched with statement features and colour, with a design that is reminiscent of historic and cultural references. For example, Casablanca-inspired mosaics are steeped in Moroccan culture and are perfect for creating a feature wall in the bathroom. Our Abruzzo panels use this pattern in shades of grey and black to make an eye-catching statement that can easily create the centrepiece for the entire space.
Decadent heritage bathrooms will also feature period brassware, rich brass accents and sculpted shapes within ceramics, lighting, furniture and accessories.
In addition, our Elite range of panels are all completely trim-less with post-formed edges which creates a uniquely seamless and curved edging, adding a premium look and quality finish that perfectly suits this up-and-coming bathroom trend.
Textured stone
The trend for industrial style bathrooms in recent years has seen homeowners demanding more from the surface materials in their home – from exposed brick to terrazzo, slate and natural stones. The notion of having natural-style materials in the bathroom can be very grounding and soothing, creating a relaxing and calming environment where homeowners can retreat to and unwind at the end of a long day. Many of our Elite panel designs offer a signature textured effect and offer more cost-efficiency than opting for natural materials.
Textured stone effects can be used to make a statement in the bathroom in several different ways: within the shower enclosure itself, wall-to-wall throughout the bathroom for a really striking and tactile design, or even mix-and-matched with other contrasting or complementing stone effect designs for an aesthetic that really strives to extract the beauty of the natural world and bring it into the home.
Panels from our Elite range offer an exclusive patented design that require no trims, allowing for a completely seamless finish. Made from 100% Waterproof materials with a 15 year guarantee.
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