It is a well know fact that the kitchen is the heaviest used room in the house.
It certainly gets more foot traffic especially if there is a door leading to the outside but surely the Bathroom is also well used.
It is usually the female of the species who spends quite amazing amounts of time soaking or showering using every soap and shampoo known to man.
Perhaps if the bathroom has not had a makeover itself in a very long time then it needs one now.
If your bathroom is 'of a certain age' then maybe it does not have shower facilities apart from a hand held contraption that is a sort of hose pipe you can use to wash your hair and that's it.
Time then for some serious thinking.
Although it is a small room it is easy to get carried away with thoughts of larger baths, shower curtains, bidet, toilet, sink, cupboards, mirrors on the walls and other seemingly important items like heated towel rails.
And unless you are having under floor heating there has to be space for the radiator to fix to the wall.
You must make a budget and do your utmost to stick to it.
If you are adding items to the bathroom then it is a must that you draw up a plan both of the anticipated final look of the room and the order in which each task has to be carried out.
Finding the fixtures and fittings has never been easier since the worldwide web introduced us to online shopping.
Having said that there are numerous high street outlets and home improvement stores where each and every item is available for viewing.
Your full blown bathroom remodeling job has to be planned as we have already mentioned and it makes sense to start with the bath itself.
Are you considering re-positioning it perhaps north to south instead of east to west? In fact are you having a bath at all or converting the area into a stand-up shower area? Getting new items for the bathroom is one thing but what about the walls.
Would marble look better than tiles? It would certainly be easier to keep clean.
Cleaning between tiles has never been the most pleasant of jobs after all.
Any substantial changes should be overseen by a contractor especially if changes to the plumbing and electrical utilities are concerned.
You will need to locate where the electrical and water lines are so you can tell the workmen and advise them where you want them moved to.
As with any job of his nature make enquires from friends concerning a professional firm and get some idea if you can of their calibre of workmanship before signing on the dotted line.
You may find your local home improvement specialists can recommend a professional to you.