| Many people like the idea of bathroom design that | | | | flooring such as travertine or marble. |
| spotlights nature. TV advertising shows a person | | | | Natural Showers and Tubs |
| washing hair or showering under a pristine waterfall, | | | | Your nature bathroom design should be mirrored in |
| and it strikes a chord within us. Nature is, to most | | | | your choice of shower or tub. A marble or imitation |
| people, linked to ideas of cleanliness. Clean and green. | | | | marble tub is a good choice. Use warm, deep brown |
| A nature bathroom design focuses on this inner | | | | shades of marble. Where price is not a consideration, |
| response. It builds on the theme, incorporating water, | | | | look for a natural wood or stone tub. |
| trees, rocks, grass, and flowers. It may include fish or | | | | If you want a shower stall instead of a tub, choose a |
| seashells. Anything that is a part of nature is | | | | clear glass stall with swinging door. Install rock wall tile |
| potentially a part of a nature bathroom design. | | | | inside the shower, and a rain shower head. |
| Private Spa | | | | Natural Vanity and Sink |
| A nature bathroom design can achieve the feeling of | | | | Wood and stone are important to carry the nature |
| a private spa. It is said that the word "spa" comes | | | | bathroom design into the vanity and sink. Your vanity |
| from the town of Spa, Belgium. That town has been | | | | is the bathroom's focal point. Bamboo would be a |
| known for its deep, soaking baths and relaxing | | | | good choice of wood. Mount a stone vessel sink on |
| atmosphere from the reign of Julius Caesar. Achieve | | | | top of the vanity for a clean, natural looking |
| that relaxing atmosphere with nature's designs. Keep | | | | bathroom design. |
| your colors warm, your design quiet, and your spirit | | | | Natural Faucets |
| free. | | | | Look for faucets with a bamboo design. The most |
| Natural Lighting | | | | natural resemble upright bamboo sections intersected |
| Natural, soft lighting is relaxing. Work skylights into | | | | by a second, angled section. The second section |
| your bathroom design, if possible, to let in the natural | | | | ends in an inch or so of half bamboo, allowing water |
| light. If skylights are not possible, use long, narrow | | | | to flow forth as it does in Asian fountains. Choose a |
| windows in the upper part of your walls. Make the | | | | metal with a bamboo wood tone finish. |
| bathroom airy. | | | | Natural Accessories |
| Halogen lighting is more natural than more | | | | Once you have completed the larger part of your |
| conventional incandescent bulbs. Install dimmer | | | | nature bathroom design, you will want to accessorize |
| switches so that you can enjoy relaxing light for a | | | | in the same theme. Look for natural materials for |
| deep tub soak, or bright light for personal grooming. | | | | accessories. Use wood freely - towel bars and |
| Natural Walls | | | | shelves - mirrors framed in wood. Use wicker |
| A nature bathroom design originates in the backdrop | | | | baskets for extra towels or magazines. A hollowed |
| of natural walls. Make them set the tone. Grasscloth | | | | out stone makes a good soap holder. Hang a picture |
| wallpaper, treated to withstand the humid conditions, | | | | or two, each showing a nature scene. |
| is a textured natural wall treatment in muted tones | | | | Natural Plants |
| of green and tan. Consider using marble wall tiles on | | | | A nature bathroom design would not be complete |
| the lower part of the wall. Choose colors that | | | | without plants. If you have sufficient light, use real |
| resemble nature's rocks. Alternatively, choose warm | | | | plants. Hanging, trailing plants are especially |
| wood wainscoting for the lower wall to give the | | | | appropriate in the climate of a bathroom. If you have |
| feeling of trees in your bathroom design. | | | | insufficient light, or don't want the care of real plants, |
| Natural Floor | | | | choose good quality silk plants that will keep their |
| Your floor, too, should be natural. If you have used | | | | realistic look over several years. |
| light colors on the walls, use dark flooring. If your | | | | Helpful Tip |
| walls are dark, use light flooring. Skip the carpeting | | | | You will achieve the best results by taking time to |
| and vinyl. Choose ceramic tile or laminate wood | | | | plan your entire nature bathroom design before |
| flooring for a more natural look in your bathroom | | | | making the first purchase. |
| design. If the budget allows, consider natural stone | | | | |