At the end of cold winter days, coming home to a snug house is a real treat. As you add plush area rugs and chunky woven blankets to your living room and bedrooms, don’t forget that the bathroom should also be comfy and inviting. Choose your favorite upgrades from our list of large and small changes to make your bathroom more cozy!
Relaxing in a warm, soothing steam shower doesn’t have to be a treat reserved for the day spa. Consider converting your existing shower, replacing it with a steam unit, or adding a separate steam enclosure in another part of the bathroom. To create a functional system, you’ll need a steam shower kit and a suitable shower stall. ABC Glass & Mirror offers frameless glass enclosures with transoms and lots of options for customization.
Getting out of a hot shower only to walk on a chilly bathroom floor is an unpleasant experience that can be avoided or minimized. On the more luxurious side, you can have radiant floor heating installed below the tile so that the floor itself exudes warmth. If you’re not ready for such a substantial undertaking, you can eliminate most contact with the icy tile by adding more area rugs. Memory foam and shag are both appealing options for the chilly winter months.
Adding candles is a quick, easy, and low cost option. Lighting all the candles before you shower or bathe takes just a minute, but it will instantly make the ambiance more warm and soothing, especially if you dim or turn off the overhead light. If there’s nowhere to set candles, consider having some small custom glass shelves installed in a corner, behind the toilet, or on other unused wall space.
In spring and summer, lightweight linen towels and soft, billowy window treatments offer a cool, breezy atmosphere that is very welcome. As the days become shorter and colder, swap these out for plush cotton towels and thick, textured drapery. You can also introduce rich, deep colors like nature-inspired greens or jewel tones. For even more pampering, treat yourselves to hooded robes and spa slippers outside the shower entrance.
Cold drafts coming through a cracked or damaged window can usually be eradicated without replacing the whole window. Glass experts can remove the damaged pane or insulated unit and install new glass of the same type and thickness as the original. You may even be able to improve energy efficiency. ABC Glass & Mirror, for example, offers argon gas and Low-E coatings on our double pane glass replacements.
If glass and mirror are part of your bathroom improvement plan, we invite you to contact ABC Glass & Mirror, your local, family owned and operated glass shop. We’ll start off with a free in-home consultation and then send a quote via email. Once you’ve made your decision, we prepare all the necessary components, schedule another visit to your home, and professionally install the items. To learn more, give us a call at (703)257-7150!
