Gone are the days when an adapted bathroom meant a make-shift frame over the toilet, and an ill fitting bench across the bath! Things have moved on a lot, and these days an adapted bathroom can look just as stylish and classy as any other. Having any sort of mobility issue does not mean you have to scrimp on style and comfort.
These days an adapted bathroom can accommodate any sort of mobility issue. From wash basins that will easily fit a wheelchair beneath them, to ultra-stylish wheel-in showers. Having less mobility no longer means you have to just put up with having a boring, utilitarian, unstylish bathroom.
If you find it hard to lift your legs over the side of your bath, you can now get walk-in baths in a wide range of different styles and colours that will fit perfectly into your bathroom, and maybe even update it a little! From a small walk-in with a shower attachment, to a full-sized bath with seat, there’s no reason less mobility has to mean less luxury. Push the boat out and buy yourself some posh bubble bath!
The latest fashion is to have a wet room: great for access as well as for cleaning! It doesn’t have to look like a hospital cubicle though; you can get all sorts of funky flooring for wet rooms which, as long as properly applied, will not leak and cause damp. You can get stylish, anti-slip tiles for flooring rather than the usual plastic flooring; you’ll be the envy of your friends and neighbours who are still struggling to bend over the side of a bath to clean it! If you don’t want to go for a full wet room, you can have an over-sized shower cubicle that will comfortably fit a wheelchair. If you have problems with gripping taps and dials you can get easy-grip taps that will still fit in with the style of your bathroom, and not look like you’ve borrowed them from your local hospital!
Grab rails are now available in a wide range of colours and styles and can make your bathroom look very chic and stylish. Imagine a plain white bathroom with black grab rails; very striking. Since the adaptations have to be there, why not make a feature out of them, rather than trying (and usually failing) to make them blend into the existing decor.
An adapted toilet used to mean a clumsy, ugly frame over the top of your existing toilet: temporary, unstylish, and unpleasant. Nowadays you can get a higher toilet, with grab rails on either side that will fold back into the wall when required. You can have your choice of toilet seat – and can actually leave the seat lid down again, unlike with the old-style adaptations.
In life, and now with bathroom decor, having a disability no longer means you can’t join in, be stylish, and have fun!