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Kid’s Bathroom with Oval Mirror and Glass Shower
About Kid’s Bathroom Interiors
Common questions from homeowners.
The oval mirror is backlit, so a soft band of light sits behind the glass and frames your face at the basin. That front light is what you want for washing and brushing, since an overhead spot alone leaves shadows under the eyes. The rounded oval shape is gentler than a hard rectangle, which suits a child's bathroom. A backlit mirror needs its wiring set in before the marble goes on the wall, so it is planned early rather than added later.
The counter is a dark marble, a shade deeper than the grey stone on the walls, so it stands out as the working surface. The basin is set under the counter, which leaves a clean top with no rim to catch grime and makes wiping easy. The cabinet below is a soft cream with a curved groove on the doors, and a gold tap comes off the wall above. Marble counters do stain from toothpaste dyes and soaps over time, so they want sealing and a quick wipe after use.
The shower is closed off by a glass enclosure, which keeps the spray in one corner and leaves the rest of the floor dry. Inside there is a rain shower fixed overhead and a hand shower on a rail, so a child can be washed with the handset while an adult stays dry. A grab bar adds something to hold on a wet floor. Glass panels show water marks, so a quick wipe or squeegee after a shower keeps them from clouding over.
The WC is wall-hung, with the tank hidden in the wall and a gold flush plate on show. Lifting it off the floor lets the marble run underneath, which makes the floor quicker to mop and the room look less cluttered. Next to the shower, an arched niche is lit from inside and holds bottles and soap within reach. The arch ties in with the rounded mirror. A hidden cistern does need to be reached through the flush plate if service is ever called for.
Both are grey marble, which gives the room one steady backdrop rather than a busy mix. Dark marble bands run along the edges and around the shower to frame the paler stone and stop it looking flat. Grey is an easy colour to live with in a child's bathroom, since it does not shout and takes bright towels and mats well. Marble on every surface is hard-wearing but not maintenance-free, so it wants sealing and a gentle, non-acidic cleaner to keep the shine.
It can be, with a couple of tweaks. Polished marble gets slippery when wet, so a bath mat and a grab bar, both here, matter more in a child's bathroom than an adult one. A hand shower helps too, since it lets you wash a small child without them standing under a fixed spray. The hard stone is less forgiving of knocks and drops than tile. If that worries you, a textured floor tile in the wet zone adds grip while keeping the marble look on the walls.
Yes, and much of it is built for a tight footprint. A glass enclosure keeps a small room feeling open, because you see straight through it rather than hitting a solid screen. A wall-hung WC and an under-counter basin free up floor and make mopping simple. An arched niche adds storage without a cabinet sticking out into the space. The main thing to protect is the swing of the glass shower door, since it needs clear room to open in front.
A little goes a long way here. The marble wants a quick wipe after use and a seal now and then, which keeps water and product from staining the stone. The glass shower and backlit mirror both spot with water, so a squeegee and a soft cloth are worth keeping to hand. Gold taps and the flush plate stay bright with a gentle buff and no harsh scrubs. It is not a fussy room, but the stone and glass reward regular light cleaning over an occasional deep one.