Many homes now have a second bathroom, shower room or cloakroom. For example, a family with growing children who need to be ready for school at the same time as parents leave for work may find that a second bathroom is a necessity rather than a luxury. In other households a shower room can be the place for a quick invigorating start to a busy day while a bathroom is required later for a long relaxing bathe.

Bathrooms is an inspirational source book of ideas that guides the reader through every aspect of putting a bathroom together. It explains the various stages of planning and design, and advises on how to make vital decisions about everything from the size of your bath to the most appropriate wall colours and accessories.

Whether you taste if for a retro style with a huge Victorian rolltop bath for the very latest cutting-edge designs in glass and stainless steel, the bathroom is often a place to indulge your decorating fantasies. It can be a room for vivid colours or ethnic themes and, in what is usually a comparatively small room, it can offer the opportunity to use some luxurious materials than would be too expensive elsewhere in the house.

Whether you are planning a bathroom from scratch or renovating or re-planning an existing one, this comprehensive book will provide all the advice you need, from helpful tips to professional know-how, as well as hundreds of inspirational photographs to allow you to create the bathroom of your dreams.