How to Design a Comfortable and Affordable Bathroom for 10,000 Euros

Let’s tell you right away: for 10,000 euros you can certainly buy a bathroom with sufficient user comfort today (albeit without taking into account the installation, unless it is a very small bathroom). It does come down to smart savings on a few things. And certainly not in some other cases.

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“Well, let me bounce back the question,” laughs Valérie Carrette. “It also depends on what you want in your bathroom. Just a shower, just a bathtub, or both? Do you want a toilet or not? Do you go for standard furniture, or do you prefer customization? In short: you can make the bathroom as expensive as you want.”

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But that being said: “For 10,000 euros you can already buy a beautiful, well-equipped bathroom with a bath, a separate walk-in shower of 120 or 140 centimeters, a hanging toilet with double flush and a bathroom furniture of 120 centimeters wide with two sinks, a mirror cabinet and a column cabinet with drawers.”

“The walk-in shower is then equipped with a large overhead sprayer, but also an ordinary hand sprayer. The tap is of course thermostatic. You also have accessories, such as a shelf to place the shower gel and shampoo. As a bath, you choose a built-in model in acrylic, again with a thermostatic tap, a rod and possibly even a shower zone.”

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“Today, it is best to go for durable, maintenance-friendly materials, both for your taps and your bathroom furniture. But that doesn’t mean you have to go for more expensive solid wood. Do you want furniture that lasts a long time and is easy to maintain? Then feel free to go for melamine. Make sure that the hinges of the doors and runners of the drawers are of good quality brands.”

And which faucet is best to choose? “Certainly water-saving taps: that is a must, both for the planet and for your wallet. Just like a toilet with large and small flush. In any case, these products are usually not more expensive.”

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“What can you save on? The finishing of the taps. Chrome is certainly feasible, because that remains the cheapest. But with a budget of 10,000 euros you can also go for taps in trendy black.”

In the end, you mainly save on the finish: “With materials that are therefore no less qualitative, but simply cheaper. In addition, you do not go so much for design, but for quality brands. And no custom furniture, but rather standard sizes. For the bath you choose a built-in model. The taps will be mounted on the wall, because that is also less expensive.”

Our bathroom of 10,000 euros is certainly maintenance-friendly. But won’t you lose comfort in other areas? “Not really,” said Carrette. “With this budget you can still enjoy the necessary ease of use everywhere in the bathroom. From the shower or bath, where the thermostatic tap quickly reaches the right temperature, to the furniture that you can safely open and close 50 times a day and that you can easily maintain. It is crucial that you maintain the bathroom properly, of course.”

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