They’re in every homeware store on the high street, and a bathroom is simply bare and incomplete with them, this is a guide to selecting the best bathroom accessories for your bathroom, ensuite or cloakroom.
Accessories for the bathroom range from tooth brush holders to toilet roll holders, to bath trays and robe hooks, to mirrors and cabinet handles – final touches that marry practicality and decoration to enhance your experience and transform your space.
At Parker Howley, we don’t just make the market’s finest bespoke vanity units and bathroom storage cabinets. We also design, manufacture, and collate, what we believe could be the best bathroom accessories range available, to help you complete your bathroom design.
Bathroom accessories sets are all over the high street and the ecommerce websites of major retailers. But, are they the best path to bathroom perfection? Likely not.
At Parker Howley, we’re committed to creating bespoke pieces and unique spaces tailored to you. As such, we’ve collated our range to enable you to create your own no-compromise selection of the best bathroom accessories for the interior design of your bathroom, ensuite or cloakroom. Say no to general, bland, mass-produced bathroom accessories that don’t help to elevate your space.
Our range of bathroom accessories covers:
These accessories are made by Parker Howley and a range of luxury bathroom brands, such as Crosswater, Origins Living, Armac Martin, Corston Architectural, Heritage/Carlisle Brass, and interior designers like Sophie Patterson.
While our collection helps to make finding and browsing the best bathroom accessories on the market simple and easy, the real skill is in selecting the perfect pieces for your unique space.
1. Consider your bathroom’s school of design
Be careful to match modern, spa-like accessories with contemporary bathroom designs, your traditional bathroom design with timeless, elegant accessories, and Italian bathrooms with quintessentially Italian-styled finishing touches. Cohesion is key.
2. Consider your sanitaryware and furniture style
Consider your sanitaryware and furniture style, to ensure your chosen accessories enhance the space, rather than leave it aesthetically confused. For modern bathroom designs, consider strong lines and geometric shapes, while traditional bathroom designs may benefit from curved shapes and more elaborate detailing.
3. Floor-standing Vs Wall-Mounted
Finding the best bathroom accessories shouldn’t be the start of your journey. First consider how wall-mounted or free-standing accessories would impact your desired bathroom design and feel.
For example, beside a tall potted plant, you’d likely want to avoid freestanding accessories if a spa-like bathroom is your goal. Whereas, the added texture and aesthetic interest of a freestanding accessory might be a perfect addition to a traditional bathroom.
Also ask, where you will place your bathroom accessories? Consider if, practically speaking, your bathroom layout requires you to use a mix of freestanding and wall-mounted pieces.
4. Consider finish and materials
As you’re here looking for your bathroom’s final touches, let’s assume you already have your vanity unit basin, bath and shower taps/hardware in place, and those choices speak to your chosen school of design (traditional vs contemporary vs Italian etc).
Ensuring your accessories tie in with your existing metalwork is key, so when it comes to choosing cabinet and door handles, mirror frames, hooks and holders, be sure to choose materials and finishes that help create a cohesive aesthetic.
For example, brushed brass might be an odd choice in a minimal, contemporary bathroom full of glass and chrome metalwork, but would likely look perfectly at home in a traditional bathroom where hardware is in gold and more rustic tones.
5. Is it practical and beautiful?
The best bathroom accessories are those that find the perfect blend between practicality and aesthetic beauty.
Consider the needs of your family when making a purchase. For example, if you have tons of clutter, and you’re maxing out your existing bathroom storage furniture, consider a mirrored wall cabinet, over a traditional mirror.
Sticking on the subject of mirrors, if your bathroom, ensuite, or cloakroom is THE spot for facial grooming and makeup application, consider a light mirror such as the Crosswater Elite and Dune mirrors we offer.
6. Consider colour
Today, bathroom accessories are available in a wide range of colours. However, before getting stuck into the rainbow, consider your bathroom’s existing colour palette, and choose pieces in keeping with – or tastefully contrasting its design. This is how to identify the burst of colour your space is calling out for.
If you’re in the bathroom planning stages and haven’t yet started your renovation, we can help you with so much more than giving you access to the market’s best bathroom accessories.
As market leading bespoke vanity unit specialists, we help thousands of homeowners every year to create the ultimate centrepiece for their bathroom, and beyond.
At Parker Howley, we’re committed to 100% bespoke manufacturing, where each piece is made by skilled craftspeople, customised to your most exacting tastes, in our Yorkshire UK workshop.
With a huge network of partners and suppliers, we can design and manufacture not only the perfect bespoke vanity unit and storage unit for your space, but design and supply your entire bathroom suite.
Contact our team today to discuss working with our specialists to create your entire bathroom suite, or just its all important bespoke furniture.
So, you’ve browsed our collection of the best bathroom accessories on the market, you’ve seen our vanity units and other bathroom furniture, and want to see how we can help transform the other rooms of your house? – We can help!
Browse our range of bedroom furniture, designed in collaboration with interior designer Emma Merry Styling, to elevate your bedroom with beautiful bespoke bedside cabinets.
Also explore our bespoke kitchen islands, offering a stunning and practical solution to serve up the wow factor in your kitchen.
Bathroom accessories help to complete your bathroom design, and add aesthetic interest and a sense of identity to your bathroom. They’re the small details that make a big splash, and help to bring your bathroom to life.
Accessories for bathrooms may include: mirrors, wall cabinets, unit handles, wastes, towel rings/rails/hooks, toilet roll holders, shelving, tooth brush holders, soap dishes, and more.
While many of these accessory-types are available across the high street, we believe the best bathroom accessories are high-quality pieces that will bring you years of utility and enjoyment.
That’s why we offer a huge range of luxury bathroom accessories, spanning luxury models of all the products listed above. Explore our range today.
Bathroom accessories can be found on most major high-streets. However, mass produced bathroom accessories can often offer a compromise on quality.
That’s why at Parker Howley, we’re committed to providing only the best bathroom accessories on the market, from the market’s leading luxury brands. Discover our range today.
Bathroom accessories should be placed in the most logical and easy-to-reach for places.
For example:
Browse our huge range of bathroom accessories today.
Rechargeable lamps, potted plants, folded towels, and luxury toiletries can be an excellent way to style bathroom shelves.
You might even choose to store accessories like toothbrush holders and soap dishes etc on shelving near your basin.
