If you’re dreaming of a bathroom that helps you truly switch off, you’re not alone. More homeowners are moving away from purely practical designs and investing in calming, wellness-focused spaces. A spa inspired bathroom brings that sense of everyday luxury into the home. It offers a peaceful escape that is tailored to your style and how you live.
At Kevin Richardson Bespoke, we design and fit bathrooms across the North East and surrounding areas, that reflect both personality and purpose. Whether you’re starting with a blank canvas or transforming an existing space, we help you create a relaxing bathroom that feels carefully considered and easy to live with.
What Makes a Spa-Inspired Bathroom Different?
A spa inspired bathroom is about balance. It brings together comfort, style, and thoughtful function. It’s not about adding unnecessary extras. It’s about choosing the right elements that create calm and make everyday routines feel better.
From soft lighting and smooth materials to open-plan layouts and natural textures, we design bathrooms that feel like a retreat. And because every home is different, every design is too. We work with you to understand your preferences, your lifestyle, and the way you want the room to feel.
Calming Colours and Textures
A good colour scheme plays a big part in creating a relaxing bathroom. Many clients lean towards warm, neutral tones. Soft greys, white, taupe, and subtle greens help make the room feel more open, light, and calm.
We have designed bathrooms using large format marble-effect tiles to reflect light and set a clean foundation. In one project, a green herringbone feature wall was the perfect complement to classic Carrera white tiles, finished with brushed brass details to add a soft sense of luxury.
Texture is just as important as colour. Wood-effect tiles add warmth, anti-fingerprint cabinetry is practical and sleek, and quartz worktops offer a smooth, durable surface. These small choices come together to create a calm and elegant atmosphere, perfect for a relaxation bathroom.
Lighting That Sets the Tone
Lighting changes everything. A well-lit bathroom feels more spacious, but it can also help create a calming mood. We go beyond standard ceiling spots and include features such as LED strip lighting in niches and mirrors, PIR sensor lighting for softer nighttime use, and adjustable tones for different times of day.
In one spa-style layout, we left the bath-end recess unlit, perfect for evening wind-downs. In another, the mirror featured contactless controls and memory lighting that moved between cool and warm tones depending on what was needed. These small touches all contribute to a relaxing bathroom that works for your day-to-day life.
Walk-In Showers and Clever Layouts
Walk-in showers are a popular choice, and with good reason. They look clean and modern, and are easy to maintain thanks to their minimal fittings. We add niches for toiletries, so everything has a place, and use one large pane of glass for easy access and minimal cleaning.
We always think carefully about layout. Placing larger fixtures such as the bath or shower further from the entrance makes the room feel more open. We’ve even moved walls and windows in some homes to maximise space and light. This kind of planning makes a big difference to how a spa inspired bathroom looks and feels.
Bespoke Units That Make It Work
We bring our fitted cabinetry expertise into bathroom design. From floating units and sit-on basins to towel storage and wall-hung options, every detail is built around your needs. You can choose from a wide range of door styles, colours, and textures to make the look your own.
In one example, we designed a two-drawer graphite unit with a black quartz worktop and ceramic basin. It was paired with a matt black tap and matching tile trims to keep the look consistent. Finishes such as black, brushed brass, gun metal and even bronze are now being chosen more often, and we reflect those choices in the finer details like flush plates and radiators.
Ready to Design Your Own Relaxation Bathroom?
At Kevin Richardson Bespoke, your bathroom starts with an idea. Whether it’s a colour you love, a style you’ve saved online, or just a feeling you want to recreate, we help bring it to life. No two bathrooms are the same, and that’s why our process starts with you.
We design and fit bathrooms that are not only beautiful, but practical too. If you’re looking to create a relaxing bathroom, we’ll work with you to make the best use of your space, with quality materials, smart layouts and simple touches that make a big impact.
If you’re ready to explore how a spa inspired bathroom can transform your home, we’d love to hear from you.