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8 tips for a child-friendly bathroom

Do you have children? Then make sure your space is safe and practical. Read our 8 tips for creating a child-friendly bathroom.

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Children are real adventurers and love to discover the world. As a parent, you need to keep a constant eye on them, including in the bathroom. To make sure it is child-friendly, we have listed the best 8 tips for a safe and comfortable environment for you.

Tip 1: Safe thermostatic tap

Children like to touch everything with their hands, for example the buttons of the bath or shower tap. To prevent them from burning themselves, a thermostatic bath or shower tap offers the solution. The tap has a temperature limiter as a safety device built in at 38 degrees. Want to increase the temperature? Just press the limiter and turn the knob to the desired temperature.

Make it even safer by choosing a thermostatic tap with cool touch. The outside of this tap never gets too hot. Children can therefore touch the tap without any problems.

Tip 2: Spacious walk-in shower or shower enclosure

A bathtub and shower are ideal in a bathroom. A bath is easy to wash young children, especially when they are still too small to stand. In addition, choose a separate handheld shower, which is easy to rinse off children. When they are bigger, it is easier to put them in the shower.

Don't have enough space for a bath and shower? Then a spacious walk-in shower or shower enclosure is an excellent solution. A separate children's bath easily fits in there. The big advantage of a walk-in shower is that you can quickly dry the floor with a floor wiper. A shower enclosure, on the other hand, ensures that the splash stays completely inside the enclosure.

Tip 3: Safe storage

Children are very curious, so safe storage places in the bathroom for cleaning products, among other things, are very important. Always keep these out of children's reach by putting the resources on the highest shelf in the bathroom cabinet. Or even better, attach a child lock to the cabinet to ensure they can't get in.

Tip 4: Stool by the bathroom unit

Children like to do everything themselves, like brushing their teeth or opening the basin tap. Therefore, provide a stool in the bathroom. There are special children's stools with anti-slip so they don't slide off.

Tip 5: Double basin

A double basin allows several family members to stand in front of the freestanding bathroom unit. Choose a basin of at least 100 cm, for example. This usually contains two tap holes. Especially with older children, multiple user places are very handy. This prevents a morning rush and allows you to brush your teeth, shave or get ready at the same time.

Tip 6: Hanging units

Hanging bathroom units are very practical in the bathroom. As the floor is completely free of large elements, you can easily clean this surface. So you will have the bathroom polished in no time after your children play and splash around.

Tip 7: Soft-close system

A softclose system ensures that drawers and doors close slowly. Bathroom units and bathroom cabinets with softclose are perfect examples of this. This easily prevents your children from hurting their fingers. There are also soft-close toilet seats that slowly lower.

Tip 8: Bathroom mat in the bathroom

A slippery bathroom floor is not safe. Place a bath mat in your bathroom to catch the water after showering or bathing. This will keep the floor a lot drier and prevent children from slipping.Choose a bath mat that is easy to wash, as you will find that it does not stay clean for long with children.

All tips at a glance

These tips will help you create a child-friendly bathroom:

  • Go for a double basin.
  • Install hanging bathroom units.
  • Choose a safe thermostatic mixer.
  • Provide soft-close furniture and toilet seat.
  • Place a bath mat in the bathroom against slipperiness.
  • Store cleaning products safely by placing them as high as possible.
  • Consider a walk-in shower or shower enclosure if there is no room for a bath and shower.

Do you need extra help applying the tips? Or would you like to choose your new child-friendly bathroom? View our complete range online, or visit one of our showrooms. You are guaranteed to succeed here for sanitaryware, tiles or your complete bathroom suite. Thanks to our large product stock, you will enjoy your ordered products in no time.