Whether you’re starting a project from scratch or want to upgrade your existing space, here’s how to inject some top time-saving tech into this hardworking room
Feature CHARLOTTE LUXFORD
Control the heat
Warm your space at the touch of a button ahead of that early-morning shower or on the way home from work with an electric radiator. The Outline comes with a wireless receiver that allows you to control up to 16 radiators from one thermostat via smartphone app. What’s more, you can colour-match to popular paint brands so it blends seamlessly into your scheme. Outline electric radiator, from £906.52, The Radiator Centre
Clean easy
For a low-maintenance shower, look for enclosures with easy-clean technology. Matki’s shower screens are protected with Glass Guard – a nano-coating that allows water to form tiny beads that easily trickle off the surface, making it simpler to clean while minimising the need for detergents. Eclipse shower enclosure for recess in chrome, from £992.40, Matki
Reflect on your mirror
An energy-saving and cost-efficient choice for task lighting, many LED mirrors now offer extra functionality. These include heated demister pads to prevent the mirror from steaming up, integrated Bluetooth speakers to stream and control your music, as well intuitive sensor switches, enabling the mirror to be turned on and off with a simple hand motion.
Evelyn illuminated LED mirror, from £119.99, Bathroom Mountain
Motorise the blinds
Want to schedule your blinds to close just as your bubble bath has filled to the top? Operated via app, voice control or a remote, electric blinds can provide privacy at the touch of a button, as well as give you greater control over the light levels shining into your space. The unique honeycomb-shaped cellular structure of these Duette blinds also traps air, preventing heat loss by up to 55 per cent as well as keeping heat out in summer, while improving acoustic in your room.
Duette linen-effect roller blind in pale grey, starting from £95 with an electric surcharge of £110 per blind, Thomas Sanderson
Transform your toilet
From night light, heated seat and auto-open/close features to a shower function with adjustable temperature, pressure and drying modes, smart loos offer a hygienic, hands-free experience.
V-Care Prime Rim-ex wall-hung WC pan, £2,399, Vitra
Select a sensor
A hands-free tap is a great choice in high-traffic bathrooms or downstairs cloakrooms, as it removes water-flow activation via a lever or handle, minimising the spread of germs.
Sensor basin mixer tap in brushed brass, £495, JTP
Light it right
As a place of relaxation as well as functional space, smart lighting can come into
