And just as an inside toilet was on everyone's wish list 50 years ago the new must have and latest trend in bathroom design is the wet room.

Wet rooms look super stylish and streamlined, and can add real value to your home. They are architectural, conceptual, integrated, and give the illusion of space and open plan living.

Wet rooms are perfect for both large and small spaces windowless box rooms, downstairs loos or part of a large bedroom, all you need is an open plan room with a shower, basin and loo and you can really add the wow factor to your home.

A standard bathroom design in fashionable and exclusive hotels throughout the country, wet rooms haven't yet taken off in the Northeast of England as they have further south, but the region is slowly cottoning on. Some industry experts even expect wet rooms to far outsell shower enclosures in years to come.

A wet room is essentially a fully tanked, watertight bathroom without a bath or a shower cubicle. Instead, a shower head flows freely into the room which has a gentle gradient to drain away the water. This creates a complete open showering experience however you may wish to install a contemporary glass screen for a feeling of privacy or to prevent water splashing everywhere.

Wet rooms are not an easy concept and manufacturers have different approaches to the solution but installations of wet rooms can be completed on both concrete and wooden floor rooms from basements to loft conversions.

Floors and walls can be tiled in modern contemporary stone or ceramics. Choosing the same wall and floor tiles in small spaces makes for the sleekest of looks while in larger bathrooms you can define areas with contrasting or small mosaic tiles.

Under floor heating can add pure luxury and accompanied with good ventilation is a must to allow the room to dry out adequately.

Finishing the look of your wet room is just as important and wall hung toilets, basin and furniture frees up the floor space and finishes that exclusive feel to your bathroom. Coupled with a rainfall shower head and body jets it will make your wet room showering experience one of pure luxury.

Advantages
•It's a great way to make the most of the space in a small bathroom.
•With no step up to get into the shower, it's good for the elderly, those who are less mobile and children, too.