Is a TV in the bathroom too much? - Soulaca

Is a TV in the bathroom too much?

Is a TV in the bathroom too much? Let’s see what they think:

TB ID: I think it's a great idea! I could envision a lot of cold saturday nights lost in front of the footy.

Heather: To some people, a tv in the bathroom may seem useless. If you take baths more often, where you have time to relax and maybe surf through a few channels, then by all means, I say use it!

Alan Kosa: I often place TV's in bathrooms similar to a fine hotel concept. I find that most people want to catch the news in t,he morning as the are getting ready for their day. The key is to keep it minimal and not home theater scale.

Lainie: I've been known to watch TV in the bath, although it's usually done by propping my laptop on my dirty clothes basket - not so safe. I would love it, my concern is what steam would do to it long term? surely it couldn't be good for the internal workings of a TV? I know some hotels have a wall or panel you can slide back so that you can then watch TV from the bath yet the TV is in the bedroom. Fingers crossed your room layout would permit this? best of both worlds?

Jenny Drew: Great idea! Choose one that's rated for bathroom or outdoor use, meaning it can withstand wet environments.

Hannah: I couldn't think of anything better after the horrid weather we had last week! Go for it!

Kelli: A tv in the bathroom is great for catching up on the morning news while getting ready for work, etc. I put one in a cabinet on a roll out shelf.

Kkaccordion: Yuck. I don't even like a TV in the sitting room & really dislike it when it's a focal point in any room. I understand the need to catch up on news in a time sensitive way but TV news, unless you're watching the BBC (or the like), in the USA, is awful. Magazine rack for THIS news junkie.

SoCal: I love the idea! It really just depends on the location of the tv. As long as it would be comfortable to view then go for it!

Nansdrew: I think for every "why" you get, you'll get a "why not." If you'll use it, go for it.

Kitchen to Bath Concepts: In the last 2 master bath renovations that we worked on - both of the clients requested a TV to be installed in their bathroom. One client wanted it over the entrance door to the bathroom and the other client wanted it on one of the walls by the tub. Both of the TV's were mounted on wall brackets that allowed the TV to be turned as needed but also lay flat against the wall. You can also get a mirror with a TV embedded in it but it is pricey.

Every space, especially a master bath, should fit the lifestyle needs of the client and their budget. We have had clients that have wanted very large TV's in their bathrooms, which was not our preference aesthetically, but a large TV met their needs and how they wanted to use the space. The best a designer can do is present the client with all workable options and let the client decide what they would like. The TVs embedded in mirrors and medicine cabinets are a great way to have a TV in a bathroom, but not everyone's budget can allow it.

Foley: We actually did one a couple of years ago where the TV was integrated into the mirror. I can't remember the make of the product but the client really liked it.

Luke: Could work well but it would definitely have to be recessed into the wall to prevent splashing and to keep the lines clean ...

Barbara Dunstan: If you sit as one normally would, lengthwise in the bath, the bathroom TV should work real well.

I would perhaps invest in a waterproof neck pillow that can be purchased specifically to get the best out of comfortable viewing.

I am in the process of building and have a very large bath shaped spa that's 1200mm wide and 2000mm long, so it's a reasonably large bath.

The hob on either side of the spa is approx 700mm and I plan to have my tv in the position up high on the wall.

My spa has a vinyl neck pillow that has velcro holding it in place and it can be re-apolstered in time if necessary.

I can't wait to sit in my spa and watch Better Holmes & Gardens for example, without my husband wanting to harm himself if he has to sit through an entire episode when it's on ha-ha

As for a tv preventing you from decompressing, I say how couldn't you happily decompress watching a favourite show with a cruiser in hand perhaps!!!

Jasailor: I think my next bath will probably have a smallish TV (no need for 50 inches people!). not sure how they would handle the moisture over time?? might put it in a cupboard hideaway.

Wuff: Not for me, but I am not someone to relax in a bath...don't have the time or don't make the time as would rather be doing other things

Jessie Fon: It is actually a good idea as along as you have the budget and check the bathroom tvs specifications, features and of course, safety measures.

Barbara Dunstan: Plenty of people now watch tv from their bed as sometimes parents for example might want to watch something perhaps inapropriate for a child and often kids now have a tv in their rooms too because they wouldn't dream of watching a show their parents might like except for sport.

Sometimes I'll have a bath and watch BHG which hubby detests and he can sit in the lounge or even go to bed and watch something he likes and then we also have a tv in the kitchen and watch the news whilst having tea so I think the idea that a tv is just a lounge room thing perhaps is a thing of the past now.

 

I can even have a shower and not miss a show or the news so I don't have to time my shower to suit a show I might like once a week lol

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