As the chill settles in and mornings and nights become nippier, most of us are ready to hunker down under our covers with a hot drink. Not high on the list of priorities: stripping off warm clothes in exchange for a hot shower, which is inevitably followed by a bout of the shivers until you’re blow-dried and bundled once again. Another downside: shuffling in to a frigid bathroom on an icy morning. Brrrr.
If you’re like most people, you’re looking for a way to warm up your bathroom – without installing under-floor heating ($$$) or bathroom carpeting (ick). And here it is: wood!
Wood?
You read right. Wood is nature’s most popular material for providing instant warmth by insulating the room. Skeptical? Go step on a wood floor with bare feet on a cold day, then step on tile.
Insulating benefits aside, the very look of wood adds visual warmth to any bathroom, especially today’s popular modern-bordering-on-sterile styles. And lest you dismiss wood as “too traditional,” consider the multitudes of ultra-modern wooden fixtures available among the rustic and timeless styles.
While the vast majority of vanities are made of wood, authentic wood-grain is especially inviting:
![Avanity Knox Vanity with Stone Vessel Sink](https://blog.qualitybath.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/avanity-knox-vs39-zw-knox-v39-zw-knox-39-vanity-with-stone-vessel-sink-224219.jpg)
![Native Trails Americana Vanity](https://blog.qualitybath.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/native-trails-americana-vanity-236528.jpg)
![Bissonnet Composition 9 Colors Collection 2-Drawer Vanity](https://blog.qualitybath.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/bissonnet-pmsrc3-composition-9-colors-collection-2-drawer-vanity-195774.jpg)
![Native Trails Renewal Series Wall Mounted Halcyon Vanity](https://blog.qualitybath.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/native-trails-vns231-wall-mounted-halcyon-vanity-23-w-x-18-d-x-19-12-h-172385.jpg)
![Vigo Aristo Single Bathroom Vanity](https://blog.qualitybath.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/vigo-vg09010118k1-single-bathroom-vanity-16-14-d-x-34-18-h-172059.jpg)
Natural wood is now cropping up in unexpected places such as sinks and even bathtubs (treated for water resistance).
![Hastings Bamboo Vessel Basin](https://blog.qualitybath.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/hastings-5369403-vessel-basin-16-78-l-x-16-78-w-x-6-14-d-170657.jpg)
![Whitehaus Aeri Wood Rectangular Above/Wall Mount Washbasin](https://blog.qualitybath.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/whitehaus-aelm55-wood-rectangular-abovewall-mount-washbasin-133010.jpg)
![WS Bath Collection Freestanding Wood Tub - Madera Carre](https://blog.qualitybath.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ws-bath-collection-freestanding-wood-tub-49-15-l-x-31-12-w-x-23-35-h-138592.jpg)
![WS Bath Collection Free Standing Wood Bathtub - Laguna Pearl](https://blog.qualitybath.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ws-bath-collection-free-standing-wood-bathtub-807-l-x-453-w-x-24-25-h-174191.jpg)
![WS Bath Collection Free-Standing Oval Bathtub - Madera Ovales](https://blog.qualitybath.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ws-bath-collection-free-standing-oval-bathtub-79-length-787-l-x-433-w-x-28-h-138593.jpg)
![WS Bath Collection Free-Standing Oval Bathtub](https://blog.qualitybath.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ws-bath-collection-free-standing-oval-bathtub-78-45-l-x-37-45-w-x-23-35-h-138591.jpg)
![Duravit Sundeck Freestanding Tub with Air-System and Furniture Panel](https://blog.qualitybath.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/duravit-sundeck-freestanding-tub-with-air-system-furniture-panel-155839.jpg)
![Alfi Cedar Bathtub](https://blog.qualitybath.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/alfi-63-cedar-wooden-bathtub-175846.jpg)
On a budget? Accessorize and watch the temperature rise.
![Arteriors Trinity Wooden Boxes](https://blog.qualitybath.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/arteriors-2222-trinity-wooden-boxes-set-of-2-143633.jpg)
![Cifial Techno Kobe Stool](https://blog.qualitybath.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cifial-17700kb-m02-kobe-stool-163616.jpg)
![Nameeks Cubico Wood Tissue Box Cover](https://blog.qualitybath.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/nameeks-po02-35-cubico-wood-tissue-box-cover-534-w-x-597-h-x-534-d-236222.jpg)
![WS Bath Collection Atlantica Shower Mat](https://blog.qualitybath.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ws-bath-collection-atlantica-7222-shower-mat-191094.jpg)
On the opposite end – go all out with wood on the floors and/or walls. Even wood-look tile can do the trick (but it won’t trick your toes).