First and foremost, your new bathroom suite is likely to be sold without taps.
Not because taps aren't important, but because there are such a range of them available that it's unlikely a supplier would include as standard the tap that you personally think looks best with your suite.
The first of your bathroom accessories, then, isn't really an accessory in the true sense of the word.
When you're choosing your new taps, it makes sense to coordinate your basin and bath taps where you've selected sympathetic styles of bath and basin; where you've gone for contrast, you should highlight this further with your choice of taps.
Choose a tap design that complements and is complemented by its setting.
So, accentuate the curves of a basin with a tap that has softly rounded edges; emphasise the straight lines of a rectangular freestanding bath with the square pillar and spout of an angular, floor mounted mixer tap.
One bathroom accessory that's very useful as well as pleasing to the eye is a heated towel radiator.
Whether you've chosen a traditional or a modern style bathroom suite, there's a heated towel radiator to go with it.
Traditional suites will be suited by a Victorian-style radiator with a metal towel hanging bar integrated to the design but separate from the form of the radiator itself.
More contemporary schemes, meanwhile, may better suit a contemporary chrome radiator, flat to the wall in a defiantly 'un-radiator' like shape: circular or angular, designers have created an abundance of these designs for use by the modern, style-conscious bathroom designer.
Ranges of accessories are a perfect means of finishing off your bathroom design in a harmonious manner.
By selecting a range of matching accessories, whether in a traditional or modern style, you are able to emphasise the coordinated nature of your room.
Accessories include such items as robe hooks, shower or bath caddies, toilet roll holders and towel rails; they are relatively inexpensive to buy and are easily updated to refresh a room scheme at a later date.
It can also be a good idea to include some unique details in your bathroom.
These allow you to show your own personality in the decor, and again are easily changed or updated to suit your mood.
Consider hanging framed artwork (professional, amateur, or the kids'), adding soft rugs to your bathroom floor, or displaying vases of either candles or fresh flowers, depending on the season.
Try to maintain a theme with your accessories to keep the bathroom decor from becoming overpowering: a colour or tone could appear somewhere in each picture or you could coordinate your rugs with your towels, making the most of seasonal hues.
Finally, mirrors are an incredibly useful accessory.
Whether an aged, secondhand mirror in a period-style bathroom or a contemporary illuminated mirror in a modern suite, they help to light up and enlarge a room as well as providing a useful day-to-day function.