Design and visualisation

Bathroom visualisation in the showroom or via artificial intelligence: what is the difference

Artificial intelligence will never show you exactly what you will actually get. It is good for inspiration – it quickly shows the style, colour, and mood of the bathroom. However, make your bathroom decision based on the visualisation from the showroom, which is based on your actual room, and according to the real wall tiles and floor tiles that you see in person.

Prepared by: the TGB Kúpeľne team, bathroom showroom in Senec since 1991updated 9. 11. 20264 min read

Illustrative image: tablet with an image of a bathroom next to actual samples of wall tiles on the table

An AI image of a bathroom is created in seconds and looks convincing – like a photograph from a catalogue. That is why it is important to know what it really implies and what it does not. An overview of the types of bathroom visualisations that exist and what to prepare for them can be found in the main article Bathroom visualisation. Here we focus on one difference: AI image versus showroom design.

What the AI image does not know

• It does not know your actual room – precise dimensions, the location of windows and doors, slopes, soil stacks, drains, or niches. It draws a bathroom that looks similar, not yours.
• It often invents a pattern or shade of wall tiles – even if it is based on a photo of a specific tile, it only imitates the drawing and colour.
• It does not maintain the actual format and scale of the tiles – a tile 60 × 120 cm may look like 30 × 60 cm in the image, and the grouts do not match the dimensions of the wall.
• It shows products that do not exist or do not fit in the room – a bathtub that cannot be purchased, or a sink wider than the wall.
• It does not calculate m², cuts, or the laying plan – materials cannot be ordered based on the image.
• Colours on screen are different from reality – every display shows colours differently, and a matte or textured surface is not visible in the image.

This also applies to the image from our free 3D bathroom planner. It is created by artificial intelligence from your 3D model and from actual photographs of selected wall tiles – the layout and materials correspond to the design, but details like reflections or the exact drawing of the tiles may vary. Therefore, we label it as illustrative.

What you get in the showroom

At the TGB Kúpeľne studio at Bratislavská 71 in Senec, we have a showroom with an area of 200 m². Our designer will prepare a photorealistic custom visualisation for you:

• Your actual room – the visualisation is based on the actual dimensions of your bathroom.
• Specific wall tiles and floor tiles – those that you choose in the showroom.
• Placement of fixtures and laying plan – where everything will be placed and how the wall tiles and floor tiles will be laid.
• Real wall tiles and floor tiles in hand – you will see the colour, surface, texture, and shade in person, not on screen.

You can find more about the studio on the website kupelnesenec.sk – our studio, and you can order a custom visualisation on the Bathroom design page.

Comparison at a glance

What is artificial intelligence good for

AI images are excellent for quick inspiration: they show how marble compares to concrete, a light bathroom versus a dark one, or wood in the shower. This is exactly what our ready-made visualisations and free 3D bathroom planner are for – they will help you choose a direction and all images in them are marked as illustrative. You can view the collections they originated from in the photo gallery Wall and floor tiles.

How to proceed

1. Online Inspiration – photo gallery, ready-made visualisations, 3D bathroom planner. Save what you like.
2. Visit the showroom with samples – in Senec, you can see wall and floor tiles in person and select specific products. Arrange your visit here.
3. Custom Visualisation – our designer will prepare it according to the actual dimensions of your bathroom. A deposit of €70 is required upon ordering, which will be deducted from the price when purchasing goods. What to prepare for the visualisation is described in the article Bathroom Visualisation.
4. Price Quote – for the goods from the design.

Sources: TGB Kúpeľne studio, Bratislavská 71, Senec (showroom 200 m², custom visualisation from our designer, deposit €70); our website 3D bathroom planner, Bathroom design and the article Bathroom Visualisation.