Update The Look Of Your Bathroom

There is a room that we use often and is often neglected when it comes to decorating; this room is the bathroom. Few accents and white walls make most baths appear like those of a hospital’s. This room is about showering, shaving and relaxing away the day’s stresses in the tub. Why not add more appeal to the room? The tips and ideas offered in this article will aid you in making the bath more appealing.

Make the most of your bathroom, because most people visiting your home will see this room.  It doesn’t matter if your bathroom is large or small, you can truly change the look of the room.

Tips for Small Baths
Is your bathroom small and only big enough for the necessities of the room? Painting the walls a light, soft pastel color can visually open up space in the room. Items that are visible in the room like towels and shower curtains should be colored in lighter tones. If you have any items jutting out from  the walls, or shelves, remove them. Doing this will help to open up straight, clean lines, leading to a more spacious look. Brighter lighting and additional mirrors to reflect light should be taken into consideration.

Floors also follow the same rules about being light. You can visually enlarge the room by making sure that the tiles are light in color.

Have a Large Bath?
The larger the room, the more options that you’ll have. Use dramatic color on the walls and add accents if you want a rich and elegant look. A bath will look beautiful with a rich burgundy wall accented with deep hues of blue and green. Keep your shower curtain, towels and other fabrics in coordination with the walls. Framing your vanity mirror with molding will give it extra appeal. In a spacious bath, stripes and bold florals will work well.

Larger baths can benefit from bold and dramatic floors. Ceramic tiles, intricately decorated, will add even more depth and warmth to the room’s appeal.

Accents
No matter the size of the bath, depth and interest can be added to the room with pictures. Keeping things light is important in a small bath, so light colored prints with metal or no frames are good additions to the room. However, a larger bathroom can handle large pictures with bold and dramatic frames.

Minimize clutter in small bathrooms. All necessities such as toothpaste, shaving cream and lotions should be stored underneath the vanity leaving the top of it bare. This will help achieve a clean, open look. A larger bathroom can look beautiful if you simply add color coordinated candles and plenty of plants. You can also make the room smell wonderful with candles.

No matter the size of your bath, consider adding patterns to the walls with stencils, or a feather duster to create soft abstract patterns Always remember to keep paints lighter in the smaller baths.

Try to not ignore your bath room. This room is one of the most frequently used rooms of your home, and taking the time to make this room comfortable and stylish will impress any visitors you have. These tips and ideas will ensure that your bathroom is anything but ordinary and dull!

About the Author…
Leon Tuberman has been in the home furnishings and interior decorating industry for 40 years. He owns and manages a popular furniture store in California. They have a huge inventory of handcrafted American built solid oak furniture for your bedroom, home office and living room. It doesn’t matter whether you’re shopping for a small dining table or square dining sets for your breakfast nook and dining room then they have everything you need.