Even if you’re not doing the Cure, you might want to consider a facelift for your bathroom. Even small updates can have a big impact on home, and on your mood. Here are 11 fixes; try them and see if they don’t brighten your smallest room and your day.
11 Inexpensive Updates for Your Bathroom
- Treat your walls to a makeover. Paint may be the cheapest route but be bold and consider trying one of these other options.
- Splurge on new towels. You can refresh them but why not treat yourself to new ones? Sometimes all it takes is a new set in a bright colour to bring life to your bathroom. If you can’t afford to commit to a whole set, start small – hand towels – and build up to a bathsheet. Throw in bathmat while you’re at it. Donate your old towels to an animal shelter and everybody wins.
- It’s curtains for you. In most bathrooms, a curtain has a lot of impact. Try a new one. Or channel your inner Jackson Pollock and make your own using acrylic paint and a clear plastic shower liner. Remember to let any plastic curtains air out in the sun before you hang them.
- Ring, ring. While you’re at it, get new rings. We like the rolling ones. Or try ones that match your bathroom’s theme. Hey, it's your space.
- New faucets. The old one’s driving you crazy with its dripping? If you tried everything, maybe it’s time to consider a change. Yes, they can be expensive but you can also find good and inexpensive fixtures. If you’re handy, you can swap ‘em out yourself
- New bath accessories. Whether you get a matching set or not, new accessories add a finishing touch. If you get a set and can’t use the toothbrush holder for your toothbrush, here’s another use for it.
- New toiletries in great packaging. Soaps, a new hairbrush, great shampoo are all ways to up the luxe factor in your bathroom.
- Deep clean your bathroom. Or spluge on a maid. Use natural products.
- Art in the bathroom. Unexpected and always a treat.
- New hardware. Swapping out your handles and knobs can usually be accomplished in a matter of moments. Or have your old ones replated
- Fresh flowers or plants. Whether a single posy, a bouquet, a lone cactus or a lush hanging vine, flowers and plants add colour and life.
[Image via Living Etc.]
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Ah, how I wish it really was inexpensive to "spluge on a maid"!
view whole9yards's profile
LMFAO @ W9Y!
Unfortunately, my bathroom gets too steamy for artwork. :(
view mscot's profile
I think almost all of us who have small bathrooms have the same problem mscot. And how sad that is!
view JohnnySlimane's profile
We live in a rental and we changed out the shower head, toilet seat and medicine cabinet. Just these little things make a big difference for us and we can bring them along with us to the next place.
Also, art doesn't have to be paper or canvas or photos. You could try hanging some nice hand-painted ceramic tiles or displaying some similarly-colored vases on a shelf.
view oboista's profile
I'd think a bathroom would be too steamy for walls covered with newspapers or masking tape, either.
view binxie's profile
My bathroom gets REALLY steamy, but I decided to ignore that when I hung art up in there... and you know what; it ignored me back! My art looks great, it's been in there for almost a year now and there is zero sign of moisture damage. I used Ikea Ribba frames with mattes and cool pictures I cut out of a photography book we had two copies of. If you're worried it will be ruined, just don't put anything you hold in great value in there.
view wendy-rae's profile
I like the small white wall tiles.
Who made them?
view cityofparis's profile
we splurged on a really plush olive green bathroom rug and it's made a huge difference
view Good is Green's profile
I was also concerned about moisture damage to artwork. I used 3 inexpensive frames and cut pages from a graphic design magazine. No one has ever guessed that's what they are. You could do the same thing with digital prints of your own photos and just reprint them if they do get wet.
view evillstudio's profile
The floor boards in the bathroom look great but I can't see them being suitable. Even with the best varnish/coverings, they will be subject to rot in such a humid/wet environment.
Mafan Green lasers rulz
view mafan's profile
I've been wanting to spruce up our TINY, boring rental bathroom ever since the sun started coming out again. I think just changing the curtain, mat, toilet seat and towels could do the trick. Thank you. :)
view first5times's profile
I don't know what the tile is, but I ordered some similar tile (in another color) from Daltile this week.
view J-fer Rose's profile
Check out the post below about getting Kohler products for less. Plummer's Surplus is the secret.
http://www.highfashionhome.com/blog/2008/02/kohler-products-for-less.aspx
view designsnob's profile
Dear Abby,
Can you link or write an article about our beautiful Portuguese Tiles?
http://www.bicesse-tiles.com
and
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiles4ever/
Thanks
Luís from Portugal
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