| If you're like most of us, the most difficult rooms in the | | | | theme here, so making things pretty is a large part of |
| house to decorate nicely seems to be the bathroom. | | | | the goal. If you're able to buy multiple towels - or even |
| This is especially true when you have a large family | | | | entire sets at once, this will make you feel as if your |
| and your kids are still small. Things just seem to be | | | | new decorating theme is more complete. But it's not |
| messy and disorganized more often than not. | | | | required to start with, just buy enough to put on display |
| It's not too difficult to decorate this area though. You | | | | if you're short on money. |
| probably don't want to go all out with an ornate | | | | Also: Don't forget the hand towels. These add a bit of |
| decorating theme and make your bathroom look like a | | | | polish and upscale elegance to any bathroom, |
| showcase... at least not until the kids are grown... but | | | | particularly when they're on display. |
| there are several things you can do now that will really | | | | 3. Put some potpourri or fake flowers around. These |
| spruce things up. | | | | small touches are easy and inexpensive, but they |
| 1. Put in matching bathroom accessories. Technically | | | | really give your bathroom a more professionally |
| these don't have to match completely, they just need | | | | decorated look. Pile a bit of potpourri into an extra |
| to compliment each other somehow. And by | | | | soap dish that matches or compliments your other |
| accessories, I mean things such as a soap dish, trash | | | | accessories, or lay flowers and greenery on a shelf |
| container, towel holder, and toothbrush holder. You can | | | | beside a fluffy stack of towels. You can even weave |
| even add mirrors and wall shelves if you'd like, but just | | | | greenery around various bottles that are on display in |
| putting in new soap dishes and towel holders often | | | | your bathroom, or around containers holding cotton |
| makes a drastic difference in the look of your | | | | balls and swabs too. |
| bathroom. Don't forget the toilet paper roll holder too, | | | | 4. Put in a small area or throw rug. Even a tiny |
| having a nice looking one really adds a finished, | | | | bathroom can use a rug... they're almost always |
| polished look to your bathroom decorating theme. | | | | functional, and they can be quite pretty too. It's a good |
| Bonus Tip: If you buy accessories in a solid, natural | | | | idea to make sure the rug you choose is made of |
| material you'll have more versatility with your color | | | | absorbent materials... particularly if you plan to place it in |
| scheme. Buying wood or brass accessories for | | | | front of the bathtub or shower. If your bathroom is |
| instance, makes it easy to have multiple decorating | | | | large enough, consider putting down several rugs. I |
| themes to switch around with throughout the year, | | | | personally prefer to have one in front of the toilet |
| without having to change all the accessories each time. | | | | because the floor is cold, and one in front of the tub |
| 2. Get some new towels and washcloths. These | | | | and shower too. You can also simply put the rug in the |
| should either be a matching set, or individual ones that | | | | middle of the room as an accent piece. |
| compliment each other too. And they need to tie in | | | | When choosing rugs for your bathroom, be sure they |
| somehow with the new accessories you've put in. | | | | match or compliment the color scheme somehow. If |
| If you've gone with the flexibility of wood, brass, or | | | | you're primary color in the bathroom is sky blue but |
| other universal accessories, your towels and | | | | you have small amounts of midnight blue mixed into |
| washcloths can be virtually any color - or color | | | | other things, it's ok to choose a midnight blue rug. It's |
| combination - you'd like. | | | | even ok to choose a cream colored rug even if |
| You don't have to buy tons of towels and washcloths | | | | nothing else in your bathroom is cream colored - just |
| at once either. In fact, you can start with just one or | | | | make sure there's a small amount of the sky or |
| two of each to use for display on your pretty, | | | | midnight blue in the rug and it'll tie into the decorating |
| coordinated towel rack. You're going for a decorating | | | | theme almost automatically. |