Decorating your bathroom

By Pocyline Karani

A bathroom is one of the easiest rooms to decorate on a budget compared to other living spaces in the home. Decorating on a budget is simply reworking some aspects of the bathroom without having to embark on major works such as changing floor and wall tiles, replacing wall fixtures, bathroom faucets, the bath tub or Jacuzzi among others.

Instead, introduce a few items of dÈcor accessories to the bathroom for a total change in its outlook. Bathroom dÈcor accessories, which come in many styles and hues, are a great option to transforming the overall feel of this special space.

Surprisingly, if not thought out well, accessories can break a bathroom’s dÈcor, hence calling you to take time as you carefully shop to choose both the right style and colour. Bathroom accessories are beauty items such as a soap dish, trash container, toothbrush holder, potpourri holder, towel holder, vase and toilet paper roll holder among others.

Versatility

To this collection you can add mirrors and wall shelves if you would like to, but remember just putting in new soap dishes and towel holders often make a drastic difference in the look of your bathroom adding a finished, polished look to the decorating theme.

When out shopping, accessories in a solid, natural material have more versatility with any colour scheme. For instance, buying wood or brass accessories makes it easy to safely fuse multiple decorating themes that can switch around throughout the year, without having to change all the accessories each time. These will help you zero in on what you really want before you begin shopping.

Colour

There are many shades of a colour you can settle down for. Visit a paint outlet and find the shade you wish to feature. Set a theme and combine bathroom accessories in the various shades of the colour you opt for.

To help you with this, think about the colour of your walls and floor before you make decisions on your bathroom accessories.

Remember the secret to ideal colour combinations is the 60-30-10 rule. This means you use about 60 per cent of one dominant colour, 30 per cent of a lesser colour and only ten per cent of your accent colour.

Style and budget

Style depends with what you love. It can be flowers, abstract swirls, simple, clean lines or ornate designs.

For instance, if lime is your accessory colour and you are combining it with yellow, your accessories will probably comprise your ten per cent of accent colour. Do not forget the prints on your shower curtain. Let them reflect the theme.

Your budget will go further if you shop at garage sales and thrift stores for bathroom accessories in shades you love.