How to Accessorize a Blue Bathroom

Many people find a blue bathroom a peaceful and soothing retreat.

Whether you've just painted your own bathroom blue or moved into a home that has a lavatory that's already that color, you may be at a loss for how to accessorize it. Don't despair, however, blue offers a plethora of decorating options for the imaginative home design amateur. Whether you mimic the blue theme throughout the room or accent with complementary or contrasting colors, there are many ways to accessorize your blue bath.

Things You'll Need

• Monogrammed towels
• Soaps
• Candles
• Bath salts
• Artwork
• Shells
• Sand
• Seahorses
• Starfish
• Glass-front box
• Wicker hamper
• Wicker shelf
• Wicker waste basket
• Throw rugs
• Bath mat

Instructions

1. Accent your blue bathroom with another color. Opt for a lighter color like white, yellow or tan to lighten the intensity of a blue bathroom, or choose a darker or lighter shade of blue to provide an accent that keeps with the same color family.

2. Select monogrammed towels in your accent color. Have the stitching done in the same color of blue as your bathroom in order to tie your look together neatly.

3. Create a spa feel by choosing soaps, bath salts and candles, in an alternate shade of blue as well. Place them at strategic spots in your bathroom. Set the candles on the edge or corners of the tub so you can light them and enjoy their flickering light while you relax in a hot bath. Opt for scented candles to create an aromatic scent.

4. Choose artwork for your walls. Just because it's a bathroom doesn't mean you can't hang beautiful landscape paintings or abstract art that ties into your bathroom colors. Choose one large work as a focal point or dot the walls with smaller images.

5. Accessorize your blue bath with a woven basket full of shells, a covered glass container full of sand from your last trip to the beach or hang a cluster of starfish and seahorses in a box with a glass front.

6. Incorporate wicker in white or tan into your blue bathroom theme. The wicker provides a natural look that contrasts nicely with your blue decor. Opt for a hamper, shelf and waste basket made from this woven material.

7. Select throw rugs and bath mats in your accent color. Place them in strategic spots in order to avoid walking on a cold bathroom floor in the middle of the night or sliding on a slippery floor when you exit the shower.

References

• "House Beautiful": Blue Bathroom Ideas: Blue-Inspired Bath
• Country Living: Beach House Decorating