How to Decorate a Bathroom

The bathroom is the easiest room in your house to re-decorate, not to mention the cheapest. Adding accessories is the easiest way to spruce up the old, indoor outhouse. By purchasing a few materials and using a lot of ingenuity, you'll be able to decorate your bathroom to make it fit for a queen or king, right down to the royal throne.

Things You'll Need

• Paint and painting supplies
• Towels
• Bathroom accessories

Instructions

1. Choose your shower curtain, since it is the biggest source of color in your bathroom besides the walls. Find one with a nice design, although a solid color also works.

2. Paint your walls in a color to match one of the colors in the shower curtain pattern. If you chose a shower curtain with a solid color, pick a complementary color. Remember, light colors make the bathroom appear larger. Take your curtain to the paint store to compare it with color choices.

3. Add new towel racks. Putting them by the bathtub or over the toilet are good, convenient locations. Also, have some place for your hand towels by the sink. All racks should be the same style.

4. Hang towels that match the shower curtain. Don't use the same exact color that you painted the walls. Take some extra towels, roll them up, and place them in a small basket placed on the floor in a convenient location for a little extra pizazz.

5. Purchase rugs for the bathroom floor that match the towel colors. You need at least one rug for in front of the bathtub. Placing rugs by the sink and toilet are optional, depending on the size of the bathroom.

6. Add accessories as the final touch. Accessories like toothbrush holders, tissue holders, and a soap dispenser can be the icing on the cake, so don't be too frugal when you select the style. Candles on the vanity, on the bathtub corners, or above the toilet also add a designer touch to the decor.

7. Find some unique way to personalize the bathroom. Adding a thrift shop dresser as a storage solution or a sink vanity can really look classy. Collections, such as antique bottles or containers, can be artfully arranged on a shelf as a design statement while also serving as holders for lotions and speciality soaps.

Tips & Warnings

• Neutral shades of white or tan are always safe bets for the wall color.

• If using patterned wallpaper instead of paint for bathroom walls, choose a solid color shower curtain to prevent having too many patterns in a small space.