How to Decorate Your Bathroom - 5 Practical Tips & Ideas

We're sure you've read a lot about how to decorate all the rooms of your house, especially the places in which you'll spend the most time or likely have guests. But we forget about a room that we, as well as our guests, actually do pay a fair amount of time in - the bathroom. Having a soothing and welcoming bathroom atmosphere can change the aura of your home!

Here are tips for transforming your bathroom in 5 easy steps.

1. Paint

This might seem like the most logical first step, because it is! Repainting can revitalize an entire room, and is also one of the cheapest options in decorating if you do the painting yourself.

For a bathroom, it’s best to keep it a neutral color so as not to shock yourself (or anyone else). That said, if you want to repaint your bathroom bright yellow, no one would stop you. For the best results though, you might want to start with a light blue or gray. However, pale pastels are also a great way to keep a subdued atmosphere in the room. That means you don't have to let go of the yellow idea entirely.

For an extra burst of revitalization, you can paint the cabinets in your bathroom, too.

2. Replace lighting fixtures

Another way to transform your bathroom is by replacing lighting fixtures. Get rid of the old overhead lighting and try to be creative! You can hang a simple chandelier instead, or add small lamps that will add a softer light to the room. This will also be advantageous while getting ready in the morning or turning down at night. Bright lights won't blind you or bathed in an unflattering one.

There are several options for lighting fixtures, so choose the one that suits you and your home the best.

3. Accessorize your bathroom

Adding accessories and special touches to your bathroom will make it seem more like your own. This can come in the form of new towels and rugs, but you can also add new soap dispensers, soap dishes, or design touches and accessories that customize your bathroom like flower vases or woven baskets. Be as creative or simplistic as you’d like. It’s your space.

4. Add art and photos

This is another pretty simple mode of personalizing and updating your bathroom. Adding art and photography can add some much-needed color and unique qualities to the space. Because it's a bathroom, avoid portraits or family photos. The best images to feature are landscapes or still lifes, though postmodern work will do. If you want to add pictures you have taken yourself, you have a three materials that you can choose from: Acrylic Prints, Aluminium-Dibond Prints , or Forex Prints.

5. Retile your bathroom

This will be the most time-consuming and aesthetically different update, but well worth it in the long run. If you're sick of the tile currently taking up residence around your sink or bathtub, change it!