| If your hectic life makes you yearn to escape to | | | | jars to hold things like combs and hairbrushes, |
| the countryside, why not create a little "get | | | | hairpins or barrettes, and cotton balls. You can |
| away" in your own home? Believe it or not, the | | | | purchase plain canning jars in most supermarkets, |
| bathroom is a prime candidate for a country | | | | but to give your bathroom even more of a |
| theme. This is the room you use to shower or | | | | country feel, look for "bail-lid" jars with a glass top |
| soak away the day's dirt as well as prepare for | | | | on hinges that clamps down tight. These are |
| the day ahead. Why not give it a relaxing, country | | | | especially good at keeping cotton balls clean and |
| feel? | | | | dry until they are needed. Browse antique and |
| The easiest way to give your bathroom a | | | | "collectible" stores and you'll find beautiful antique |
| "down-home" country feel is to add rustic | | | | canning jars that will add an authentic feel to your |
| accessories. Wooden pegs are a clean, simple | | | | country bathroom. |
| way to add a country feel to hanging towels and | | | | You may find that these simple touches make |
| bathrobes. Pine baskets are a charming way to | | | | you want to go "whole-hog" and add country |
| hold guest towels, and a large wicker basket on | | | | style bathroom fixtures. Home improvement |
| the floor keeps bath towels handy as well as | | | | stores and bathroom showrooms have an |
| adding a country-life touch. | | | | amazing range of faucets, sinks, and tubs to |
| If your bathroom is shared by many people, you | | | | meet your county bathroom design needs. A claw |
| might want to consider using wire baskets instead | | | | foot bathtub and pedestal sink will take your |
| of wood or wicker. The large amounts of steam | | | | bathroom back to a simpler time. Need storage? |
| created by numerous people showering can | | | | A pine armoire fits the country theme perfectly, |
| create the perfect environment for mold on | | | | and is easy to find either finished or unfinished. If |
| wooden or wicker baskets. Either make sure you | | | | you choose to finish the piece yourself, products |
| seal the baskets before using them, or substitute | | | | are available to help you give it an old, crackled or |
| the kind of wire baskets used to gather and | | | | distressed look. |
| store eggs on a small, country farm. | | | | Whether you opt for just a few flourishes or |
| Glass canning jars make great storage containers | | | | completely redo your bathroom, your time will be |
| in a country bathroom. They are great for holding | | | | well-spent. Your new accessories not only |
| all the little miscellaneous things that float around a | | | | improve the functionality of your bathroom, they |
| bathroom. You might have toothbrushes standing | | | | create a peaceful place to escape the frantic pace |
| head up in a tall jar, and use progressively shorter | | | | of everyday life. |