| Most people think of the bathroom as simply a | | | | mirror. Use a border that contrasts with the |
| room where you shower or bathe, and don't give | | | | colors of the walls. You may even think about |
| much thought to its appearance or how it can | | | | completely changing shapes! An oval mirror adds a |
| really be used. Think of it as your own little | | | | romantic touch. |
| private sanctuary; a place where you can go and | | | | Decorate the Tub |
| escape! After a long, hard day at work nothing is | | | | If you have a garden tub or one with wide edges, |
| better than relaxing the stress away and | | | | spruce it up! Set greenery around the edges. |
| rejuvenating your spirits. | | | | Small ceramic pots filled with herbs and greenery |
| There is no other room in your home where you | | | | makes a tub look inviting. Add votive candles, and |
| can actually escape the rest of the family. Young | | | | you are ready to soak in a tub filled with bubbles |
| children often follow along right on your heels, and | | | | while the delicious scents of the candles float your |
| you need time to yourself! Everyone deserves a | | | | worries away. Nothing is quite like lighting a few |
| little time to unwind. Your bathroom is the perfect | | | | candles, filling the tub and bathing in the warm |
| place to do this, but you need to create the right | | | | glow of candlelight. |
| atmosphere. | | | | Accents Pull It All Together |
| Take Away the Cold, Sterile Look | | | | A few accents will pull your new bathroom |
| Is your bathroom, well, just a bathroom? Maybe | | | | together! Consider an oblong or square basket to |
| you have stainless steel towel racks, toilet paper | | | | hold a few bath towels. If you have room for a |
| holders; the works. Everything is pretty basic and | | | | small table, paint it a contrasting color and |
| straightforward, nothing fancy. This is where you | | | | decorate it by stenciling flowers and greenery |
| need to start! | | | | around the edges. Add a few clear glass |
| Consider softening the look; add wrought iron | | | | containers for cotton balls, Q-tips, etc. Display |
| towel racks, or consider white or pastel colored | | | | your most attractive body splash and lotion |
| wood. Paint your walls a soft, relaxing shade such | | | | bottles. More plants, more candles - make it your |
| as lavender or sea foam. Carpet in the bathroom | | | | own. |
| is nice, and colorful ceramic tiles work as well. If | | | | Wouldn't it be much more relaxing if you bathed in |
| you have plain looking linoleum that is hardly | | | | a room that was exquisitely beautiful and smelled |
| noticeable, consider updating your floors. | | | | heavenly? Why jump in the tub and jump right |
| Mirror, Mirror on the Wall | | | | out again? Relax, unwind and thoroughly enjoy |
| Does your large bathroom mirror look a little | | | | yourself. Take along your favorite book or |
| stark? If your mirror just hangs there with | | | | magazine, a glass of wine and make it the most |
| nothing around it, make a change. Consider | | | | peaceful part of your day! Who said bathrooms |
| purchasing a mirror that is trimmed with gold | | | | have to be boring? |
| edges, or place wallpaper border around the | | | | |