Month: May 2022

How to Update Your Master Bathroom

An outdated master bathroom is one of the first things you see in the morning and one of the last places you visit at night. While a full bathroom renovation may not be in the budget, changing the wall color, new towels and fixtures might be all it takes. If you don’t replace the tile, tub, shower or toilet and can keep the cabinets, you’ll save quite a bit of money.

Visit a bookstore that has a wide variety of home magazines such as “Better Homes and Garden,” “Sunset Magazine,” “Family Circle,” “House and Garden,” and “Beautiful Home.” The magazine racks will also contain special issue publications on home decor, bathroom renovation and interior decorating. Pull a stack of these magazines and see which ones have articles on bathrooms. Bring them home with you. If you’re updating a bathroom, magazines are better resources than books. Magazines are trendier than books, which take from 12 to 18 months to get to publication after they’ve been written and photographed.

Page through the magazines and pull out photos of bathrooms that appeal to you. These tear sheets will be the basis for your update. After you’ve gone through the magazines, start comparing the photos you like to determine what appealed to you. For example, you might find that a clean-lined serene spa-like bathroom is what you like, rather than the cheery flowered bathroom you thought you wanted.

Put the towels in the bathroom so you can see which colors go with the tile that’s already in place. Retiling a master bathroom is a big undertaking, so if you can use what’s there, you’ll save time and money. After you’ve selected the towels you like best, take them to the paint store and choose a color for the walls that’s several shades lighter than the towels. Be aware that certain colors will change the way skin tones look. Green may throw a greenish cast on your complexion, while pink makes skin slightly pinker. Since the master bathroom may be where you’ll be putting on makeup, that’s important to keep in mind.

Paint a broad swatch of your selected color on one wall of the bathroom. See how it changes in natural light and incandescent lighting. Getting ready for work often means getting up before the sun rises and using the bathroom with incandescent lighting. If the paint works out, paint the bathroom the new color.

Return the towels that didn’t work for the bathroom and purchase enough bath towels, hand towels and washcloths in the colors that did work. You only need enough to place on the racks as part of the decor. Use older towels or buy inexpensive white towels to use for showering and bathing.

Ideas on How to Maximize the Space in a Small Bathroom

The bathroom is one of the hardest rooms to do when designing or renovating a home. This is because the bathroom is much smaller compared to the other rooms in the house. With the small space of a bathroom, maximizing the space and choosing the right fixtures and storage is quiet challenging. It needs careful planning and creativity so you can make the most of your small space without sacrificing its functionality and comfort.

There are many things you can do so you can make use and maximize the space of the small bathroom efficiently. This article will give you some great ideas on how you can maximize the space of your room.

1. A bathroom is a small area but a lot of items go into the room making it look cramped and smaller. To open the space, finding storage wherever possible can be done. For example, you can make use of the back of the door to create more storage area. Mount hooks and bars on the back of the door where items can be hung on it.

2. Use the corners of the bathroom. Take advantage of the spaces in the corners of the bathroom. A lot of space is just wasted in the corners. Buy furniture that is specially designed to fit in the corners of the room. Furniture in the bathroom eats a lot of space making it look smaller.

3. Use the spaces in the area towards the ceiling. Just like in some buildings, instead of building it wide some build high into the air. You can also do this in the bathroom to save and create a lot of usable space by using bathroom storage furniture that goes straight up. It’s a great way to store a lot of items and at the same time save a lot of space.

4. In decorating the bathroom, avoid dark colors and too much decor as it will make the bathroom look cramped. Warm colors and light tones will lighten up the space. For bathroom sinks, toilets and tubs, white porcelain is ideal. Be minimal with the decor. Choose pieces that will accent and not inhibit the space in your bathroom. As much as possible, keep the toiletries out of sight.

With well placed items, bright colors and lighting, you can make most out of your small space in the bathroom.