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Giving your bathroom a new style direction can be a great way to refresh the look of the room. There’s no longer any need to limit yourself to seashells and sailing - the modern bathroom is capable of lending itself to almost any theme.
The choices are endless - Edwardian or futuristic; rustic cabin or boutique spa, or simply a stylish combination of colours, shapes, and textures to reflect your tastes and personality.
Hit the wall
To revitalise your existing paintwork, try giving the area a good scrub - you’ll be surprised how much brighter it’ll look. But if you do fancy getting the brushes out, a splash of colour can dramatically change the whole feel of the room.
Wallpaper has made a comeback, and using it in the bathroom is no exception. Use the moisture-resistant varieties and keep busy patterns to a single panel or wall unless you have a huge amount of space.
Tiled splash-backs are an easier and cheaper alternative to tiling the entire bathroom and they’re a great way to add accents of colour and give a fresh, clean feel to the room.
Reinstate your cabinets
Grotty old cabinets can be an ugly blemish on an otherwise sparkling bathroom, especially when they’re wall-mounted and at eye-level. If they’re falling to pieces and beyond repair, then you’re faced with little choice but to rid and replace.
But, if it’s nothing a good spruce up couldn’t fix, then be imaginative and make your cabinets a feature you can be proud of. A glossy new paint job could work wonders, or try adding new handles, tiling or even wallpapering the doors.
Tap into today’s looks
Ugly, worn out taps can make your bathroom look decidedly dilapidated. Often, simply installing new ones will modernise the suite. The variety of styles and finishes available today is vast, so you shouldn’t have any problem finding a variety to match your tastes – just make sure they’re the right fit for the holes in your sink and bath.
Shower power
How about treating your shower to a new head too? Over time, showerheads get clogged up with limescale, which reduces the amount of water that can pass through them. So you may find that simply replacing the head transforms your shower from a trickle into a torrent.
And while you’re at it, how about the curtain? If your morning shower takes place behind a mouldy grey drape, it’s high time you replaced it. Shower curtains can be a great inexpensive way to add a splash of colour and personality to the room. Or, if you have a bit more to spend, exchanging your shower curtain for a glass screen is sure to make your bathroom look more modern and sleek.
Hit the deck
Because bathrooms are usually not the biggest rooms in the house (in fact they’re often the smallest), replacing the flooring might well be within your budget. From tiles, to stone slabs, to cushioned flooring, you have a range of options. Carpet is best avoided as it absorbs moisture and can become rotten and harbour germs. Wood flooring is fine so long as it’s sealed well enough, so do check before you buy. Otherwise, adding a new rug can be an easier and cheaper option. Choose something washable and you’ll be able to keep it clean and fresh much longer.
Make your bathroom shine
Get cleaning that ceiling along with tops of walls and high-up units that usually get missed. Scrub with an all-purpose cleaner to clear grime and rejuvenate paintwork, and use a bleach solution to take care of mildew.
Use washing powder to clean the grout between tiles – leave on for a few minutes, give it a light scrub, and rinse.
Thoroughly clean the suite with bathroom cleanser and finish with limescale remover. Buff-dry taps and metal handles with a soft rag and watch them gleam.
Do you have any easy ways to decorate a bathroom? Share with us some of your ideas
Giving your bathroom a new style direction can be a great way to refresh the look of the room. There’s no longer any need to limit yourself to seashells and sailing - the modern bathroom is capable of lending itself to almost any theme.
The choices are endless - Edwardian or futuristic; rustic cabin or boutique spa, or simply a stylish combination of colours, shapes, and textures to reflect your tastes and personality.
Hit the wall
To revitalise your existing paintwork, try giving the area a good scrub - you’ll be surprised how much brighter it’ll look. But if you do fancy getting the brushes out, a splash of colour can dramatically change the whole feel of the room.
Wallpaper has made a comeback, and using it in the bathroom is no exception. Use the moisture-resistant varieties and keep busy patterns to a single panel or wall unless you have a huge amount of space.
Tiled splash-backs are an easier and cheaper alternative to tiling the entire bathroom and they’re a great way to add accents of colour and give a fresh, clean feel to the room.
Reinstate your cabinets
Grotty old cabinets can be an ugly blemish on an otherwise sparkling bathroom, especially when they’re wall-mounted and at eye-level. If they’re falling to pieces and beyond repair, then you’re faced with little choice but to rid and replace.
But, if it’s nothing a good spruce up couldn’t fix, then be imaginative and make your cabinets a feature you can be proud of. A glossy new paint job could work wonders, or try adding new handles, tiling or even wallpapering the doors.
Tap into today’s looks
Ugly, worn out taps can make your bathroom look decidedly dilapidated. Often, simply installing new ones will modernise the suite. The variety of styles and finishes available today is vast, so you shouldn’t have any problem finding a variety to match your tastes – just make sure they’re the right fit for the holes in your sink and bath.
Shower power
How about treating your shower to a new head too? Over time, showerheads get clogged up with limescale, which reduces the amount of water that can pass through them. So you may find that simply replacing the head transforms your shower from a trickle into a torrent.
And while you’re at it, how about the curtain? If your morning shower takes place behind a mouldy grey drape, it’s high time you replaced it. Shower curtains can be a great inexpensive way to add a splash of colour and personality to the room. Or, if you have a bit more to spend, exchanging your shower curtain for a glass screen is sure to make your bathroom look more modern and sleek.
Hit the deck
Because bathrooms are usually not the biggest rooms in the house (in fact they’re often the smallest), replacing the flooring might well be within your budget. From tiles, to stone slabs, to cushioned flooring, you have a range of options. Carpet is best avoided as it absorbs moisture and can become rotten and harbour germs. Wood flooring is fine so long as it’s sealed well enough, so do check before you buy. Otherwise, adding a new rug can be an easier and cheaper option. Choose something washable and you’ll be able to keep it clean and fresh much longer.
Make your bathroom shine
Get cleaning that ceiling along with tops of walls and high-up units that usually get missed. Scrub with an all-purpose cleaner to clear grime and rejuvenate paintwork, and use a bleach solution to take care of mildew.
Use washing powder to clean the grout between tiles – leave on for a few minutes, give it a light scrub, and rinse.
Thoroughly clean the suite with bathroom cleanser and finish with limescale remover. Buff-dry taps and metal handles with a soft rag and watch them gleam.
Do you have any easy ways to decorate a bathroom? Share with us some of your ideas
