Decorating 101: Bathrooms
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Do you have a bathroom that feels small and cramped? There are many possible ways to make your bathroom feel more spacious and less cramped. This article will give you tips and ideas that will help you go from a small cramped room to a room that you can appreciate.
By changing the color, lighting and a few other things, your bathroom can be transformed without adding to the square footage. Whether you want your bathroom to look cozy and inviting or elegant, it can all be accomplished with a miniscule amount of changes.
Pale Colors Open Up a Room
This does not mean that you need to paint your bathroom white, but instead that light, pastel colors make space appear larger visually. If you have lighter colored floors try a dark one. Soft shades of peach, cream or any other light colors should be used for the walls. Darker, bolder colors should be used for smaller accents such as towel holders or artwork for the walls. It is preferable for the top of your vanity, as well as the doors underneath, to be light colored. This can be easily achieved with little paint for wooden cabinet doors. If towels are used as décor, light shades that compliment the room should be chosen.
Bring More Light In
An area can be opened up and brightened visually by adding light to it. Wall sconces can be considered for additional sources of lighting in a bath, so can recessed lighting in the ceiling or a small lamp for the vanity. If you have the means for a skylight, consider purchasing one in order to allow natural light to brighten up the room.
If It Takes Up Space, Take It Out!
Many times people will have extra shelving in order to hold vanity items like cotton balls or towels. Objects that protrude into the room often detract from an open and spacious look. Removing shelving and other units of storage should be considered; items stored in them can easily be moved into a linen closet or be put under your vanity. Removing clutter, to find that the room looks larger, will amaze you.
Expand With Mirrors
It has been known for a long time that mirrors reflect light, and this will help any room appear larger. The color and design of the bath can easily be reflected by simply replacing the mirror over the vanity with a larger one. Do you need to use a single, large mirror? No, you can just as well use several attractively arranged mirrors in order to add interest and reflect light. Expanding the boundaries of the room can be easily accomplished by placing another mirror on a separate wall, if space allows.
Clutter always looks messy and, no matter the room, will visually diminish the area. The same holds true for your bathroom. Removing clutter means a more streamlined and cleaner look in the room. You should remove clutter on the vanity by storing away smaller items such as toothpaste, lotions, and deodorant in order to free up space. Make sure to put these ideas to use if you want to make you bathroom look as if it has doubled in size!
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Leon Tuberman has been part of the furniture and interior decorating business for 40 years. He owns and manages a popular furniture store in Los Angeles. They have a large inventory of handcrafted Amish built solid wood furniture for your bedroom, dining room and living room. It doesn’t matter whether you’re shopping for oak dining sets for your dining room and kitchen nook or tv stands for your living room or media basement then they carry everything you need.