Carol has just bought her first house and the guest bathroom is 7 meters long, 5 meters wide. It is older and her bathtub and sink have seen better days. The paint on the walls is old and faded and the white tiles are now exhausted gray.
The first thing I noticed about this bathroom, as I opened the door, was the fact that it does not have a window. This makes the room feel dark and closed in. The layout is the bathtub, sink and toilet, what I call the "builderDefault layout. "The tub is on the back of the room is located against the back wall, the sink is positioned directly on the right, upon entering the room and the bathroom is between the tub and the sink. Carol has every reason to want to update this space. Frankly, it was exactly the opposite of warm and welcoming. It was gray and dreary.
Needless to say, just because Carol spent her life savings on the purchase of her house, there was not much money back into the budget for her eyeWound from a bathroom into a place of escape and tranquility. Do not know how to achieve this task on a shoestring budget, she asked me if I would offer her some advice. So here is the advice I gave Carol.
Note # 1: Refinish the tub and sink:
Sounds expensive, but it is not. Carol was able to pay, to have someone refinish her tub and sink, or they can do it myself. Refinishing your tub is a task, who knows how to do with a roll of color. Purchase a "Do ItYourself "refinishing kit from your local home and garden center. It contains a special primer and paint, which is manufactured specifically for bathtubs and sinks. I did a Google search for" bath refinishing kit "and found several online sell to distributors that the kits. For about $ 75, they may be one of these kits is made before the weekend sale, Carol can be sure that it was built no evidence of the fact that her tub and sink was 1950th
Note # 2: Replace theWC:
The toilet in this bathroom is so old, you can not see the white porcelain more. Everything you see when you look in the bowl, is a rusty brown. If the inside of the toilet is fifty different shades of rust rings, it's time for a new one. The cost of replacing the toilet area anywhere from $ 100 up to several hundred dollars. Here is where Carol was a professional call. Toilets must be installed correctly, or they will leak and cause water damage and water leaksDamage leads to a very expensive repair work. So, a professional!
Advice # 3: Pull the worn and cracked linoleum:
The soils are the foundation for any design scheme. It is the No. 1 important feature in a room. Floors are where we should start every room design. He will set the tone for the entire space.
Because Carol has a small bathroom, she has several options for the new floor covering. By far the cheapest way would be tosome new linoleum down. This view could be anywhere from $ 50 - $ 75 Another option is to install decorative tiles on the floor. These costs can be anywhere from $ 75 - $ 125 It does not take much to tile the bathroom floor, perhaps 2 to 3 boxes. So, if she wanted, she could be a little money and go for a high quality tiles. After all, this is an element Carol have to live with it for a very long time.
Advice # 4: Paint the bathroom walls:
Nothing gives a room an instantMake-over like a fresh coat of paint. This is by far the smallest room in the house so a liter of ink for about $ 20 is more than enough. Because it is a small room with no windows I suggest staying away from dark colors. Dark colors will this space feel even smaller than it is already.
Choose a bright paint color. Bright colors tend to brighten a room and evoke a happy, peaceful and inviting feel. Light colors cause the body to relax and is also used as a wayreduce stress.
Advisory # 5: Create the illusion of a window:
Carol can believe "trick" the eye that there is a window in her bathroom with a mirror. Stand in the doorway of the bathroom and imagine where you would install a window, if you had the chance.
1) Install a non-decorative mirror instead of at this point. It is important that the mirror is your basic mirror without any kind of framing. A framed mirror is like a mirror, you large into a bad spot on the wall.
2) Install now would be a curtain rod "on" your mirror in the same way when you see it a window.
3) Hang curtains, which have a Volant, with the sentence. A valance is a short curtain that hangs between the two sides. It is used for the curtain rod, when the curtains are pulled back to hide. The curtains will hide the top than the sides of the mirror.
4) Use the "tie-backs" that came with your> Curtain set and tie back both sides of the curtain. If you do not come with curtains tie backs, they are sold separately. Make sure those who buy curtains complement.
5) Install a window planter box (at your local garden center found) on the bottom of the mirror to hide the ground. The planter box should completely cover the bottom of the mirror. For this reason it is very important that the planter box, slightly longer than the mirror so that youto the planters field value on the wall of the bathroom. Use two screws to secure the planter on the wall. If you do not have "spikes" in the wall where the screws you need to go have to use "anchor". Ask your hardware vendor, what are these if you do not know. Do not worry, installing anchors easily and quickly. No special tools are needed.
6) Plant a beautiful assortment of silk flowers in the box. You can craft your local island home and garden center or craft store to be found.Shop around. You might be able to a floral arrangement made of silk, are already in a planter box that your "fit the window."
I do not recommend planting live plants. Most people hold the light in the bathroom when not in use and not to the lack of light you end up with a planter box is full of dead plants.
Advice # 6: Accessorize:
Here is where the fun begins. Carol a small bathroom because everything they needed in order to draw his design scheme is on one line, a fewAccessories.
a) Go to your local bed and bath, and buy the best shower curtain you can find. Do not concentrate on the price, the emphasis on QUALITY. This is a very important element. with the exception of soils, see the most visible element of your guests. Everything rests on the shower curtain. If it costs more than you have in the budget to save money elsewhere. Note that means the quality is not loud or shrill. The shower curtain can be verysimplistic in style. Quality means that after many showers it still looks new and fresh years.
b) Here is a designer secret that I will not be shared with many people. Often, I am regularly curtain that is not labeled "shower curtain buy." I'm talking about curtains, you could hang in the bedroom. I am a grommet kit from Wal-Mart and you just create a high quality, durable plastic liners Shower curtain hooks, and then I add theCurtains to the same hook. Wal-Mart to sell heavy shower curtain liners in different colors. Purchase that will blend well with the main color of your curtain.
c) help coordinate the area rug in the middle of the floor.
d) Each bathroom has a kind of pleasant aroma. Buy a candle lantern blends well with your design scheme and add a scented candle inside.
e) Set the candle lantern on the back of the dresser. Shortly before yourGuest arrives, you should burn the candle so that your bathroom will be filled with a wonderful fragrance. For reasons of safety, be sure when buying a candle lantern, buy a style that completely encircle the candle. Do you want to never leave them unattended with an open flame. Visit The Candle Lantern Shop. They sell more than 200 different types of lanterns safe for the bath.
f) In a few minor accessories on the back of the dresser to complete the look. Keep it simple and not addanything, or fall causes a hazard if the toilet is used.
g) If you have space around your sink, add a coordinating soap dispenser and a fabric. Buy a decorative towel ring and install it on the wall where your sink is. Propensity to use a coordinating towels for your review after washing their hands.
h) Install an extra towel bar rack on the largest wall. Hang 2 coordinating towels and 2 towels. Layer the towels by the large on thebar and then a towel on him.
i) now stands in the doorway of the bathroom and take at look at everything, what you have accomplished. Pay attention to mistakes in your design. Do you have the many accessories, or perhaps not enough? Ask yourself, merge, how well your colors. Do you have a color too much or maybe not enough? Did you have your bathroom that WOW! Factor that you were after?
As you can see, it is not hard to be a little outdated bathroom into a place of turnPeace and tranquility. It is however a little advance planning and effort on the part of homeowners. So, stop complaining about the outdated bathroom. Roll up your sleeves and work in fixing the bugs. When you begin on Friday, you should be completed on Sunday. Good luck and have fun in the process.
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