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Summer fun means throwing lots of backyard
barbecues and entertaining guests which means they’ll need to
use the restroom. Is your bathroom guest-ready? Perhaps this
weekend you can make over your guest bath.
Don’t let the scoop of the
project throw you off, it is just a little room and we can do
wonders not doing a lot or you can decide to jump in with both
feet.
Start with the focal point of the
bathroom, the sink or vanity area. If you are super ambitious
replace the vanity with a stand alone piece. If you are even
a little bit handy this is a easy do-it-yourself project. If you
are not so handy, you can do all the work yourself and then call a
plumber to hookup the sink. It is a little more time and money but,
boy will you be happy with the finished look.
If you are not that ambitious, no problem,
paint the old vanity a dark chocolate or fresh white and replace
the cabinet knobs with new nickel or glass ones. You would almost
think you did replace the unit. Next, look at the walls, consider
removing the old medicine chest and/ or the mirror above the sink
and replace it with a new fabulous framed decorative mirror. Above
the mirror, replace the old sink bar light with a new light
fixture.
The walls could no doubt use a new
coat of paint; try a soothing chocolate, charcoal or sea blue hue.
Don’t forget the ceiling, paint it the same colour as the
walls if you dare. Hang a decorative shelf on the wall to store
rolled towels and apothecary jars filled with cotton balls and
soaps. Around the tub, regrout the tiles (new grout can make the
old tiles look new again) or if you are still eager replace the
tile.
Get a bathtub tray to lay across the tub,
lay an open book, a sea sponge and French-milled soap on the tray.
Bring home new towels in crisp white and sea blue, to co-ordinate
with your charcoal, sea blue or chocolate walls to hang on your new
towel bars. Hang a new shower curtain and lay a plush white floor
mat in front of the sink.
Put the bathroom light on a dimmer switch,
you’ll love the ambience that the low light will create.
Finishing touches include a new soap dish, perhaps a antique glass
dish or half a shell, and pretty containers for hand cream and
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