If your bathroom needs a bit of brightening up, but it’s not the right time for a complete refit, there are three things that you can do to transform it. In the words of Coco Chanel – “Accessorise, accessorise, accessorise”!
But what does that really mean for a bathroom? How can you tastefully accessorise a bathroom without making it look cluttered?
In this article we take a quick look at five ways to accessorise your bathroom.
Let there be light
One feature that can totally transform the look and feel of your bathroom is the lighting. And statement bathroom lighting is a key trend right now. So if you have fairly standard bathroom lighting, why not opt for something more fancy instead? Consider something ornate such as a chandelier, a large pendant light, or perhaps just something more colourful and eye-catching than you have right now.
If it’s too complicated to replace your ceiling lighting then think about either wall lights or a giant floor lamp. Any of these lighting options will add drama and interest to your bathroom, and make a huge difference to its ambience.
Make storage a feature
A real bathroom dilemma is that you need plenty of storage space but also don’t want to clutter up the look and feel of your bathroom with too much stuff. There are two ways round this. One is to ensure that you incorporate as many hidden storage features into your bathroom as possible, such as mirrored cabinets. The other is to make storage a feature, either in stylish bathroom furniture or carefully curated open shelving. At Stone and Chrome we love to feature recessed shelving and enhance it with LED lighting. See image below. The perfect win-win bathroom storage solution!
Throw in the towel
Discarded towels can instantly make a bathroom look very messy. But conversely, cleverly placed towels can make a bathroom look fabulous. So rather than viewing towels as a necessary evil of a functioning bathroom, see them as a positive feature instead. As well as storing them on the towel rail, consider displaying freshly laundered towels either folded on bathroom shelves, or rolled in baskets for a stylish spa-style look.
Towels also give you the ideal opportunity to change the colour scheme of your bathroom in an instant. Depending on the season and/or your current preferences, you can change the ambience of your bathroom at any time just by using different kinds of towels.
Dispense with plastic
Many of us are making an effort to use less plastic in our daily lives, and the bathroom is no exception to this. Your bathroom will look so much better – as well as being more environmentally friendly – if you don’t use plastic bottles and bags in there. So decant any liquid toiletries that come in plastic bottles into pretty glass bottles instead. And the same goes for small items in plastic bags, such as cotton wool or buds.
Also use decorative glass jars or porcelain dishes to store trinkets and small items of make up safely, so they are close to hand but not cluttering up your lovely bathroom.
Bring the outside in
In our recent article Bringing the outside into your bathroom we explored various ways to bring more greenery and natural elements into your bathroom, and the benefits that this can bring. And fresh flowers or plants are a wonderful way to quickly accessorise your bathroom. Flowers can be placed in a vase in your chosen colour scheme and certain plants – such as orchids – thrive in the moist environment of the bathroom and add a delicate touch of colour.
If plants or flowers are not going to work in your bathroom, consider a reed diffuser. This is both a decorative item in its own right and will also fill your bathroom with a wonderful fragrance of your choice.
We hope that the above ideas have helped you to find easy ways to accessorise your bathroom this summer. And should you start thinking about having a new bathroom sometime soon, why not take a browse through our fabulous gallery of bathroom pictures for further inspiration? Then follow up with a visit to Stone and Chrome’s Camberley showroom to see how we could design a beautiful bathroom that is perfect for you.