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Give your bathroom a make-over with these DIY tips

We spend a great deal of time in the bathroom, yet often we don’t spend time, attention, and money on it, especially if it’s the master bathroom that our guests will never see. 

We think a bathroom should be a happy haven, somewhere you enjoy being, just like your bedroom and living room, so we’ve put together a few DIY ideas you could take hold of to improve the look and feel of your bathroom.

Make a bathtub shelf

Anyone who enjoys wallowing in a hot bath will recognise the bathtub caddy as a simple but simply ingenious idea. Woes such as ‘Now where can I put down my book where it won’t get wet...’ are neatly dealt with. 

This delightful and incredibly easy DIY project will take you no time at all. To ensure it doesn’t slip off either side nail two positioning blocks to the underside.

The caddy could also be used as a seat, perhaps for shaving your legs or to sit on and put your feet in the water while you get the temperature just right!     

Paint the underside of your tub

Painting the underside of a free-standing tub black can give a room an entirely different look, taking it from sweet and classic to bold and rather funky. 

Give your own bathroom a lift by painting the underside of your tub a strong colour, or alternatively stencil a pattern, even write something, like “Get on in”. 

It’s far more personal and interesting that way, and you’re not committing to forever – when you want another change, you can just paint it again!

Install creative shelving and rails

A wooden (and perhaps rustic?) ladder can work so well as a towel rail, especially if coupled with another wood object, such as a simple shelf for holding bath products and candles? 

Other relatively original ideas for replacing stock-standard towel rails – yawn! – include embracing the copper pipe heated towel rail look, with its interesting and shiny knobs and dials, or making a rope towel bar, affording you something of a beach house vibe.

Sliding barn door

A barn-style sliding door could be your answer to a space issue, as it would free up the arc space that a traditional door demands. 

Or it may simply answer an aesthetic concern; sliding doors are not only more unusual then normal hinge doors and so add an element of interest, but wooden ones also add warmth to a room and create a welcoming look. 

You could even consider painting the wood, such as a bright yellow, to up the fun or vibrancy factor.

Bathroom chandelier

Chandeliers are not the sole property of dining rooms and bedrooms. 

You spend a great deal of time in the bathroom, so make it a special room like any other by installing a beautiful chandelier. Chandeliers also offer soft, flattering lighting, a must when you’re stripped down to your birthday suit! 

When choosing a chandelier, consider if a traditionally elaborate one would work best in your space, or else consider a more modern one. 

Also ask yourself if a DAS ceiling rose wouldn’t be the perfect complementing finish to your new light fixture. Check out our range of attractive and easy-to-install ceiling roses by clicking here

Lay down a carpet

One can’t really call this DIY, but in keeping with the theme of revamping your bathroom we couldn’t resist including the great idea of incorporating a rug into your bathroom décor. 

A Persian rug is a great idea as they’re very hardy and can add some interesting detail into a room that is often too plain. If you have a built-in tub, make the carpet a central feature. 

Not only would a rug change the look of your bathroom, it also has the added benefit in winter of making life warmer underfoot. 

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