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How To Choose a Bathroom Medicine Cabinet

Saturday, March 21st, 2009 at 2:33 am  
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Your medicine cabinet is an important item in your bathroom. Not only is it where you store those essential cosmetic and health related items, but it is often the last mirror you look in to ensure that you are looking just right before you head out into the world for the day.

Although it isn’t a hard and fast rule, having your medicine cabinet match your bathroom vanity makes for good bathroom design.

In general, there are two types of medicine cabinet. The first is the type that you attach to a wall as you would a picture. Almost anyone can install one and it can be done in minutes.

If you are going to install one yourself ensure that you determine exactly where you want the cabinet to be placed. Placing your medicine cabinet over the bathroom vanity is generally the most convenient spot, but consider all members of the household before choosing the height that it will be placed at.

The second type of medicine cabinet is the recessed type. This type is placed into a cavity within the wall and can be placed flush to the wall or slightly recessed depending on your preference and style of cabinet. Having the cabinet set into the wall not only saves space but also allows good access to the bathroom vanity below.

There is a huge choice of medicine cabinets, in a variety of styles and colors, available on the market and it is generally best to select a style that matches your bathroom vanity. You can purchase your medicine cabinet in a variety of materials including aluminium, steel or a hardwood such as oak. And as always the choice of material is really a personal one.

How To Make The Most of Your Bathroom Space With Bathroom Mirrors

Saturday, March 21st, 2009 at 2:26 am  
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Using mirrors in your bathroom is not only a great way to decorate; it is an outstanding way to make the room look bigger. Because bathrooms are usually small and often lack space and lighting, bathroom mirrors can help accentuate the positive features of the room and detract from the lack of space.

Mirrors are common enough in bathrooms, but there are some great ways to use them that you may not have thought of before.

Lighted mirrors are a great way to bring light, texture, and color to your bathroom. Not only do these mirrors draw the eye to the mirror area, they help to accentuate the colors of the walls and make the room look big and bright. Lighted mirrors are usually placed over a sink or vanity area, which make them functional and beautiful.

Many small bathrooms do not have natural light which makes them appear even smaller. Adding a mirror to the largest walls will help to make the room feel less cramped and give a more airy feeling to the room. If there is a window in the room, putting a mirror on the wall opposite the window will help reflect the light and make the room appear much bigger than it actually is.

Mirrored tiles have always been quite popular in bathrooms because they give a unique decorating style that cannot be achieved any other way. Mirrored tiles can be used on complete walls, or just a few times on tiled or even a dry walled wall. This mirroring of the wall is a great idea if you have a large vanity and desire an attractive and unique backsplash for it and the sink.

In small bathrooms you can group candles and mirrors to achieve a lighted, spacious, and tranquil setting in what would otherwise be a claustrophobic room! Most home stores carry ranges of hanging mirrors that also hold candles. This can help add an element of decoration as well as the perception of more space, which is exactly what you want to achieve when you are putting a mirror in a bathroom.

Not only do mirrors help to make a room look bigger, they are also functional and decorative. Mirrors come in all shapes, sizes, and a variety of styles, meaning everyone can find a great mirror to decorate and expand the look and feel of their bathroom. Bathrooms are often overlooked as far as decorating goes, but a well-decorated and mirrored bathroom is always appreciated.

How To Choose the Right Bathroom Lighting

Saturday, March 21st, 2009 at 2:16 am  
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Good bathroom lighting is an essential part of your bathroom design. The right choice of lighting will add ambience and elegance to your bathroom, but keep in mind that the lighting also needs to be functional.

Lighting for bathrooms comes in a variety of styles and finishes, to suit any design. There are bulb lights, sconces, down lights, recessed lights, pendant lights, strip bath lights, shower recess lights, fluorescent lights, and of course lights with exhaust fans. Light shades suitable for bathrooms, are either plain or lightly patterned, with frosted or etched glass shades.

When considering your bathroom lighting, be mindful of where you place the lights. This is especially so over bathroom vanities. Ensure that lights around your mirror are functional and stylish and don’t cast shadows on your vanity mirror so that you have a brightly highlighted area in which to apply your makeup or for your partner to shave. Having a dimmer switch installed in your bathroom is also a great functional feature.

Apart from having your mirror well lit, ensure that you also have adequate lighting over your medicine cabinet so you are able to clearly identify the medicinal products in the cabinet.

How To Update Your Bathroom With New Fixtures

Saturday, March 21st, 2009 at 2:13 am  
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If your bathroom is becoming a little outdated you can create a major change to the atmosphere of your room by updating your bathroom fixtures.

Bathroom fixtures are available today in a huge variety of colors and styles, and a new look can be achieved on nearly any budget. Think carefully about the style of fixtures such as faucets, lighting, mirrors, vanities, shower stalls, soap dispensers and towel rails so that everything blends together to add to the appeal of your bathroom.

Here are some ideas to spice up a boring bathroom:

Replace Your Shower or Bathtub
Your shower and bathtub are two of the most important fixtures in your home. An uncomfortable tub or a too-weak shower can make bathing the exact opposite of the luxurious experience that you deserve. By installing a new tub or shower, you can completely change the look of your entire room while increasing your enjoyment of the room. Bathtubs are available in a variety of colors and styles and bathroom accessories can be purchased to tone in with the bathtub or as a contrasting feature Even if your major bathroom fixtures are perfectly serviceable and comfortable, you may just need a few new items to enhance the décor. A new shower curtain or door on your existing bathroom can change your bathroom’s style without the cost of a full replacement.

Update the Look of Your Toilet
Toilets might not be the first thing you think of when it comes to stylish fixtures, but you will be surprised by the array of possibilities you have today. Not only can you spruce up the look of your bathroom with a new color or style of toilet, but you can also save money by purchasing a water-efficient model. If you do not want replace the entire toilet, then consider buying a new toilet seat in a color or design that enhances your ideal bathroom style.

Install a Stylish New Sink

Sinks are a relatively easy way to transform the look of your standard bathroom. A pedestal sink will make your bathroom look larger, and a marble vanity adds elegance. Sinks are among the most flexible of fixtures, giving you a huge amount of choice in style and function.

New Looks from New Faucets

Faucets are the easiest and most affordable bathroom accessories to replace. Faucets come in a wide range of colors and styles from shabby chic to elegant antique. Even the oldest bathroom fixtures can get a whole new lease on life with updated faucets. Remember to match your tub and showerheads at the same time as your sink faucets for a blended look.

How To Choose Colors For The Bathroom

Saturday, March 21st, 2009 at 2:06 am  
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When renovating or updating your bathroom, a lot of thought will be given to the choice of colors to use on the cabinets, the flooring, the paint, the rugs, the shower curtain, and even the towels. The bathroom is a room in which we spend a surprising amount of time, so the look, and overall feel are very important and the choice of colors deserve particular attention.

If you are completely renovating your bathroom you’ll need to start considering colors right away. What color will you want to paint your bathroom walls? Will the sink, the vanity, and tub or shower you are installing match with this color or contrast it? You’ll also need to think about how versatile these pieces are if you decide to change the color of the walls in the future.

If you are putting in new flooring, a neutral color is often the best as this will allow you to easily change the color of the walls in the future. As far as paint goes, light colors help create a clean appearance. Many bathrooms are painted in light blues, pinks, purples, and even greens because these colors help to bring color and character to the room while giving it a clean feel that is most appreciated in the bathroom. Light colors also help brighten a room, especially if there is not a lot of natural light that fills the room. Dark colors tend to make the room look smaller, and since bathrooms are generally the smallest rooms in the house, light colors simply make more sense.

Although wood grain vanities have always been popular; white wash varieties have become very popular in recent years. Pedestal sinks allow for space and make the room appear bigger. Lighted mirrors above the sink make the room look larger as well and help to highlight the wall color.

Choosing the color of the towels and the rugs is a lot of fun. You may choose to match the towels and rugs to the color of the paint on the walls, or you may choose a color that contrast with the walls. Towels and rugs can be expensive, so plan your color scheme in advance and be sure that you really like what you do choose. If you go light with the paint colors you can go dark with the towels and other accessories.

When you are done, your bathroom will look quite colorful and lovely!

Toilet Seats

Saturday, March 21st, 2009 at 1:48 am  
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toilet-seat-under-the-seaToilets and toilet seats are an integral part of your bathroom hardware and they come in a variety of styles and colors.

And toilets seats are available in both practical and funky novelty styles that will add  fun and style to your bathroom décor.

They are available in moulded plastic, vinyl, wood finish, and wooden toilet seats with an enamel finish. And you can even purchase heated toilet seats. So you can dress up your bathroom and toilet with dash and style.

Most people purchase toilet seats in a style and color to match their toilet, however, if you are tired of pine or plastic seats and decide that you want something funkier, then look no further than high quality resin.

Resin is tough, easy to clean and they are very hygienic because of the non-porous material. Resin toilet seats are designed to fit standard toilets and they are available in many different patterns such as Toilet Tattoos Under the Sea Design , dolphins, turtles, animal prints, flowers, barbed wire, jelly beans and many other designs. In fact there is a design in almost anything that appeals to you.

And if you have trouble finding the toilet at night you can’t go past glow in the dark toilet seats.

So remember give the purchase of your toilet seats a bit of thought and dress up your bathroom décor with a seat that is a little out of the ordinary.

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