Tips for Updating your Bathroom

Tips for Updating your Bathroom – A collaborative post

If you are planning to update the look of your bathroom but don’t have a big budget, you don’t have to despair. There are tons of decorating ideas that will allow you to achieve the look that you want without spending too much. Sometimes, it’s all about adding little elements that would make your bathroom that can serve as your sanctuary.

Here are some easy and affordable bathroom upgrading tips to help you out:

Replace your Lighting Fixture

One of them is to upgrade your lighting. Merely updating your lighting can significantly improve a room’s look and overall appeal. A huge plus is that, if paired with the right paint color, it can also improve your mood. Changing lighting fixtures is easy to do and does not cost much. Go for pendant lighting or light bars that diffuse the bathroom light. 

Update your Paint

Sometimes, updating the paint is enough to elevate your bathroom’s look. Go for a lighter shade that would make your bathroom look bigger than it is. You can also add color accents to strategic areas to add character and depth. While it looks simple, choosing the right paint for your bathroom is quite tricky. You have to paint around sinks, tubs, and toilets. 

It is also essential to choose the appropriate paint finish. For bathrooms, satin and semi-gloss paint finishes are the best because they’re easier to clean and can be used in ceilings, walls, and trims. Take note, however, that these paint finishes may not hide any wall imperfections. With this, it is best to get a professional to prep the walls well. Before you paint your walls, check for any cracks, and repair it with concrete crack filler.

Add Artwork & Decorations

One of the things that may a bathroom look dull and boring is the blank walls. Use those walls and hang treated canvas prints. You can even customize wall art. You can also make a gallery of your favorite items, like hanging baskets or shells from your previous trip. 

Start from the Ground Up

Since it receives the most beating, bathroom floor tiles should also be one of the things that you should update. You can go for vinyl floor planks that are readily available in most home improvement stores. You can choose from a wide variety of styles that would beautifully blend with your overall bathroom decoration. 

Add Storage

The bathroom is an excellent storage area for heavily used items like towels, bathrobes, toiletries, and cleaning materials. Achieve this by adding pull-out drawers. You can also choose to install floating wall shelves. But, you have to make sure that drilling to the hole will not cause any damage to any of the plumbing works or hit any structural component of the home. Allstate advises homemakers to protect themselves from the high cost of property damage by making sure their home is properly insured. 

Update Hardware

Sometimes achieving a high bathroom look depends on the hardware. Old, watermarked faucets, broken drawer pulls, and non-functional valves make your bathroom look dreary and dated. It does not cost much to upgrade your hardware. Go for brass or matte finish hardware to add flair to your bathroom. 

You should also invest in a high quality toilet with a macerating system. It has a macerator pump, which grinds waste into a slurry and pumps it through a pipe directly to the sewer drain pipe. It is efficient and at the same time sustainable.

Deep Clean your Bathroom Regularly

This tip is pretty basic. Sometimes all it takes is a deep clean to refresh your bathroom’s look. Throw out old toothbrushes, empty toothpaste tubes, discard expired makeup products, and scrub your mirror. 

Final Advice

When updating your bathroom, make a list of the things you plan to do. If you live in a one-bath home and you plan to do a major renovation, think about how you will use your bath as you renovate. Include a timeframe on when you can finish all the tasks.