Yet another thing that all people have in common is that they all live somewhere. They all have a bathroom and the need to use a bathroom. Well, I guess some people don’t but in general we all do.
The bathroom is a high use room of any home. It is also a room that is shared by every member of the family. Bathrooms get used frequently which means they receive a lot of use. Over time the continuous use of any room will begin to show. Paint get chipped, stained, dingy. Wall paper peals, cracks, rips. Flooring get’s damaged and outdated. The fixtures of the bathroom stay good for a long time so long as they are cleaned every now and then. The decorative items do not though. Bathrooms need a good redo every two to four years.
The bathroom really is a great room to decorate. It’s generally a smaller room of the home which makes the job go quickly. It’s also a more inexpensive room to redecorate because of that fact as well. You need half to one third the paint to redo your bathroom than you would need for your living room. Same goes for wallpaper and border, along with flooring. So, the bathroom is already the cheapest room of the home to decorate.
When you choose to redecorate your bathroom you’ll need to choose a theme. Maybe dolphins, roses, or frogs. Maybe seashells! Seashells resemble water. The bathroom really is a water room. The sink, the tub, the toilet. The three main aspects and functions of the bathroom directly involve and are dependant on water.
So, let’s decorate your bathroom in a seashell theme for less money! Here’s how. The first thing you’ll want to do is give the room a thorough cleaning. Wipe down all hard surfaces, get the floor clean, and do all those other basic daily things. Making sure everything is clean and put away ensures that nothing will be lost or in your way.
Next remove any damaged wall paper or wall border. Spray it with a spray bottle of warm water and peel it off. Scrub the wall then wait for it to dry before re-wallpapering or painting.
Next remove any damaged flooring. Figure up how much new flooring you will need by figuring up the amount of square feet the room is. A room that is 10 x 10 is 100 square feet, for example. If you were going to replace your flooring with square foot tiles you’d need one hundred of them. Bathroom flooring should be tile or linoleum, not expensive plush carpet! I say this for wetness and mold reasons, as well as for cost efficiency. Save money and keep your bathroom cleaner and dryer by skipping the carpet. Use a seashell throw rug instead to begin that seashell theme. In fact, with the money you save by choosing linoleum over carpet you can buy a bath mat set, seashell themed. Thus your theme has been brought to life.
Wait! Before you replace that flooring there’s something you need to do! Repaint those walls! I say painting bathroom walls is more cost efficient and longer lasting. Wallpaper and moisture just don’t go well together. Paint can be purchased MUCH CHEAPER than wallpaper can be. Choose a color that coordinates with that new flooring and seashell themed bath mat set. They’ll blend together beautifully, and in the future if you grow tired of seashells the solid color will coordinate with the next theme of your choosing. Add a seashell wall border that blends with and matches the rugs for that added extra touch.
Freshen the paint on the ceiling while you’re in there sprucing things up. Do this to complete your new décor. Freshly redone floors and walls clash against a dingy ceiling.
The very last step is to add your accessories. A seashell theme can include several colors. Tans, yellows, pinks, peaches, even purples, blues and greens can all live peacefully together when seashells hold it all together as a theme. That means your soaps and towels become accessories. You save money because you don’t have to go buy new items. You can use what you have because so many colors can be perfectly included. All you do to finish up is add some seashells. We all have seashells stashed away, don’t we? From that vacation or trip to the beach? Dig them out and display them! Let them be the finishing touch to your low cost seashell themed bathroom redo! Thanks for reading!
