With the credit crunch burning holes in our wallets, the last thing we intend on doing is paying an arm and a leg on a new bathroom or even renovating an old bathroom with new and expensive bathroom furniture. Having an atmospheric place to relax after a hard day’s work is always ideal, but for many of us, it is far too expensive a fantasy, especially in the current economic climate.
A bathroom renovation isn’t always necessarily as pricy as we would imagine. There are various low-budget strategies one can use to build the ideal bathroom, while still being able to pay off the mortgage. By examining the ways in which simple components such as mirrors, tiling, furniture and paint can be used in an affordable manner, your dream bathroom can, in fact, become a reality.
As many designers will tell you, mirrors are highly effective for creating an illusion of space. Placing full-length mirrors on walls and small mirrors on cabinet doors can make any small bathroom look twice as big. Lighting and tiles styles have similar effects on how spacious a room looks and feels. Using large-size tiles and large warm lamps increases the size of your bathroom significantly. Therefore, instead of spending hundreds of pounds on extending your bathroom’s area, create an illusion of space.
If you do not have the physical space to place the furniture you want, there are more cost-effective ways to create the space you need. Getting specially fitted or built-in furniture is, for instance, useful for freeing up space. Instead of standing cupboards or cabinets, get smaller, yet deeper, wall cabinets that can hang overhead. Additionally, the use of wooden planks to create your own storage place for towels or beauty products is an idea to be considered - planks on the wall leave more floor space, so utilizing the space you have in an intelligent manner is a very cost-effective way to clear up the space you need in your bathroom.
Selecting the right colour for your bathroom walls is vital, as the atmosphere of a room is largely determined by the colour of its paint or wallpaper. Painting a room yourself is the least costly means of creating your ideal bathroom ambience.
Seeing as there is no ‘one way’ to decorate, it is up to you to decide the colour scheme based on what style you are looking for:
For a largest sense of space, it is best to use soft and pale colour schemes (such as peach and beige).
To create an atmosphere marked by peace and calm, it is advised to use cool colours (i.e. green or sky blue).
To create a cosy, comfortable atmosphere, warm and bright colours (such as ruby red, orange, or green apple) are advisable.
As is demonstrated by the suggestions above, bathroom renewable do not have to be exceedingly pricey. With furniture replacements, the addition of mirrors, and hand-painted walls you have the potential to create the bathroom you always envisioned - and that without the help of costly professional designers.
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