| Great looking bathrooms will definitely add to the | | | | replace them since that can be expensive. Putting on |
| appeal of our homes. Many people view their | | | | a fresh coat of paint or re-staining them can make a |
| bathroom as a retreat where they can hide out at | | | | huge difference in their appearance. This can make |
| the end of the day and enjoy a long soak in the tub | | | | the cabinets look almost brand new and someone |
| or a steaming, hot shower. These days, bathrooms | | | | who sees them might believe that we have actually |
| are more than just bathrooms. Many people use | | | | replaced them. |
| bathrooms as a retreat from life. | | | | The light fixtures that builders install are often not |
| Most of us would love to improve our bathrooms but | | | | very appealing. Replacing those cheap fixtures can be |
| feel that the costs might be overwhelming and out | | | | a drastic improvement. Light fixtures can be very |
| of our reach. Actually, a bathroom makeover does | | | | inexpensive and can significantly improve the |
| not have to be such a major expense. There are | | | | appearance of the room. |
| several small things that we can do to our bathrooms | | | | If we have old, ugly faucets in the bathroom, we can |
| that will greatly improve them without draining our | | | | update them with newer, nicer ones. New chrome or |
| bank accounts in the process. | | | | brass faucets could look great. This is especially true |
| Update the Bathroom Tiles | | | | if we get something more stylish. |
| One change we can make is to simply update the | | | | Like the lighting and faucets, we can also replace the |
| tiles in the bathroom. I have seen too many | | | | knobs on the cabinets with something nicer. Knobs |
| bathrooms where the tiles seem to be the cheapest | | | | are very simple to replace and they are not very |
| thing that the builder could source. They are plain and | | | | expensive. After painting or staining the cabinets, just |
| boring. There are no real patterns or attraction. | | | | imagine how nice they would look after we put shiny, |
| I am not saying that we have to go in and replace all | | | | new hardware on them. |
| the tile in the bathroom either. If everything is just | | | | Just a Splash of Paint |
| too neutral, we might want to consider some accent | | | | One of the least inexpensive things we can do to |
| tiles here and there to add a splash of color. In doing | | | | change the appearance of our bathrooms is to paint |
| this, we might decide to create some colorful | | | | them. A fresh coat of paint, in a nice color, can make |
| patterns on the floors or walls. If that seems like too | | | | it feel like a new bathroom. You can either paint all of |
| much work and expense, we could consider simply | | | | the walls the same color or even just create an |
| doing some colored tiles to highlight areas around the | | | | accent wall to improve the overall appearance. We |
| bathtub or sink. | | | | can add some warm colors or we can add some bold |
| There are plenty of good books available on how to | | | | colors, depending on our personal preference. |
| install tile and it does not have to be a major project. | | | | All we have to do is use our imagination to think of |
| There are also free resources available. | | | | some things we can do to dress up the space |
| Here in the United States, many of the big-box home | | | | without spending too much money. We can go to |
| improvement stores will happily provide you with free | | | | our local home improvement store and just browse |
| information, or even classes, on how to install tile. | | | | around for ideas. As we look at different ideas, we |
| Updating Cabinets and Fixtures | | | | can estimate how much it would cost us to make |
| Another thing we can do to really improve the | | | | those changes. In reality, we can make changes to |
| appearance of our bathroom is to consider updating | | | | our bathrooms without spending huge amounts of |
| the cabinets and fixtures. | | | | money. Just let your budget be your guide and be |
| For the cabinets, we do not necessarily have to | | | | creative. |