Friday, November 6, 2009

Decorate Hanging Bathroom Towels

Adding a single red rose is a simple way to decorate hanging bathroom towels.


Hanging bathroom towels can be functional, such as for drying hands, or purely decorative. Either way, simply hanging the towels can look attractive, though this can give off a plain, common or boring look and feel. Decorate your hanging towels for a fresh take on bathroom decor to complement your decorating style and the colors and theme in your bathroom. The type of decorations you use should look natural when paired with the colors, design and texture of your bathroom towels and decor.


Instructions


1. Tie the towels with a rubber band and decoration. For example, use fancy-looking tassels for an elegant bathroom, raffia for a rustic bathroom or any material that fits in with the decor. Other ideas include beads, strings of seashells or ribbon. Each towel can have its own tie, or tie two hanging towels together with a single decoration.


2. Paint your own design on your hanging towels with fabric paint. You can write your initials, a monogram or an inspirational word or quote. Alternatively, label the towels with the names of your family members. Draw designs if you're artistically able, such as flowers, seashells or geometric patterns.








3. Add silk flowers to the hanging towels. Use a silk flower stem to wrap around the towels or lay a large silk flower on top of the hanging towels. Tuck the flower into the tie if you're tying a decorative tie onto the towels.


4. Sew or glue a border around the towels. Use fabric adhesive if you can't or don't want to sew. Lace, ruffles, ribbon or a busy print can serve as a border around the hanging towels.


5. Display the towels in a decorative manner. For example, you could fold two towels into thirds the long way, then bind the two ends of the towels on top of the towel bar with a rubber band and a decorative tie. Roll up a second towel to fit in the loop created by the hanging towel. Alternatively, fold the bottom of a hand towel two-thirds of the way up, then fold each edge into the middle on the opposite side. Tuck the two ends into each other and hang the hand towel with the other side facing outward. There will be a pocket in the towel that you can tuck lightweight decorations in.

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