Create a spa lifestyle in an ordinary bathroom to escape stress, promote personal physical health and refresh your mind. A spa style bathroom can fit family budgets since leading drugstores carry most necessary items. Adding tubs with water jets can be an item to save for and purchase later. Couples can use a spa style bathroom to promote intimacy or an individual can escape to a sanctuary. Control clutter using existing or added shelving to store favorite items.
Instructions
Transforming the Bathroom
1. Create space on at least one existing bathroom shelf, and remove clutter to store items for the spa experience. Optionally, purchase a baker's rack to organize the items for an easy-to-use experience. Use clear canning jars or metal canisters with labels to easily identify items. Paint walls with coordinating warm tones.
2. Select specific locations for candles,a robe, and a safely stored CD player or wired-in music during a bath. Placing each item prior to use creates a pleasant atmosphere and a reminder of their purpose. Hang poetic or religious verses for positive meditative qualities.
3. Include lotions that absorb easily in the skin, such as a cucumber and melon body lotion; massage lotion that can double as aromatherapy, like a vanilla-black currant oil; and an eye mask or sleep mask. A thick, comfortable robe soothes after the bath.
4. Melodies--whether classical, jazz fusion, or relaxation CD--allow your mind to rest. Use a padded CD folder to store safely on a shelf away from direct moisture. Install soft glowing light bulbs to create mood lighting.
5. Deep tissue massagers can relax muscles after a warm bath or shower. Use a small stool or wire chair bought at second-hand stores for sitting outside the tub or shower.
Bathtub and Shower Accessories
6. Use an inflatable pillow to make soaking in a regular, standard bathtub more appealing. Hang towel racks closer to the sitting position to access washcloths or blindfolds. Install sturdy handles and non-slip decals to move safely in and out of the tub.
7. Install a low flow, rotating shower head available at local hardware stores for options on spray. Purchase shower caddies to organize lotions and shampoo. Install a movable shower hose with head and stool to offer a sit-down option.
8. Install a water jet bathtub for a relaxing experience. Most fit a regular-size tub space. Attach a small shelf next to the existing tub or new tub to hold candles or drinks, such as herbal tea.
9. Leading spa manufacturers such as CalSpas now distribute portable spas for two people weighing less than 250 pounds. The iSpa has 18 jets for an optional spa experience at home.
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