Rolled towels with a flower accessory add a spa feel to a bathroom.
Decorating with fluffy, crisp towels can really freshen up a bathroom. While many bathroom upgrades are costly, decorating with towels is a simple and inexpensive way to give your bathroom a luxurious feel. Nice hotels and spas often roll or fold towels in a decorative way before placing them on a shelf. These techniques can be used with many different types of sizes of towels to add some d cor to your bathroom shelves.
Instructions
Towel Rolls
1. Gather three bath towels of a color that coordinates with your bathroom d cor. For example, if your bathroom is white, use a bright color to stand out. If your bathroom is painted a color, white towels stand out against painted walls.
2. Lay out a bath towel on a flat surface. Fold the towel in half lengthwise. Next fold one-third of the towel in toward the center, and then fold the other third. Smooth out the towel and begin to roll from one end. Make sure to roll the towel tightly. Repeat with the other two towels.
3. Place the towels on the shelf and add any final touches you desire. You could simply place the towels on the shelf in the shape of a pyramid with two towels on bottom and one on top. If you want to add some decorative items to the towels, place the towels in the pyramid shape and wrap ribbon, raffia or twine around them. Tie the knot above the top towel and place a seashell, flower or other decorative item on top of the knot. You could also put the rolled towels in a wicker basket and then place the basket on the shelf.
Towel Folds
4. Select a bath towel and washcloth of the same color and a hand towel in a different, yet complementing, color. A bath towel is often the largest towel used in a bathroom. A hand towel is smaller, and a washcloth is typically the smallest.
5. Fold the bath towel into thirds lengthwise. The towel should now be in a long, thin panel. Then fold it into thirds widthwise. Do this by folding one of the short sides of the panel into the center and then folding the other short side into the center. Make sure the tag is tucked in. The towel should now be folded into a rectangle.
6. Fold the hand towel into thirds lengthwise. Then wrap the hand towel around the middle of the bath towel. The two ends of the hand towel should be placed under the bath towel. The weight of the bath towel keeps the hand towel in place.
7. Fold the washcloth into thirds. Then wrap the washcloth around the middle of the hand towel. The two ends of the wash cloth should be placed under the hand towel to secure it in place. The hand towel and wash cloth should now look like a bow wrapped around the bath towel.
8. Place the towels and washcloth on the shelf. If you have more than one shelf, you could do a mix of folds and rolls on different shelves. For example, on one shelf, place a wicker basket filled with rolled towels, and on the shelf above it place the folded towels.
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