Brighten up your bathroom with a vase of colorful flowers around your bathtub.
Bathtubs take up a large amount of room in your bathrooms. Decorate the space to help create a relaxing space that complements your bathroom decor and style. The decorations around your bathtub can be entirely for decor only or can be functional, as well. Use the space around your tub to set the tone for the rest of your bathroom decor.
The Walls
Decorate the walls around the bathtub if the walls are solid. Large mirrors will reflect the natural light in the bathroom, making the space feel larger and brighter. Calming pictures of nature or elegant pictures of floral arrangements are natural above bathtubs in traditional bathrooms. Contemporary artwork is fitting in a contemporary bathroom. Hang floating shelves above a decorative towel rack if you prefer not to hang art. Simple window treatments, such as shades and see-through curtains, look nice around a tub. Luxurious curtains can create an elegant or spa-like ambiance.
Bits of Nature
Bring a touch of nature into your bathroom to liven up the space. Place small silk houseplants or ivy around the tub. Large houseplants with elegant urns or baskets are good for a large tub with a spa-like style. Floral arrangements are another option. A single rose in a bud vase can sit on the corner of a smaller tub, or a large arrangement can work for a larger tub. Decorative vases can sit on the corner of the tub or on the floor in front of the tub. Fill the vase with a complementary arrangement or simply group three vases of varying heights and widths.
Useful Items
Roll up towels to place on the tub or in a basket on the tub. Use plain white towels for a spa-like bath, or colorful towels that complement your bathroom's decor. Rolled washcloths are another option if your tub is too small for towels. Arrange the rolled towels into a pyramid with three towels. Fill decorative jars or containers, such as apothecary jars, with colorful bath salts, bath bombs or bath crystals. They add a soothing scent and keep your bath products conveniently near the tub.
Accessories
Accessorize the bathtub with items that relax you and enhance the tub. Anything you add on top of, around or in front of the tub should match the scale of the tub. Tiny items will get lost next to a huge tub, just as large items will overwhelm the space around a small tub. Candle arrangements are a common accessory to add around the tub. Choose scents and colors that you enjoy. For example, use a beach theme if you are most relaxed on the beach and have a light blue, white or cream bathroom. Fit three white or cream pillars of varying heights on a candle plate with sand and seashells in an ocean breeze scent. Candle arrangements can include rocks, pebbles or decorative candle holders in glass, wood or wrought iron. Decorative bath soaps, picture frames, plates, carved statues or figurines are other accessories that can accentuate your tub.
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