If you are a outdoor enthusiast and would love to bring the outdoors in, but do not know where to start in the decorating process, a bathroom is a great place to start. Perhaps the woodsy theme of a lodge does not match the rest of your home's decor, give your man a room of his own with his very own lodge style bathroom!
Instructions
1. The first thing that you think of when you think of a "lodge" is a hunting or fishing retreat. Close your eyes and think of what you would find in a professionally decorated hunting lodge. What are the first things that come to mind: mounted animal heads, mounted fish, cedar logs, pictures of wildlife? All of those things are the great beginnings of a "lodge-inspired" room.
2. Paint the walls a deep color. Color combinations that work great in a lodge inspired room are: forest green and mocha (dark brown), navy blue, taupe, or brick. You can either chose between two of colors that you like best or work with all five. Paint the walls a solid color. It is absolutely fine to paint a small space in a dark color, just make sure that all of the walls are of the same color. When you start painting opposite walls in coordinating colors or if you use a pattern wallpaper, you tend to "close in" the room.
3. Accessorize. When the paint dries it is time to accessorize! By doing an online search for "lodge accessories" is a great place to get ideas, even if you buy from that source or not. If you take a trip to your local craft store, such as Michael's, Hobby Lobby or even the craft section of Wal-mart, you will find great lodge accessories, such as wildlife cut-outs. Silhouettes of bears, deer, or moose or great for wall decor. Most of the time, these cut-outs will be natural wood. Buy paint and paint away; black paint for the bears, brown for the deer or moose. Do not worry about being technical with the details such as eyes and hooves, just simply paint the entire wooden cut-out the same uniform color.
4. Details. For the new look of the bathroom, buy new towels and rugs in the coordinating colors. It is important to stick with solids versus trying to locate themed towels. If you find a shower curtain that carries the theme, that is wonderful, but if not, no need to worry. You are really striving for the detail to be in the accessories, that is what will make the room appear rich in character. A trout basket is a great storage for the washcloths or toiletries. It even looks great sitting on the counter alone. A simple wicker basket can serve as a trash can.
5. Add final touches. Locating prints of wildlife or enlarging actual photos make great artwork for the bathroom. Remember when locating a frame, stay with the theme of outdoor and "wood". Stay away from shiny frames or anything that has a contemporary look to it.
6. If the bathroom includes a linen closet, talk to someone at your local home improvement store to find out what you will need in order to create a cedar lined closet. Some larger home improvement stores may have a pre-packaged kit to aid in your process.
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