Colored bathroom fixtures unfortunately show more hard water stains and soap scum.
You can decorate around colored bathroom fixtures to give the room a cohesive design scheme. The majority of fixtures in homes and public restrooms are white. Colored bathroom fixtures are a furnishing option that grew to be popular in the 1950s and are still available today. A few well-placed objects and decorations matching the pigment in the colored sink or bathtub tends to draw the eyes of a visitor around the bathroom, evoking a more spacious and comfortable feeling.
Instructions
1. Clean the colored bathroom fixtures thoroughly so you are able to see their true color. Search for a small item that is a perfect color match with the fixtures or take a picture in good light so you have the reference color with you when searching for decorations away from home.
2. Search for decorative items that are around 30 percent color matched and 70 percent complementary colors. Acquire rugs, pictures, collectibles or whatever you like to decorate with that will go with the colored fixtures. You may also decide to theme the bathroom decor with items representing similar interests, activities or ideas. See the link in Resources for a comprehensive guide to color matching.
3. Place the color-matched decorations throughout the room, but no closer than 6 inches from one of the colored fixtures. Add the items with complementary colors with equal distance between decorations. The items in complementary colors can be placed directly on or right next to the colored fixtures.
4. Move around the bathroom to different vantage points and rearrange the decorations and accessories until you are satisfied with the overall look of the bathroom decor. Continue adding, moving and exchanging decorative items in the decor, keeping the same color ratio to celebrate the colors in the bathroom fixtures.
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