Great color choices can transform a boring bathroom into a beautiful one.
Some people pick an architectural feature like a claw-footed tub or unique vanity areas as the focal points of their bathroom remake, while others agonize over turn a tiny room into one that appears large enough to keep claustrophobia at bay (the secret is mirrors). You're looking to make color your statement, so start your project by evaluating your space and your budget. Design a room that's so appealing, friends and family linger an extra few minutes to admire your color selections.
Instructions
1. Visit your local DIY home improvement store's paint department to start design journey. Gather up paint cards. Check out designer paints that create special effects on walls, like suede or bas-relief texturing. Head to your library. Find color design ideas within the pages of bathroom decorating books or download colorful bathroom design images from Internet sites.
2. Assess the existing colors of your floors, fixtures, ceiling, decorative tile and counter tops to narrow down your color selection if you don't have plans to replace any of these. Hang color samples selected during your DIY store visit on the wall. Look at them in a variety of light and eliminate some of the colors you picked that don't look as good as you imagined in daytime or night lighting.
3. Narrow down your choices to three shades or colors: One light, one medium and one accent color (the darkest and brightest). Opt for three types of green for an organic feel, a trio of red shades if your bathroom is large enough to support this dramatic color or hues of blue -- always a favorite, popular color choice. Pick an offbeat or eclectic three-color mix if you're confident you can combine them in a pleasing, interesting way.
4. Apply a main paint color to the walls of your bathroom. Install your room's focal point: one large piece of art or a collection of small vignettes that mix and match various shades of your color palette. For example, to achieve a nautical theme, hang a huge brass anchor on a dark blue wall, using white as your third color. Replace silver-colored faucets with brass ones.
5. Never underestimate the power of bathroom lighting. Choose incandescent light over fluorescents so your bathroom colors appear warmer and skin tones are more natural in the reflected light of vanity mirrors. Explore today's eclectic and colorful fixture designs in metals, enamels, woods and Lucite to accentuate the light, medium and accent colors used in your bathroom remodel.
6. Keep the colors of your towels and linens neutral if you're using an intense mix of colors in your bathroom or the overall look could be too busy. Hang a clear or neutral shower curtain for the same reason. Find a balance between adding too many or too few extraneous decorative touches so the color scheme you worked so hard to achieve remains the star of your bathroom makeover.
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