Our guest bathroom ideas will help you upgrade and repair bathroom furniture, fixtures, and surfaces ahead of visits from family and friends over the holidays. If your guest bathroom is used year-round by family and visitors, what it is most in need of might be a good cleaning and a couple of updated décor items! On the other hand, if the room has been sitting unused for months, you will also need to test appliances and so forth to see if they are functioning properly.

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1. Shower Leaks?

 

A leaking shower is always annoying, and it can be embarrassing to find that you’ve unwittingly created a puddle of water on the bathroom floor in your host’s home. Whether you have a curtain or a glass shower door, take a shower in the guest bathroom and make sure it’s blocking water adequately. Possible fixes if it’s leaking with a curtain and liner include:

• Getting a wider liner if the one you have does not stretch far enough to guard the corners from leaks.
• Replacing the curtain and/or liner if one or both are torn.
• Upgrading to a frameless sliding shower door system

 

If you’re dealing with a leaky glass door, possible fixes include:

• Unclogging the shower drain.
• Replacing vinyl seals that have deteriorated.
• Adjusting a shower spray that is aimed at a gap or seam.

 

2. Clogged Sink Drain?

 

Wash your hands in the guest bathroom a few times to ensure that water is draining from the sink basin efficiently. Options for unclogging a drain may include:

• Carefully pouring boiling water down the drain.
• Make a homemade drain cleaner from vinegar and baking soda.
• Purchasing a commercial drain cleaner. (If you have a septic system, be sure to choose a product labeled “septic-safe”.)

 

3. Toilet Not Flushing?

 

On the subject of embarrassing moments, you definitely don’t want your guests to have to deal with a clogged commode. Do a test flush without toilet paper, and then with toilet paper. If it’s clogged, you will likely be able to fix this with a plunger or snake. On the other hand, the flush mechanism might be faulty. Remove the lid from the back of the toilet and ensure that the flush handle is attached to the valve. If this is not the issue, you might need new toilet innards, but some homeowners are able to take care of this as a DIY project, especially with the help of a video, like this one by This Old House.

 

4. Vanity Cupboard Door Hinges Squeaky or Damaged?

 

As you’re stocking the vanity with toilet paper, wash cloths, towels, and extra toiletry items, pay attention to the cabinet hardware. Are hinges squeaky or sticky? Are any knobs or pulls damaged or broken? From an aesthetic perspective, you might want to replace hardware in a dated finish or style with something more on-trend to refresh the space.

 

5. Welcoming and Inviting Space?

 

Once you’ve ensured that everything is clean and in good working order, step back and consider the room’s visual appeal (or lack thereof) and general ambiance. Is it warm and inviting? Or cold and slightly creepy? Here are some quick and fairly cheap ways to spruce up a guest bathroom:

• Get new curtains for the windows.
• Update the linens in a popular color.
• Treat your guests to a luxury bathmat.
• Touch up the paint on the trim or completely repaint the space.
• Swap out some or all of the hardware, such as towel bars and the shower door pull.
  
  

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We invite you to browse the Glass Simple website for frameless glass shower hardware, new vinyl products, help with removing water stains from glass, cabinet hardware, and more! You can also call our Virginia-based team at (571)707-7760.