Modern bathrooms are places for renewal and refreshment, but maybe your primary bathroom is still just a utilitarian water closet. A full remodel can totally transform the vibe, but it’s also possible to give it a glow-up through some strategic changes and additions. Follow these pro tips to take your bathroom to the next level of relaxation.

 

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Choose Relaxing Colors

A bathroom’s color scheme goes a long way toward setting its mood. The colors on the walls, floor, and ceiling are especially impactful because of the size of these surfaces. Relaxing colors include:

Soft nature-inspired tones

Pale blues, greens, and purples

Grays with green, blue, or purple undertones

Cream

Greige

The bathroom should always evoke calm, but we also want energy as we prepare for the day. You can add a pop of color through live flowers, bright shower towels, or a brilliant bathmat. Energizing tones include red, yellow, and orange.

 

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Include Cool Metallics

Silvery metal tones lower the color temperature of a space and can contribute to a sophisticated spa-like atmosphere. Two popular finishes like this are chrome – see example here – and brushed nickel – like this. One approach is to use the same hardware finish throughout the space. However, you can also use two contrasting tones within the same space – “mixed metals.” For example matte black hardware – click to see an example – is neutral and looks super alongside chrome or nickel fixtures. Designers and homeowners are taking the eclectic look even further, though, by including both silver and gold-based finishes in the same bathroom. This can be a balanced look, with the cool finishes creating a calm vibe and the warmer hues keeping the space from becoming cold or stark.

 

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Add More Self-Care Items

One fun and easy way to upgrade your bathroom is by creating a home spa day basket. Treat yourself to quality products for at-home facials, manicures, pedicures and so forth. You can also add little upgrades to your existing bathing areas such as a wooden shower stool or bathtub tray. However, there are inexpensive replacements that will make every shower a more relaxing and renewing experience:

Genuine sea sponge instead of a nylon loufah

Natural bar soap scented with essential oils rather than artificially scented body wash

Plain matching bottles for shampoo and conditioner in place of commercial packaging

Turkish cotton or linen bath towels rather than terry cloth

Aromatherapy shower head for essential oils rather than manufactured scents from plug-ins

Candles for a lighting option other than bright electric light

Storage on glass wall shelves with metal clamps instead of a plastic shower caddy hanigng over the shower head

 

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Consider All 5 Senses

You can also approach your bathroom’s spa-inspired makeover from the perspective of the 5 senses. Step into the bathroom as it is now, and pay attention to what you see, smell, hear and feel. What should be improved?

Keep in mind that sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and textures from the natural world are more calming than those that people manufacture. We’ve already discussed some ways to introduce calming visuals and smells, so here are ideas for the other senses:

Sound – Get a quieter fan and/or play nature sounds or classical music through a shower speaker.

Touch – Look for ways to bring in natural textures such as a stone soap dish or bamboo bathmat.

Taste – Switch to mouthwash with natural ingredients and keep the medicine cabinet stocked with mints.

 

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