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With the new year
here, it might be about time to consider giving your bathroom a quick makeover.
Doing a full remodel is expensive, time consuming, and ultimately unrealistic
for the average person. However, there are quick, cheap, and easy ways to
breathe new life into your bathroom, even if you’re renting!
If you go through
this easy bathroom makeover checklist, you’ll find plenty of ideas that are
budget friendly and relatively simple to utilize in your bathroom. Throughout
this checklist, we tried to follow some of the most popular bathroom design trends of 2019 so that you’re
not wasting your time with anything that's out of style.
Walls
The bathroom walls
are a great place to start when it comes to upgrading your bathroom on a
budget. There are some different options based on the amount of money you want
to spend, how much work you want to put in, and if you own your place or not.
Painting your walls
is an amazing tactic to upgrading your bathroom. Paint is relatively cheap, and
you don’t need to paint every wall. Having a fun pop of color on one wall acts
as a great focal point for your bathroom. A trendy new design choice is to
paint one wall black if you’re feeling especially adventurous.
Of course, not
everyone has the luxury of being able to paint their walls whenever they feel
like it. Landlords can be strict and you might want to pick your battles.
Instead, you can go with a fun wallpaper that’s easy to put up and then remove
when you decide to leave. Modern prints are popular right now. Wallpaper on one
wall, like paint, is a great way to add an interesting focal point to any
bathroom.
Finally, if you
want the least amount of work or you have a small bathroom, you can hang and
additional mirror. Adding in a mirror has a way of making small bathrooms feel
more spacious. They trick your eye into making your bathroom feel bigger than
it is, which is always a plus!
New Fixtures
You’ll often see
people who want to give their kitchen a quick update switch out their cabinet
handles/knobs. The same idea works well in bathrooms! If you’re dealing with
old or outdated bathroom fixtures, they’re relatively cheap and easy to replace
with something new. A popular trend right now is going with matte black
fixtures. They are fun, bold, and definitely more interesting than the standard
chrome you’ve been seeing in bathrooms for years. If you don’t want to deal
with the sink or shower head, you can always go for switching out cabinet handles
for your bathroom vanity.
Backsplash
The area between
your sink and your mirror is often neglected. It’s an uninteresting space that
people will forget about because they have no idea what do with it. This is
where you have a chance to shine! Purchasing a simple stick on backsplash will
do wonders for your bathroom. Although it’s a small area, your eyes will
immediately be drawn to that spot if there is something interesting to look at.
You could always
tile that area, but we’re on a budget! Stick on backsplashes are less than $20
and if you go with a high quality option, it’s hard to tell the difference
between a stick on and real tile.
Storage
Storage and
shelving are two aspects of your bathroom that might not be the most
interesting, but can make the biggest difference. Having a cluttered bathroom
is going to lead to stress and unhappiness. The last thing you want to see when
you go to the bathroom in the morning is the mess that’s been lingering for
days. An easy way to get better about keeping your vanity area clean and
maximizing space is by installing floating shelves.
Floating shelves
look amazing and don’t have to be expensive. Since they’re often not supporting
too much weight, they’re cheaper than other shelving options. Another great
feature about floating shelves, they’re easy to make yourself!
Another upgrade
that’s worth thinking about is switching to a floating vanity. Floating
vanities are the absolute best option if you’re dealing with a small bathroom.
A large, bulky bathroom vanity is going to make your bathroom feel even smaller
than it already is. A floating vanity allows you to utilize the space under the
sink for additional storage.
These are just a
few of the options when it comes to a budget bathroom makeover. You can also
add art, buy a new bathroom mat, upgrade your towels and towel rack, you name
it. Creating and maintaining a beautiful bathroom doesn’t need to be hard or
expensive, just start small!
About the Author:
Thomas is a lead
content producer for Trade Winds Imports, a company that has 10
years of experience in bathroom design and an unbeatable knowledge of bathroom
vanities.