I was cleaning the bathroom yesterday and was moving the plastic goblet full of marbles and glass nuggets. My brain went "It would be nice to get these up off the counters". I looked up and wondered if they would fit behind the towel rack.
Well... they did! I simply put my hand over the opening to keep them inside, tipped it a bit and it fits like it was made for it! I tried another one on the other side of my shelf unit.
Payday I am going to get another 6 and fill them with colored rocks for the rainbow!
N-JOY!
Source: Happy Accident
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My son and husband really enjoy building things with Lego - so I decided to redecorate our bathroom in Lego for them as a Christmas surprise.
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I am redecorating a bathroom and am going with a French theme. I will be writing in calligraphy French phrases. Does anyone know of any cute/quaint phrases that I could paint on the walls? I haven't found any useful websites!
You could try the Google Translate page to translate some English phrases into French. www.google.com/
For example, I translated "Brush your teeth" into "Brossez-vous les dents".
I usually like to translate the phrase back to English as well to make sure that the translation is using the right sense of the words. Translating this phrase back to English yields "You brush the teeth" which is probably okay.
If you are looking for literary quotes you might do better searching for specific authors like Moliere, Alexander Dumas, or Victor Hugo.
"un bain chaud agréable" means a pleasant hot bath
"les serviettes douces duveteuses" means fluffy soft towels
"savons parfumés" means fragrant soaps
"se brosser les dents" means brush your teeth
"toilette" means toilet
"transmettre le savon" means hand soap
"shampooing de cheveux" means hair shampoo
Maryanne, not far from Quebec!
http://www.teapotcottage.com
FreeTranslation.com-put in your own phrases and set the translator 'English-French'.
You could always call your local high school and ask to speak to the french teacher.
I have noticed that internet translations don't always come out correctly when using Spanish, so I would double check everything before applying to the wall.
Holly
Ferme la port, sil vous plait
Shut the door please
bless this toilet!""
Je pense donc je suis - I think therefore I am.
bisous is kisses
je t'aime i love you
j'adore is i love
c'est magnificant its magnificent
How do you say "we" in French?
My bathroom is small and has a blue tub. I want to decorate, but don't know what colors to use.
Help!
I have a bathroom sink with no cabinet underneath and I need to know how can I pretty it up.
By DEBORAH from Warren, OH
Is it a pedestal sink? I think the most common thing people do is that hang-cloth-around it idea - you know, you attach fabric to the edge of the sink like a skirt? I think you can get directions at bhg.com; then you could put storage baskets underneath.
If the sink is installed in a cupboardless countertop hang a curtain rod across the expanse and sew some inexpensive broadcloth curtains. A 3" hem on each end does nicely. Make them extra wide like window curtains.
Some of what I call "junk' catalogs have the skirts already made, they attach to the border of the sink with self-adhesive velcro. These are made out of plastic, like the picnic type table cloths, then all you would have to do is wipe them off occasionally.
Thanks everyone for all the ideas when I get it like I want it im going to talke a pic and show off the finished work.
I have an old bathroom sink that is attached to the wall. It is not a free-standing pedestal sink, there are exposed pipes under it.
For a quick solution, I used a coordinating colored towel that matches our bathroom and wrap it around the pipes. Towels do come in different lengths and I already had one that fit around the pipes that covered them lengthwise.
I store some bathroom items in a old metal pitcher under the sink to give it that country look. In the meantime, I am looking for some baskets that I can hang on the wall under the sink for some more storage.
You could take an old plastic trash can, cut it in half lengthwise, cut off the bottom, paint and decorate one half then slide it under your sink, screen style. You can easily store things behind it.
I am trying to decorate my guest powder room. It is kind of small with a pedestal sink, toilet and 1 towel bar. I am looking for a little floor cabinet or etagere, something simple, to store things in i.e. cleaning supplies, lotions, toilet paper, etc. Do you have any suggestions?
When we re-did our bathroom, we replaced the cabinet with a mach larger one with room for storage - but you could just put the cleaning supplies in a large decorative wasterpaper basket next to the sink. Or find a large basket with a lid.
We too have a small bathroom. What I did was get one of those wire shelves and put it high up (above my husbands head) on the wall and I keep a few towels & wash clothes neatly rolled up, and I keep one clear plastic container with cleaners, and one with the lotions & stuff. It's up and out of the way, but within reach.
What about the shelf stand that fits over the toilet? I have one that has one open shelf and two with sliding doors.
It might be possible to build a 3 or 4 sided shelving unit underneath the pedestal sink, out of laminated plywood. (Similiar to a hexagon shape, but the angles would form a half circular shape.) It could be a free standing unit so you would be able to move it if necessary. Then hang skirting around it that coordinates with your bathroom.
Any ideas on how to clean/remove spots and stains from very old floor linoleum? It is the style installed in the 20's-30's that covers the floor with a pattern. It also has dried paint splatters on it.
In our powder room, We put up a nice oak cabinet on the wall above the toilet. Usually you see them over the toilet but they could go on another wall. It is an almost perfect match to the oak vanity. It has two doors and shelves inside and then an open shelf area under the two doors. It is sort of like a medicine cabinet but deeper. I find it handy for keeping OTC medicines, extra rolls of TP and the like. You can even store something on the top of it. We found it at Home Depot and it was around $65. It looks really nice while being very useful too!
We have a Victorian bath that the previous owners removed the claw type feet and used bricks and cement to build two stands for the bath to rest on. The cement around the bricks is rough and needs to be decorated in some way. They have cemented the bath in quite securely else we would remove the bath, fit legs onto it and put it back. Any ideas of how we could decorate the cement to improve the look? Maybe cement river stones?
In Victorian times some vintage baths had enclosures. Could you put one up around yours? Or could you put decorative plaster coloumns underneath to mask the brick, and paint the brick white? I like the idea of river stones - but you would have to have a LOT of them...
What about seashells? I really can't picture what your tub looks like but could you hide the cement with potted plants? Plants that thrive in damp places like baby's tears, maidenhair ferns, or African violets?
what about wrought iron decore. wrought iron comes in so many shapes and designs. Most of the time its black but I had a small spiral staircase once that was for potted plants that set on each step. I spray painted it white and used the steps to set candles on for my bathroom. You could search ebay just put in the key words wrought iron. You'll more than likely see lots os sizes & designs that might fit around your problem area to camoflauge it beautifully. And wrought iron goes with that victorion look so well. I also saw somewhere but can not remember where now.Where they took 8X10 picture frames with any type picture of pressed flowers inside them and incased 4 of them around an object to cover up the area and it looked so pretty. With that idea you could paint your frames white and inside add vintage items that are flat like gloves, lace doilies, old photos jewelry, or tickets to give it a shabby chic look. good luck
You could also use tile, if you have tile in your bathroom. If the cement is too small an area for tile, you could break the tile in pieces and cement them on in a mosaic style.
How about a cloth skirt around the tub, whole thing?
I want to decorate this bathroom with some kind of neutral or calm colors. The wall paint is called Ponytail which is in the richer beige shades and I'm not allowed to paint other color by landlords.
I also have the same color walls in this master bedroom and turquoise/aqua color curtains. I am asking for any suggestions and ideas please?
I recently moved into a beautiful older style farm house. The downside is that the bathroom counter top and bathtub is lined with pink and red tile (including mustard yellow walls). How can I best compliment the bathroom decor without re-tiling?
By Mari
Black is about the only way to go. Check out this link and I think you will agree.
www.roomzaar.com/
Hope this helps. PBP
Since you can't change it, I would go with it. Play it up! Get a shower curtain that is compatible maybe if you can find it in black and white polka dots. Do you sew? There are so many compatible patterns that you could use for a shower curtain or curtains. Good luck!
I would use towels and accessories in those three colors, solid or print; red, pink, yellow, and black would be the accent color. Seems the easiest thing to do.
Change the wall color to white & use that as your primary accent color.
In my master bathroom, I have a green shower curtain with red poppies I want to know if it's OK to hang pictures of another flower? The colors coordinate!
By Debbie from Wind Lake, WI
Hey Debbie, I would go with the color coordinated picture and maybe look for other decorative, floral items to continue the theme of similar colored flowers. Unless this is a bathroom for a couple or three tough-stuff, teenage boys :-) I think the color coordinated floral theme could be fun and quite attractive. Good luck and enjoy!
I always used different stuff as long as they have the same colors. Hang the picture and see if it looks nice. If it looks good, it's fine!
If you like it, go for it. Sounds good to me.
Marg from England.
A beautiful boquet would have more than one kind of flower. Go with your gut. If they look nice together, then hang the pictures.
I need to decorate a pathetic office bathroom at a creative studio. It has no windows and beige, ugly flooring.
By Irene
Canvas prints. Get a couple large ones. Replace stainless steel towel bar and mirror with wrought iron-look or bronze-look. Instead of shelf, use a distressed wooden crate on wall.
Since this is in an office, I would not put up "stuff" that will be hard to clean. However, you can get quite lovely canvas prints for the walls, which will make a world of difference. If you can switch out the mirror, a large one with a fancy frame brightens up the place.
I just got a nickel finished space saver for the bathroom. How do I make it match if the shower door is gold?
By jackie from Brentwood, NY
You could try spray painting the nickel finish with gold paint, but I don't know how it would hold up in the humid atmosphere of a bathroom. Can you just live with it not matching?
Why don't you just get some sort of accessories that have both colors or get accessories in both? Then it will look like you intended to mix and match. Or -- change the knobs and drawer pulls to match one or the other? Are the taps and such gold as well? If they are chrome, I wouldn't worry about the other two metallics matching.
Personally, I wouldn't worry about it.
I was decorating my children's bathroom in tropical fish and when I tried to find some counter items to hold cotton balls and such I was less than impressed with the selection. Then I thought I would create some items so I went to my local Wal-mart and looked in the pet section for fish bowls.
