I hope to inspire you to think about what you can do to make your bath a statement of YOU, whether that be classically beautiful or playfully fun. Modern Bath themes range from Outhouse to French Apartment, to Oriental and everything in between. The Bath has begee a room to display individuality and inventiveness. Collectors can use the area to display their items, pet lovers can feature their furred or feathered friends and a sport themed bath can delight the men in your life. The possibilities are endless and fun.
As a result of selling embroidered towels, I gee in contact with many people who are decorating their baths in certain themes and I wanted to share some of the original and varied ideas they've told me about. Many of the designs I offer are direct results of requests for towels to match their themes and are ones I would never have thought of offering.
Of course, the bath must be the one that is used by guests so that its visitors can treat your imagination with awe. Whether it is a powder room or a full bath, you can use it, and it doesn't have to cost a fortune or require a decorator. If you are building or remodeling, I strongly urge you to consider white sinks, toilets and tubs. Colors are striking, but accessories are often hard to match, plus a color dates quickly. I grew up with a pepto bismol pink bath, my parents had mint green and we were totally sick of those colors after 5 years.
One of the more interesting baths I heard of recently was one done by a Belly Dancedevotee-lots of beads, swathes of colorful chiffon draped over the mirror, a stark black shower curtain with strings of colorful beads hanging down from the shower rod. There were big "jewels" for drawer pulls and tinkling (as she called it) brass bells right next to the toilet. She used pictures of dancers of all kinds, Far Eastern brass figurines and the Indian type stuffed animals. A younger guest called it "awesome".
A Customer of mine described her bath, based on her love of Blue Willowdinnerware, which she collected. There arelots of "accessories" for Blue Willow which go well beyond the dinnerware and she had collected those and used them in various ways in the bath. Dinnerware pieces became soap dishes, candle holders, vases and wall decoration. She had even bought old chipped pieces that her husband broke up and made into tiles. She used pale yellow rug and shower curtain accents and it was a cool calming room that displayed her hobby to her friends.
The "Outhouse" bath decor is really popular today with some. I've heard of such a variety of ways to decorate one, it's almost overwhelming. First, a really old, terrible looking mirror-broken, pitted, desilvered in spots, a newsprint showercurtain, atree branchcandle holder made with a rusted tuna can, wired onto the holder, a branch which had been sealed with polyurethanepaint and sanded smooth for a towel bar matching the drawer and door pulls,. toilet paper hung on a rusty chain.Saturday Evening post reproductions in cheap, not so perfect frames, A chipped bowl with corn cobs (for you young'ns-corn cobs werewhat some people used before theSears Catalog which was used before toiletpaper).One person had papered the bath with old brown bags, another had used a paint technique to put cracks on the walls. Floor coverings ranged from "mud spattered" canvas to artifical grass. Pieces of Depression glassare used as soap dishes/glasses/vases. A red flannel nightshirt hung behind the door-or bib overalls (with holes ormud spots). There are myriads of rustic accessories available and if you can find an old Sear's catalog-it's a must.Just remember-don't hang the pictures too straight!
Flamingos are forever popular, especially among those Flamingo addicts. There are so many accessories it's a snap to put together a flamingo bath. Gaudy is good for these baths, but do consider using some white because too much hot pink can be blinding. Because of the demand, I have a flamingo towel for every holiday! flamingo people are, above all, collectors.
Oriental Baths can be so classic looking with the black/red/white theme. A bonsai is a wonderful touch and there are many realistic "fake" ones that don't need sunlight. Brass and jade accessories go really well for soap dishes, incense holders, etc. Use black lacquer frames for pictures and add a geishasomewhere in the room. Oriental Calligraphyalso adds a realistic touch.
A customer with a fishing family is putting together a "bassroom". She is using an old fishing pole as a towel holder, big lures (minus the hooks) as door pulls, and featuring pictures of her husband and children with their catches. I can't wait to see what else she'll gee up with. These kinds of baths are never finished because more and more ideas pop into your head-so don't worry about doing everything at once. Just pick your theme and the ideas will gee.
I do hope you've enjoyed these brief descriptions of what you can do with a bath and I would love to hear of your own bath themes.
Dorothy
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