Are you tired of the way your bathroom looks? Don’t feel bad, a lot of folks are in the same boat. The bathroom is one room in the home that can look drab and run down very easily. And what if you don’t have an unlimited budget to make changes in the fixtures and plumbing? Well take heart, there is lots that you can do for very little money that will totally and radically improve the decor of your bathroom.

One of the biggest problems with bathrooms is their tendency to get cluttered. You know, towels hanging all over the place, bath products on top of the vanity and on the shower floor, and things like that. So if you really want to make a 100% improvement in your bathroom clean up the clutter.

Fortunately, that is very easy to do and inexpensive. If you go to any WalMart or Target store, you will find plenty of organizer products for use in the bathroom. They are also very cheap. So get some of them and start to install them so that the most used products and items are within easy reach of wherever they would be used in the bathroom. If you make the storage spot convenient most people will continue to put it back in it’s place after they use it. If you make the storage spot even a little difficult to access, you will see those items left all around wherever someone finds a spot for it.

Next, get some extra towel racks and install them so that there is a towel holder within easy reach of almost anywhere in the bathroom. Extra towel holders mean that even used towels can have a spot to be hung up instead of just left lying over the tub or shower stall door. Another advantage decor-wise of having extra towel bars is that you can use some of them to put up fancy towels for show that will really pick up the appearance of the room and highlight the colors that you used in your bathroom design.

Another simple and easy change to the appearance of any bathroom is the flooring. If you don’t like what you see, change it. Fortunately, most bathroom floor spaces are fairly small and so not much material is needed. There are several options that you can choose from including vinyl sheets, ceramic tile, or vinyl tile squares. If you want simple and easy, stick-on vinyl tiles are probably the way to go. You can get them at a local Home Improvement store and they are usually very inexpensive too, and you can get some great looking designs that look very close to actual ceramic tile at a casual glance. Armed with a small cutter to trim the tiles when needed or shape them around an object on the bathroom floor, you are ready to go. If you make a mistake, peel up that tile, throw it away and use another one. Simple and easy!

Finally, buy some new towels for the bathroom. Get some great new colors and designs that are eye-cathcing and pleasing. Again, not much money invested for lots of return in visual appeal.

Change out the door knobs on your vanity and closet, and change the shower curtain and rings if you have one.

Just a few of these inexpensive changes in a bathroom can go a long way to changing that tired, old, cluttered, bathroom into one that makes you proud to show it off, and a pleasure to use.

Duane Jones - All About Bed And Bath provides free information, resources and tips on finding bedding, comforters, bathroom fixtures, tubs, and more for your home at the very best price.

In our homes, as in other parts of our lives, we are happier when we live with balance and harmony. Just like the rest of our lives, balance in the rooms of our homes is sometimes hard to create. For many years, decorators and home owners tried to create this physical balance by having pairs of everything: 2 matching end tables, a matched pair of wing chairs, even sets of twin beds in the master bedroom. This certainly created a balanced room. It also created rooms that were sterile, formal and visually boring. In a formal setting or a Federal or Georgian home, this is still the way things should be to look ‘right.’ Our ancestors valued this perfect balance so highly that they created false doors in hallways so that both sides matched or doors that looked like windows so that the right and left sides of the back of a house matched perfectly. This can still be seen if you go to visit some of our historic homes. A notable example is the Hammond-Harwood House in Annapolis, Md. We, however, tend to prefer a more relaxed approach to our homes. So how do we create a feeling of balance without matched pairs of everything? You can use:

Color

Dark colors have more ‘weight’ than light colors.

Actual size

Height, depth and width of an object

Mass

A thick bulky looking object has more ‘weight’ than a fragile, delicate one. Just visualize a blown glass vase and a terracotta pot of the same size.

Number

A group of several like objects in different sizes grouped together creates ‘weight.’ Think of an assortment of silver candlesticks.

Light

A dark corner has more ‘weight’ than one filled with light.

If you want to prove this to yourself, gather together a group of assorted objects and use a tabletop/mantel and try out different scenarios. Be sure you have different sizes, colors, textures and shapes. You can put a larger framed picture against one end and a slightly smaller one in front of it. On the other end of your table put a heavy pot. Do the same thing with a matching pot at each end. Try pairing the picture group with an assortment of candles in candlesticks. Each time you create an arrangement, step back and look at it. In fact, if you have a digital camera, take a picture of it. If you do this for a while you will start to get a feel for balance. You can actually give the illusion that the tabletop is tilted slightly by throwing off the visual balance. The same effect can occur in your room arrangements. If you doubt this, close your eyes and try to ’see’ a room in which you felt physically uncomfortable or slightly disoriented even though there was no obvious reason. A room in which the heavy items are all on one side of the room, almost feels as though the floor tilts. Once you have a feel for balance you can start to create a harmonious home. Stand in the doorway of any room in your house that you feel isn’t ‘right.’ What do you see? Does the burgundy chair stick out like there is a spotlight on it? Does the entertainment center overwhelm the room? Do you have a TV and a fireplace battling for focal point? Do your easy chairs look like they were made for children next to your mammoth sofa? Does your fireplace mantel look like you are setting up for a tag sale? Your room is out of balance. Move the furniture around and try different arrangements until you have one that works. Unless you have a room that is just for show like a Victorian parlor, you need to be able to use the room comfortably. Once the practical set-up is done, look at the room from different angles. If the room is out of balance use color and accessories, plants and pictures, groups of like objects, light and volume to create an illusion of balance. Try grouping the accessories on your mantels and tabletops. Balance the entertainment center on one side of the fireplace with a tall plant or group of plants on the other. Note: avoid having the tops of everything at the same height. You might as well draw a line around your room. Repeat the color of the chair in pillows, throws, lampshades or the matting around a group of pictures. You really will be amazed at the difference it makes. We may all be born craving balance but except for the lucky few, we have to learn to achieve it. There is a myriad of books on the subject and it can help to read them and look at the pictures, but the best way to get a feel for balance is ‘hands on.’ Experiment with portable objects until you get a feel for what works and then enjoy creating your harmonious home.

Indra A Books, author of this and many other lifestyle articles is the owner and founder of ON THE GO 4 U, Personal Shoppers & Concierge Service in the Washington DC metropolitan area. The company’s creed is to provide its clients with the ultimate life management experience. In addition to its shopping and concierge services, ON THE GO 4 U also publishes a monthly e-zine and conducts workshops on wardrobe, entertaining and decorating. For more information about the author and ON THE GO 4 U, please visit http://www.onthego4u.net Content for this article was provided by Suzanne Copenhaver, Design Consultant to ON THE GO 4 U. Suzanne has years of experience decorating in less than ideal situations and always provides us with tons of insight. © 2005 Indra Books for ON THE GO 4 U

If you would have your rooms interesting as well as beautiful, make them say something, give them a spinal column by keeping all ornamentation subservient to line.

Before you buy anything, try to imagine how you want each room to look when completed; get the picture well in your mind, as a painter would;think out the main features, for the details all depend upon these and will quickly suggest themselves. This is, in the long run, the quickest and the most economical method of furnishing.

There is a theory that no room can be created all at once, that it must grow gradually. In a sense this is a fact, so far as it refers to the amateur. The professional is always occupied with creating and recreating rooms and can instantly summon to mind complete schemes of decoration. The amateur can also learn to mentally furnish rooms. It is a fascinating pastime when one gets the knack of it.

Beautiful things can be obtained anywhere and for the minimum price, if one has a feeling for line and colour, or for either. If the lover of the beautiful was not born with this art instinct, it may be quickly acquired. A decorator creates or rearranges one room; the owner does the next, alone, or with assistance, and in a season or two has spread his or her own wings and worked out legitimate schemes, teeming with individuality. One observes, is pleased with results and asks oneself why. This is the birth of good taste.

Treat your rooms like "still life," see to it that each group, such as a table, sofa, and one or two chairs make a "composition," suggesting comfort as well as beauty. Never have an isolated chair, unless it is placed against the wall, as part of the decorative scheme.

Marjan Zemljic is owner of http://www.home-decorating-ideas-and-tips.com and author of How to break into the interior design industry. In his book you will find out how you can do exactly that. For more informaion on home decorating ideas visit his website and learn how to create the home of your dreams.

The Advantage of Using Pool Table Covers

As anyone who owns a pool or billiards table can tell you, the decorative game table is usually considered a prized possession, as well as the focus of the room in which it is kept. Maintaining the beauty and functionality of the pool table means keeping it free of spills, stains and damage. The ongoing quality of your pool table can be significantly increased through the use of pool table covers. Available in a wide range of styles, materials and prices, pool table covers are a wise investment for any serious pool table owner.

Types of Pool Table Covers

Pool table covers are sold in a variety of materials and styles. Regardless of your room decoration or budgetary concerns, finding a pool table cover to fit your needs is a simple process. All you need to know is the dimensions of your pool table and you’re all set. Standard pool table covers come in sizes ranging from 7ft to 9ft, but customized, fitted covers are also an option to consider. While many covers come in the traditional green of pool felt, more expressive colors and patterned pool table covers are the latest trend. To begin your search, you should decide which cover material best suits your décor, your personal style and your budget. Typical cover materials include:

Customized Pool Table Covers and Other Options

Aside from the vast array of standard pool table covers , you also have the option of having a customized pool table cover created to fit your table. You can select the material, the color and the proportions and the cover will be created to exact specifications. The fitted corners of a custom pool table cover provide additional protection for the wood, as well as decreasing the chances of the cover slipping off. Your pool table is an investment, don’t let careless treatment ruin the beauty and use you can get out it for years to come.

Paolo Basauri is an expert author writing for Pool Table Covers

We’re all familiar with tract homes: white or light gray houses featuring small rooms with white walls, prefab cabinets, a postage stamp of a front and back yard. Well, you can transform one of these generic-looking houses into a personal retreat reflecting your own unique identity; all you need are a little creativity, some paint, and a careful selection of the right furnishings.

First, decide what type of decorative style you want to project. Are you into shabby chic? The simple, elegant lines of Japanese décor? Rustic country designs? Maybe you’re into the currently popular French or Tuscan décor; or the high tech look of modern industrial design. Whatever your choice, a good first step is to look through decorating and architectural design magazines to find a look you want to emulate.

Notice the colors used by the designers to create their signature look, as well as the lighting elements, if possible - the ambiance of a home is a combination of color and light. The wall colors will serve as the foundation of your home décor, so choose the colors you want and put them on the walls; if necessary, take examples of the colors to your local paint store for them to match.

If you’re unhappy with the prefab cabinets in your kitchen, there are cost-effective things you can do. Consider painting them, possibly adding a crackle treatment for a little textural interest. You can also give solid cabinets a lift by cutting out the center panels in each door and replacing them with clear or translucent glass or acrylic. You can add relatively inexpensive stainless steel fronts to your refrigerator, stove and dishwasher to provide a high tech industrial look for your kitchen without the expense of replacing the appliances.

Once you’ve created the color palette for each room, you’re ready to add furniture and accessories. If you want to create a cozy, rustic environment, consider putting warm, southwestern colors on your walls and then adding a selection of solid log furniture. Drape some colorful Indian blankets over the sofas and chairs, add some thematic art to the walls and some pottery and colorful carved gourds, and you’ve quickly brought the Southwest into your home.

Attracted to the simplicity of Asian design? The minimalist lines of modern tract housing are actually highly conducive to this popular look. Add clean, low-built Japanese furniture - futon inspired sofas, end tables, coffee tables, graduated tonsu cabinets - with Japanese paper lanterns, shoji screens, either freestanding or sliding, and plenty of pillows with silk or batik cloth. Make sure you go back to your magazines for inspiration; colors used in Japanese-inspired décor run the gamit from soft blues and greens to brilliant reds and oranges.

Don’t forget to add natural accents to your Asian surroundings - bonsai trees, potted palms, bamboo. Also add a water feature, in the form of a table fountain or corner indoor miniature pond.

Make sure not to neglect the outdoors; even if you have a tiny front or back yard, you can create a private, peaceful getaway by planting trees and bushes to separate you from your neighbors, then adding a wooden deck or a flagstone area with outdoor furniture, lighting, and a stove or barbecue.

The seemingly impersonal, minimalist nature of tract housing can actually act as a blank canvas for your creativity. So break out the paint chips, pull out that stack of design magazines, and start planning!

Aldene Fredenburg is a freelance writer living in southwestern New Hampshire and frequently contributes to Tips and Topics. She has published numerous articles in local and regional publications on a wide range of topics, including business, education, the arts, and local events. Her feature articles include an interview with independent documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and a feature on prisoners at the New Hampshire State Prison in Concord. She may be reached at amfredenburg@yahoo.com.

While Grandma’s quilts showed off a sample of her pretty bits of fabric and her skill with many different fancy needle stitches – imagine what she could have done with a pot of glaze and a sponge. That’s right. As artistic and skilled as Grandma was she probably would be right at home with faux finish paints, too.

There are so many options available to today’s homeowner when it comes to choosing alternatives to traditional flat paint. There’s absolutely no reason to hang onto that boring tried-and-true white (or taupe, taupe, taupe) painted in every room throughout your home.

Explore the alternatives. Look in magazines for rooms that appeal to you. Architectural Digest, Southern Accents, Veranda and others all regularly feature homes that have faux finishes on everything from walls to furniture. Designers love to change the feel of a space with color and textures, painted faux finishes are an easy first step in that direction. You can do the same thing, too.

Faux finishes can be applied to almost any surface. From walls, ceilings, cabinetry in the kitchen and bath, floors, to all types of solid furniture as well. Styles of finishes can be extremely simple and subtle, to way, way over-the-top fantasy finishes, depending on your personal taste and pocketbook.

For your walls, here’s something to think about — a faux wall finish can provide a striking and seamless alternative to wallpaper. Seamless. No peeling or splitting. Just a beautiful hand-painted unique finish individually crafted for you alone.

A skilled faux finish artist can create a look just for you that the wallpaper manufacturers would love to copy and mass-market. Some of the more popular looks for walls include:

• Color washes – ragged, bushed, sponged single glazes over solid paint, the work-horse of faux finishes

• Multiple glazes – layered over solid paint, provides great depth

• Faux leather looks – terrific in a study

• Faux suede – stipple glaze over solid paint

• Stencil over-all patterns – antique damask or simple borders

• Venetian plasters – lustrous beautiful plasters

• Tuscan old-world plasters – troweled on plaster, chipped, cracked and aged to perfection

• Faux stone effects – limestone, fieldstone, slate, cut and fitted patterns

• Faux brick looks

• Faux wood – faux bois, antiqued, distressed, burled, bamboo

• Faux metal – brilliant metallic glazes, antique iron, verdigris

• Tissue paper – textured paper, paint and glaze

• Stripes – glazed or just painted, always classy

On columns, trim, doors, crown molding, fireplaces and art niches there are a number of cool faux finishes that can enhance the architecture of any room. Classic looks feature:

• Marble – from travertine to Rojo Viejo, the choices are wide open

• Granite – mimic your countertops

• Fantasy stones, such as lapis and malachite

• Gilding – any metal leafing, gold, silver, copper

• Strie – fine dragging of colored glaze over a solid paint

Antique or distressed faux finishes are wonderful choices on cabinetry and furniture. Adding a few worn edges and some crackled paint to those dated, tired kitchen cabinets can give them a fresh new “old” look. Think Provence.

It’s easy to expand your options. Change your mind about what’s acceptable for your sweet home space. Play a little with something fresh and new. Remember, changing the dynamics of your home is easy with the assistance of a skilled and experienced faux finish artist.

Always go to a pro who has a track record and samples and customers who love to tell you about the artist’s work that was created just for them. Then let him create a special room just for you.

He can guide you to faux finishes and colors that will be appropriate to your style, your furnishings, and your pocketbook. Consult with a trained professional artist and get the best look for your home today.

Oh. And keep in mind, if you are tired of that old chest-of-drawers and thinking about tossing it out, maybe all it needs a good old-fashioned antiquing. A dab of glaze here, another dab there. Just right.

Grandma would approve, no doubt.

Jay Dorman is the owner of Greystone Artisans, a decorative painting and faux finishing company. This Houston-based company has been in business for eight years and has worked in many of the finest homes locally and in other cities in Texas. This team of talented artists is available for travel to locations outside of Texas, too!

Consultations are available upon request and are at no cost. Hundreds of samples including cabinetry finishes and wall finishes of all types can be seen at our showroom. The showroom, which houses our workroom as well, is open by appointment. Please visit us on the web at: http://www.greystoneartisans.com

If you think interior design clients in the high-end don’t pore over their budgets, think again. A background in accounting might be the last place you would expect to look for a key element of managing an interior design company, but interior design is as much a matter of numbers as it is colors.

The majority of residential designers I work with have virtually no knowledge or training, and quite often, no sense for numbers. Colors they are great with. Numbers? Well, they didn’t get into the biz for that.

I have given dozens and dozens of design presentations to clients who came to me to take on a residential interior design project. The projects have ranged from single rooms needing high thread count fine linens that match the colors on their walls or carpets, to full residential design with drawings, space planning and project management of construction trades. What these design projects have in common, whether it is just design direction or a full-on project, is client attention to the budget. How much is it gonna cost!

Early in discussions, long before any presentations, I try to get a feel for the task ahead and ask lots of questions. What is the space used for? Is your taste modern or traditional? Do you have pets? Are you familiar with high-end furnishings? Have you worked with an interior designer before? Pretty soon, I get an idea of the scope of the work, enough so I can inquire about the client’s budget.

I think this moment gives many designers the jitters, especially in the high end. They hesitate to ask about price for fear of scaring off a potential client. I beg to differ.

Most of my clients are busy professionals who come to me in search of a partner who can take the job off their hands and allow them get back to running their own business. I call them one or twice a week and we spend a few hours in designer showrooms considering products I suggest. Otherwise, they leave the project in my hands to manage.

Mostly executives, professionals and business owners, my clients would find it unusual not to have early discussions concerning budgets. They give me an idea of what they are prepared to spend, understanding that I can use the figure as a tool in my sourcing of their products, not so I can figure out how much to run up costs.

For instance, I can suggest to a client a fabric to cover a chair that costs $50 a yard. Or I can offer a similar fabric that costs $100 a yard. I have access to a 6,000 square foot fabric showroom to source from so there are endless choices. Or I can spec a dining table to seat eight for $5,000 or for $25,000. I try to keep design billing as low as possible and to cover my costs with discounts I arrange from designer showrooms. The public can’t shop there without a professional designer. And the way I work, clients never pay more than the product resells for in retail. I just save them the trouble and leg work of finding the products.

It is my job to take a list of often over one hundred items, linens, art, furniture, rugs, lighting, etc. and measure that against an estimate of how much the client indicated is an affordable range for the scope of work. The aforementioned table may wind up costing $12,500 and the fabric for the chair may be $60 a yard. Numbers are so important because the cost of the overall package has to match the beginning budget as closely as the design matches the concepts that were approved by the client.

I am not going to recommend red when the client asked for blue, nor a table for 4 when they live to entertain larger groups, and especially not an invoice for thousands of dollars more than we agreed upon. Of course, substitutions occur, but I get a client to sign off on the details and the cost of each and every item, one by one, so there is no confusion.

During an interior design presentation, color boards get examined, fabric swatches handled and looked at in good light, and drawings for space planning are discussed to see if they make sense for the way the rooms are to be used. A lot of the concepts must be left to the imagination of the client until they have been created. Budget is not one of them.

Veronica Wakeham is a Vancouver Interior Designer and owner of Terra Nova Linen House, a luxury linen establishment in Yaletown in Vancouver, BC. For interior design consultation call 604-688-9280 or go to http://www.threadcounts.com/

Fort Wayne, IN December 2005 — "When someone calls their furniture a ‘couch’ I assume that they must be a comfort driven person," he explains. "The word conjures up images of a sleepy Saturday afternoon or a quiet evening with a book. On the other hand, when someone calls their furniture a ‘sofa’ it seems to imply that they think in terms of design and how everything works together in their decorating plan."

But besides personal style, which is the right term to use? The answer is sofa. The reason is simply because couches are not sofas. A couch is the armless variety of furniture that one would have seen in the Victorian period, as in "fainting couch." It was a place for the ladies wearing those tight fitting corsets which restricted breathing to be able to "sit a spell." The root of the word from the French has to do with "to lie down."

In our more modern times, we’ve added arms, taken off the legs, and call it a sofa, which is in keeping with the Arabic roots of that word which implies a meaning along the lines of "a bench" or someplace meant for reclining or sitting, but not laying.

Blaine added, "So there it is. Here in America what most folks have in their living room is a sofa. They may call it a couch but a sofa by any other name is still…a sofa. Use this information with caution. You can go ahead and feel superior when you overhear someone using the wrong term but don’t point it out. It won’t do to go around irritating all the ’sofa potatoes.’"

Home Reserve, LLC makes ready-to-assemble sofas, loveseats, chairs and ottomans. Sold directly to customers via the Internet, this new furniture category offers built-in storage, changeable covers in 60 fabrics and shipping in 5 to 10 business days via UPS. Their web address is http://www.homereserve.com.

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Blaine Wieland is the President of Home Reserve, an online furniture shopping site offering sofas and loveseats. http://www.homereserve.com

Stencilling is the art of transferring a single pattern or multiple designs onto the surface of an object, or the wall of a room, using paint. Stencilling is a popular and much-used medium when it comes to DIY renovation and home decorating.

The unlimited range of designs available and ease of application, make stencils a perfect option for revamping your home décor, especially in nursery rooms and children’s bedrooms, where you can unleash your imagination and creativity to produce a vibrant and effervescent effect that costs very little to create. Stencilling adds a finishing touch to any room that potentially takes the room décor from ordinary to extraordinary!

Stencil designs are often used as borders in a nursery room, but nursery stencils can be patterned or grouped to highlight any area of your baby room. Alternatively, stencil designs can be very easily expanded into a full-scale wall mural, which look fabulous in a nursery or baby room, creating a unique and original environment for your child.

Stencils can be produced from a single sheet of cut-out designs, or built on with a number of superimposed layers, depending on your expertise. Stencil designs can be applied with a stippling brush, a sponge or with spray paint. Stencil designs can be produced in a complimentary color, using one or two colors from the color scheme within a room, or they can create a totally different effect in a room by using a contrasting color or two.

The most difficult element of stencilling is deciding what design to use for your project. Look for inspiration in the fabrics used in the room’s bedding and window treatments, focussing on a single pattern or shape. If the room is ‘themed’ a design choice may be obvious. Inspiration can also come from toys or books within the room. These details can be brought to life by highlighting or accenting with a repeated stencil design. Simple shapes such as stars, moons, fish, daisies or balloons are very easy to achieve and look striking when grouped together in differing sizes. Details such as air bubbles from the fish’s mouths, or ribbons tying the balloons together, can be easily added in by free-hand after the stencilling is complete.

Basic shape outlines are readily found in children’s color books, which are a great place to start when looking for nursery stencil designs. The stencil designs can be enlarged or diminished using a photocopier. These design shapes can be transferred onto acetate sheets and cut out. When making your own stencils, be sure to leave a border of acetate sheeting at least 2 inches wide around the perimeter of your design, to prevent paint getting on the remainder of the object or wall you are decorating.

The secret to successful stencilling is making sure not to apply too much paint at once. The amount of color applied to your stencil design should be built up gradually. Whether applying the paint with a stippling brush, a sponge or a spray can, the trick is to only apply a small amount of color at a time. Your stippling brush or sponge should be wiped of excess paint, so that when dabbed lightly on the palm of your hand it leaves no color. If using spray paint, spray the can over the design with a swift, fluid motion, working in one direction only. E.g. left to right. More color can be added gradually to achieve the stencilling result you desire. It’s much more tedious to have to paint over or hide a stencilling disaster of runs caused by applying too much paint!

Stencilling is a great way to bring together design elements in your home, and is especially suited to the nursery, baby room projects and children’s rooms. It really can be that ultimate accessory that sets your decorating project apart from others. So for a creative and rewarding home decorating experience I recommend you start stencilling today!

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Nell Frances is author of the Step-by-Step Guide to Baby Room Projects Ebook and brings over 20 years decorating experience to her articles. She’s helped families decorate using miniscule budgets and zany ideas, to create baby rooms and child spaces that echo with squeals of delight! For all your Baby Room Decorating information and advice visit http://www.baby-room-projects.com

Bathroom mirrors are available in many different shapes and sizes. With, or without a frame, round, oval, rectangular, or in a special shape. For small mirrors, decorative wall brackets on each side will illuminate both sides of your face evenly. You can also mount a wall bracket across the top of the mirror. Fixtures equipped with incandescent bulbs behind glass or plastic diffusers provide the most flattering light.

One of the most important functions of bathroom mirrors is to reflect light, both natural and artificial. When reflecting a window, mirrors can bring the outdoors in. Bathroom mirrors lighten, brighten and add drama to a bathroom with decorative mirrors. Choose from extendable, lighted magnifying bath mirrors as well as oval, round, square/rectangular or unique size mirrors. They come in a variety of finishes and prices.

Bathroom mirrors are an important element of bathroom design that can completely alter the look of the room. Mirrors can be used to reflect a favorite object in the room, increasing its presence. The style of the mirror, vanity and lighting should all match. Traditional styles look best with framed mirrors, especially in an oval shape. Contemporary designs look good with unframed, circular and/or beveled mirrors.

Matching the mirror frame to the vanity cabinetry gives a uniform look. The vanity size will determine the size of the mirror. The bathroom mirror should never extend beyond the vanity over which it is hung. If sidelights are used with the mirror, the outside edge of the lights can slightly exceed the vanity below.

In the bathroom, mirrors are an important element of any bathroom design that can completely alter the look of the room. In small bathrooms, mirror lights will illuminate the entire room, but in larger bathrooms, an additional ceiling fixture is needed for general lighting.

About The Author:

Roger King is a successful author and publisher of http://www.1st-home-decor.com Bathroom mirrors and ideas to showcase your homes.