A 32-year-old school teacher in the US calling herself Shrinking Girl has shown off pictures of her vivid orange bathroom suite.
Writing on her blog, she said it was so bright that as she was painting she started to smell citrus. The pictures she has posted look incredible, particularly the before shot, which reveals the difference to her drab old white walls.
"I have to admit I was a bit nervous when I first started," she explained and noted that it created such a contrast to her previous decor.
The entire room is decked out in varying shades of the colour and no section has been left untouched. The shower curtain is full of retro horizontal lines - some thin and reserved, some bold and brash - that really capture the eye.
Her toilet lid has been kitted out with a furry cover that matches the mat on her wooden floor and there's no doubt that Shrinking Girl will feel summery all year round whenever she has a wash.
If you are running out of space and need some bathroom furniture for your shampoo, makeup and deodorant? Well, you might be interested in a clever idea shown off by a US designer.
Lisa, writing on her Serendipity Chic Design blog, explained how she paid $1 (61p) for a battered old cabinet with a glass knob - which was worth more than one dollar, she said - before painting it red to match her bathroom.
She also fitted chicken wire into the doors but, unfortunately, it just ended up collecting dust in her home and she decided to update the design to suit a different part of the house.
Now, the cabinet looks like it has come straight out of a shabby chic catalogue. The red has been replaced with a dark cream - matching the colour of a headboard she also redecorated - and the back panelling has been given a lick of white paint.
The bathroom cabinet is in a new location hanging up in the family living space of Lisa's home - which she shares with her husband and three children - and could be an inspiration to others to raid their local car boot sale.
If you have an extra cupboard in your bathroom that you're struggling to find something to do with, you might be interested in a home-improvement project shown off by a woman in the US.
Posting on her Liz Marie Blog, North Carolina-based Liz Marie Galvan explained how the closet in her sizable bathroom was too overcrowded with shelves and needed to be streamlined.
First, she removed all the brackets and patched up the holes that had been left, before painting the walls a gentle grey colour to match the rest of the area. She said she used the opportunity to conduct a spring clean of items she no longer needed.
After the initial clearout had been finished, she added in a chest of drawers and only fitted two shelves. A large mirror was rested upon the chest and back wall, enhanced by small lights attached to the storage space above.
Ms Galvan noted that her husband - a serving marine - will also have use of the space but she refers to it as her vanity closet.
And finally, have you thought about breathing some new life into your shower but you're unsure how to do it? Why not consider adding in some ruffles to the curtain?
Writing for HGTV, Maria Parsons explained that the best way to start is to cut two king-sized bed sheets lengthways into ten-inch strips and then sew the new pieces of material onto a fabric curtain.
The stitching should work up from the bottom and you might like to keep in mind that the accessory should not touch the floor, as it may collect water. Overlap the lengths of material to create a seamless flow and be sure to reuse them so as to minimise waste.
Finally, fold over the last segment by about an inch and attach it to complete the look.
Writing on her blog, she said it was so bright that as she was painting she started to smell citrus. The pictures she has posted look incredible, particularly the before shot, which reveals the difference to her drab old white walls.
"I have to admit I was a bit nervous when I first started," she explained and noted that it created such a contrast to her previous decor.
The entire room is decked out in varying shades of the colour and no section has been left untouched. The shower curtain is full of retro horizontal lines - some thin and reserved, some bold and brash - that really capture the eye.
Her toilet lid has been kitted out with a furry cover that matches the mat on her wooden floor and there's no doubt that Shrinking Girl will feel summery all year round whenever she has a wash.
If you are running out of space and need some bathroom furniture for your shampoo, makeup and deodorant? Well, you might be interested in a clever idea shown off by a US designer.
Lisa, writing on her Serendipity Chic Design blog, explained how she paid $1 (61p) for a battered old cabinet with a glass knob - which was worth more than one dollar, she said - before painting it red to match her bathroom.
She also fitted chicken wire into the doors but, unfortunately, it just ended up collecting dust in her home and she decided to update the design to suit a different part of the house.
Now, the cabinet looks like it has come straight out of a shabby chic catalogue. The red has been replaced with a dark cream - matching the colour of a headboard she also redecorated - and the back panelling has been given a lick of white paint.
The bathroom cabinet is in a new location hanging up in the family living space of Lisa's home - which she shares with her husband and three children - and could be an inspiration to others to raid their local car boot sale.
If you have an extra cupboard in your bathroom that you're struggling to find something to do with, you might be interested in a home-improvement project shown off by a woman in the US.
Posting on her Liz Marie Blog, North Carolina-based Liz Marie Galvan explained how the closet in her sizable bathroom was too overcrowded with shelves and needed to be streamlined.
First, she removed all the brackets and patched up the holes that had been left, before painting the walls a gentle grey colour to match the rest of the area. She said she used the opportunity to conduct a spring clean of items she no longer needed.
After the initial clearout had been finished, she added in a chest of drawers and only fitted two shelves. A large mirror was rested upon the chest and back wall, enhanced by small lights attached to the storage space above.
Ms Galvan noted that her husband - a serving marine - will also have use of the space but she refers to it as her vanity closet.
And finally, have you thought about breathing some new life into your shower but you're unsure how to do it? Why not consider adding in some ruffles to the curtain?
Writing for HGTV, Maria Parsons explained that the best way to start is to cut two king-sized bed sheets lengthways into ten-inch strips and then sew the new pieces of material onto a fabric curtain.
The stitching should work up from the bottom and you might like to keep in mind that the accessory should not touch the floor, as it may collect water. Overlap the lengths of material to create a seamless flow and be sure to reuse them so as to minimise waste.
Finally, fold over the last segment by about an inch and attach it to complete the look.
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