Home Hardware Redecorating Series - Bathroom Makeovers

How many times have you looked at your bathroom and thought it could use something new? It can be hard to know where to start. Certain aspects about a bathroom can feel restricting, especially if it's a very small apartment bathroom, or if it's a very old and grungy one.

A Small Bathroom

If you are renting, you might not be allowed to do anything drastic, or maybe you don't want to have to repaint it back to the original off-white that it came in when you decide to move. You can choose to install new hardware, or a few nice pieces of home hardware or bathroom accents that you can easily remove later and take with you when you move. Just don't forget to keep the original hardware, and put them back before you go!

Customize your bathroom and make it feel more like you, with some stylish cabinet hardware, like the beachy, sea life themed style.

  

You can also add some great organization and convenience to even the smallest bathroom with the right bathroom accessories. Double hooks, as well as mounted mirrors that swivel and mounted soap dishes are what you need. They come in many different styles and colors.

  

An Old Bathroom

You might not have the money to do the major bathroom renovation that you're dreaming of, but you can make some significant changes with bathroom accessories to spruce it up. A new shower system or a new shower head or sink faucet can make a big difference in the overall look of a bathroom.

  

Top 3 Essential Pieces of Home Hardware for Keeping Your Home Organized

Being able to organize your home neatly is a huge part of decorating, and keeping a home in general. Many who live in small apartments run into the task of getting their things put away in the limited room that they have. You don't need to resort to keeping your things in ugly storage bins, however!

There are many ways to keep your things organized, without sacrificing aesthetic, or your home decorating style. This is where the jobs of several types of home hardware come in. Here are a few types of home hardware that don't sacrifice form for function when it comes to keeping your space organized.

Label Card Holders

Just screw one of these onto the front of a drawer and write down what is contained in that drawer. These are particularly useful in offices and even closet drawer organizers, where there are many drawers that each hold a specific set of items. There are many different styles of label card holders to choose from.

 

If you already have pulls or knobs on the drawers, you can get just the label holder that functions as a label holder (above). If you need knobs or pulls, there are some great label holders that have one attached.

 

Small Wall Shelves

Free standing shelves are nice if you have the room, because you can forgo putting holes in your walls. Sometimes wall shelves are a necessity in small spaces, to keep things up and out of the way. These are especially useful in bathrooms and bedrooms.

 

You could choose to get a shelf, or set of shelves as shown on the above left, or just a few brackets to hold up a board as a shelf. Put them around your bathroom counter to keep it from getting cluttered, by your bed or your dresser.

 

Medicine Cabinets

They don't have to just be for your bathroom. If you need a mirror in a small bedroom, or anywhere else for that matter, (mirrors make small rooms appear bigger), medicine cabinets can also be used as hidden storage. Keep small things tucked away, but in quick reach.

 

Keeping Your Bathroom Organized in Style

Keeping your bathroom organized and neat is an important part of good housekeeping, and you should be able to do so in style. You might have unique tastes in home decor, and your bathroom should be able to reflect that.

If you have a certain image in your head of what you want your bathroom to look like, and you have all your decorations picked out, don't just settle for plain bathroom accessories and home hardware! If you have a specific style in mind, there are bathroom hooks, shelves and even toilet paper holders that will match. You might think these things are a little trivial, but they make a big difference in the grand scheme.

This bathroom hook is from Belwith Keeler and is in the style of art nouveau. It's so much more exciting and decorative than any standard, boring bathroom hook that you'd find in the your local store, and it will do the job of keeping your bath robe or towel off the floor.

Even something as utilitarian as a grab bar doesn't need to pass on the style of your bathroom. Add a lovely grab bar like this one from Alno Creations for safety by your shower or by the toilet.

Your bathroom probably had a very standard and plain mirror when you moved in, but you can replace it with one that will go well with the other decorations and hardware in the room. This beautiful mirror one by Jeffrey Alexander would fit in with a romantic, fanciful bathroom.

A toilet paper holder is easy to remove and install, so adding one to your newly redecorated bathroom wouldn't be a big deal. Especially not if it looks as nice as this one from Alno Creations. It would look best in a very modern and polished bathroom, with a slightly ultra-modern twist.

Do you want a medicine cabinet that isn't just like all the other medicine cabinets? This Pegasus beveled mirror also doubles as a place to store all of your medicines and other bathroom necessities.