layout image layout image
 
Do it Yourself header image
A Hidden Jewel In Home Decorating, The Powder Room Typically a small space consisting of just a sink and toilet, you most likely know them by a more common term \"half-bath\" or \"guest bath. Ever wonder where the term \"powder room\" came from? It\'s derived from Victorian times, when women needed to \"powder their noses\". Why consider them a jewel when it comes to decorating, also why bother decorating them, it is after all only a bathroom. A bathroom is a room in your home, in fact depending on the number of baths you have it can become a public room, which means from time to time other people besides yourself will be passing through.
 
So why not dress it up, even if guest only use it occasionally make it pretty for you. Due to their size, a complete make over can be done in as little as a weekend and at little cost. This is also what makes them a jewel; being small you can really have fun decorating them, plus by not requiring a big budget you\'re able to change the look more often. The following are a few ideas to get started with.Start with the walls. Paint, wallpaper, stenciling what ever treatment you like. With the small size of the room, the cost will be a lot lower. Here is the perfect opportunity to experiment with bolder colors, some type of theme or maybe you\'ve been dying to try one of the many painting techniques. Using a theme to decorate the bath can be really fun. If your not sure what to use take a look around your home for inspiration. It could be an extension of a collection you may have or a take off on a vacation. Example of a theme, based on a vacation: Do you love the beach and vacation each year at the ocean? If so here is your inspiration. Use a wallpaper border around the room with shells or boats on it. Hunt around discount stores, flea markets or garage sales for beach related accessories; use a lightweight natural color window treatment. But before you purchase anything new, take a walk around the house, if you love the beach chances are you may already have items that you can use. Add some sparkle with a new light fixture, mirror or towel racks in finishes of chrome, gold and bronze. With limited floor space, look for storage solutions that perform double duty. Shelves with a towel rack provide not only a place to hang pretty towels; it\'s the perfect place for extra toiletries and accessories. New flooring can add drama however; if this is not currently in the budget an area rug in a bold color or a geometric pattern will do the trick. Of course a complete make over is not always necessary, sometimes just simple changes could be all that\'s needed. How about a vase of fresh flowers, some new towels, a whimsical piece of art or new window treatments. Have some fun - get creative - and turn that often passed over half-bath into something special. Let it become the jewel in your home decorating projects box. This article is shareware. Give this article away for free on your site, or include it as part of any paid package as long as the entire article is left intact including this notice. Copyright © 2004 bonnie carrier Bonnie P. Carrier is the creator of Savvy Home Decorating. She is the mother to two grown daughters and a very spoiled 4yr old Blue Merle Sheltie named Toby. Having been a homemaker for over 23yrs has provided years of experience in budget decorating and organization. Stop by Savvy Home Decorating -http://www.savvy-home-decorating.com - for ideas and tips on budget decorating:

 

PRODUCTS

Kitchen Craft Silicone Kitchen Utensils Pastry Brush

Kitchen Craft Silicone Kitchen Utensils Pastry Brush

Add some colour to your kitchenThe silicone is durable, flexible and safe to use with any type of cookware.Oven resistant to 260176It does not stain or absorb odoursDishwasher safe, with stainless steel handles.Standard delivery charge of pound4.95 f

£4.99
More Information
Kitchen Craft Silicone Kitchen Utensils Turner

Kitchen Craft Silicone Kitchen Utensils Turner

Add some colour to your kitchenThe silicone is durable, flexible and safe to use with any type of cookware.Oven resistant to 260176It does not stain or absorb odoursDishwasher safe, with stainless steel handles.Standard delivery charge of pound4.95 f

£5.99
More Information
Kitchen Craft Silicone Kitchen Utensils Tongs

Kitchen Craft Silicone Kitchen Utensils Tongs

Add some colour to your kitchenThe silicone is durable, flexible and safe to use with any type of cookware.Oven resistant to 260176It does not stain or absorb odoursDishwasher safe, with stainless steel handles.Standard delivery charge of pound4.95 f

£6.99
More Information
6pc Kitchen Set Granite

6pc Kitchen Set Granite

Includes 50L lift up bin. Square bowl. Sink mat. Plate rack. Dish brush. Dustpan and brush.

£14.79
More Information
Xmas kitchen set

Xmas kitchen set

This Christmas kitchen linen set contains an apron a double oven glove and two terry towelling tea towels. The oven glove and apron are red with festive designs and the two tea towels are white with a red check and a festive border. Red Multi.

from £19.00
Compare Prices
Kitchen Canisters Set

Kitchen Canisters Set

Simple practical and so nostalgic, this charming crafted canister set with enamel look finish houses all your kitchen essentials. Colour to order Cream, Blue

£39.00
More Information
Powder Room News

Those powder room blues (C-Health)

When you gotta go, you gotta go! Those words certainly came to mind when I heard that November was National Incontinence Month and November 19 is something called World Toilet Day. An informative and clever website at powderroom.ca has even created a "cross Canada powder room map" which shows Canada's "best" powder rooms.

Read more...


Making Gases More Transportable: Methane Gas Converted To Powder Form (Science Daily)

Chemists have developed a way of converting methane gas into a powder form in order to make it more transportable.

Read more...


The Powder Room: Small Space, Big Design (Carteret County News-Times)

(ARA) - The powder room - it's one of the smallest rooms in the house, but it's also the room that typically sees the most traffic, especially when you're entertaining guests.

Read more...


Job For A Day: Getting A Taste Of Medicine (Leesburg Today)

With the smell of baby powder in the air and the sound of monitors whirring, a group of juniors from Loudoun County high schools were gathered around a bassinet containing a baby who had been born just two hours earlier.

Read more...


Bratenahl police evidence room can't account for seized guns, drugs, money (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)

At least eight guns, thousands of dollars and large quantities of cocaine and heroin confiscated from suspects over the last decade are missing from the Bratenahl police property room, a Plain Dealer investigation has found.

Read more...


 
layout image layout image