Make your own scented candles for a more fragrant bathroom.
The gorgeous bathrooms seen in showrooms and home magazines seem unattainable without the help of a professional interior designer, but in actuality there are many ways to create unusual decorative elements for your home's bathroom. Taking a do-it-yourself approach to bathroom decor allows you to get expensive looks for a fraction of the price while personalizing the decor to your own tastes. Often do-it-yourself bathroom ideas cost only the price of raw materials and your time.
Update Your Shower Curtain
Instead of spending a small fortune on designer shower curtains, you can embellish simple, cheap store-bought curtains yourself. Sew on gathered rows of ruffles to give a feminine trim to a solid-colored or clear curtain. Add appliques, fabric trim, decorative buttons, or painted designs to create visual variety on your curtain; your local fabric store will be full of embellishments fit for any style. By customizing yourself, you'll have full control of how it matches your bathroom's overall color scheme and how it complements other decorative elements.
Make Your Own Vanity
The vanity is often a visual focal point in a bathroom since everyone needs to use the sink at some point. Avoid the high prices of premade vanities by creating your own from new or vintage furniture pieces. Cut holes in tables, dressers, or other furniture pieces to make room for plumbing fixtures and the sink. You will probably need a plumber to work with the fixtures, but, if you're good with tools, you can customize the furniture piece yourself. Creating your own vanity lets you truly customize your vanity to fit the size and style of your bathroom, allowing you to determine how much counter space and storage you need.
Line Your Own Linen Baskets
Keep your linens in your own hand-lined baskets to both organize and decorate your bathroom shelves and closet. Attach decorative fabric of your choice to plain baskets using a glue gun and twine. Choose fabric that either matches or complements the colors of your walls and furniture, or pick whimsical prints that fit in with your bathroom theme. You can also use pieces of an old quilt that is too damaged to use as a whole blanket.
Make Scented Candles
Let's face it, sometimes your bathroom doesn't smell nice. Scented candles are a way to both brighten your decor and mask unpleasant odors. You can create your own scented candles to match the rest of your bathroom using wicks and paraffin wax found in most craft stores. Add an essential oil of your choice when melting your wax, and you can have your own custom scents that will last for weeks or months.
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