| Bathroom remodels look inviting once they're finished | | | | digital photographs or a verse of poetry or |
| and as long as someone else is doing the work. But | | | | inspirational verse printed on parchment and elegantly |
| what if you don't have the money, time or energy | | | | framed. |
| to replace bathroom fixtures or flooring, add a tile | | | | 6. Add a fashionable new rug. If you haven't looked |
| backsplash or even paint the walls, but you'd like to | | | | at bathroom rugs lately you'll be amazed at the |
| give your bath a little pick-me-up? Pick and choose | | | | colors, patterns and themes available. Whether you |
| from among these 10 bathroom refreshers. | | | | lust for climbing cabbage roses or bold modern color |
| 1. Make your faucets sparkle like new. Get rid of hard | | | | blocks, a new rug in the bathroom can give you a lot |
| water stains and scaling with white vinegar on a clean | | | | of decorative bang for your buck. |
| rag or sponge. The whole sink area will look cleaner | | | | 7. Improve organization and beat clutter. Runaway |
| and brighter. | | | | clutter can make the most luxurious bathroom look |
| 2. Put something new on the countertop. Replace | | | | tacky. Take a few hours to pitch old jars of expired |
| your toothbrush holder, soap dish and tissue box for | | | | face cream and a zillion sample bottles of shampoo. |
| something new and exciting or add a pretty candle in | | | | Reorganize your stuff with drawer organizers, wall |
| a mosaic holder. Even a handful of fresh flowers in a | | | | shelves, bins or over-the-door organizers. Then enjoy |
| pretty glass vase can make your bathroom more | | | | your 'new' clean countertops. |
| inviting. | | | | 8. Brighten up with mirrors. Expand the visual size and |
| 3. Aromatherapy is cheap and easy. Introduce a | | | | brightness of your bath by adding new mirrors. |
| great new scent to the bathroom with potpourri, | | | | Replace the vanity mirror or balance smaller mirrors |
| scented soaps and candles, a new air freshener, or | | | | on either side of it. Decorate an entire wall with wall |
| scented oil reed diffuser. Change scents with the | | | | mirrors for a wide open look or attach unframed |
| seasons so that there is always something new and | | | | mirrors to your cabinet doors with adhesive. Ooh la la! |
| fresh. | | | | 9. Replace the shower curtain liner. Vinyl liners can get |
| 4. Replace ratty towels with fresh new fluffy ones. | | | | smelly and moldy in just a few months. If you don't |
| Cushy new towels in coordinated shades gives the | | | | want the hassle of cleaning it, buy a new one for |
| bathroom a new look. Really go crazy and add a | | | | just a few dollars. The difference it makes in |
| coordinating shower curtain for an instant update. | | | | bathroom hygiene is priceless. |
| 5. Change your wall art. If you're tired of the same | | | | 10. Add automatic cleaners. Automatic toilet bowl and |
| old same old, change up your wall art with new metal | | | | auto spraying bathtub/shower cleaners make it easier |
| art, framed photographs, cottage-inspired wrought | | | | to keep a busy bathroom clean without having to |
| iron, candle wall sconces or anything that appeals to | | | | resort to the rubber glove and scouring brush routine |
| you. Do it on the cheap by framing up your own | | | | everyday. |