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eHow Home Home Design & Decor Windows, Doors & Walls What Type of Curtains Look Good in a Bathroom? Follow Jupiterimages/Brand X Pictures/Getty Images With all the humidity, water, makeup, soap and hairspray, a bathroom can be a messy place. Because of the mess issues, many people shy away from using curtains in bathrooms and instead go with frosted glass or plastic mini-blinds. However, the undecorated look is stark and boring. If you'd like to add the color and softness of fabric to your bathroom, there are plenty of curtain styles that work well. Length Shorter curtains are the way to go in bathrooms. While there are exceptions, bathrooms are small, casual rooms. Short, simple curtain panels not only look best, but are up off the floor so they're more likely to remain dry and clean. Also, in a small room such as a bathroom, long curtains can take up too much space, get in your way, and overpower the room. Fabric Because of the high likelihood that your bathroom c...

Window treatments have been MIA of late, but they’re starting to make their return. Chrissie Jeffery, creative director at textiles shop No Chintz, gives us her expert advice on choosing window treatments that will frame your windows nicely and add polished style to your home too. Photographer: Armelle Habib Stylist: Julia Green   PLANTATION SHUTTERS “These are less window furnishings and more an architectural feature,” says Chrissie Jeffrey of No Chintz. Shutters are chic and smart, and allow light and air in while maintaining privacy. They’re good in situations where curtains might not fare so well, such as bathroom windows. Consider using them in a boy’s room, if a fabric option isn ’t the right fit, or to disguise an ugly outlook. “Shutters let in a lot of light, so if you wanted to soften the brightness you’d be better going for a translucent roller blind ,” advises Chrissie. “ Shutters don ’t provide full block out for sleeping, but are good light filters .” Shutters are adju...

If you spend every night tossing and turning, it may be because there are negative environmental factors you're so used to ignoring, you no longer even notice them. Whether the culprit's a duvet insert that inevitably shifts to the bottom of the bed or a pesky streetlight shining outside your bedroom window , there are simple design solutions to solve these common problems —and help you catch just a few more Zzzs. The Problem: Too many night shifts. As in, your duvet insert is always shifting around inside the cover. Our Solution: This is actually an incredibly easy problem to fix, yet many people put off doing anything about it (or don't even know it can be solved!). All it takes is a trip to Bed, Bath & Beyond to pick up some life-saving (well, at least sleep-saving) Comforter Clips ($6 for 4), which attach your comforter to the corners of the duvet cover. For a DIY solution, Martha Stewart recommends sewing two pieces of fabric tape to the inner corners of your...

Girls, we continue sharing ideas for decorating your personal feminine spaces , and today we’ll have a look at bathrooms. A bathroom is like a sanctuary: there you wash all the cares away, relax taking a bath, enjoy your home spa procedures and so on. I think, a bathroom for a girl is as special as a bedroom, and you should create your own relaxation oasis with style and in the colors you like. The most popular styles for feminine bathrooms are shabby chic, vintage, modern or rustic. you can choose any colors but to create a girlish space prefer white , off-whites, pastels. Now let’s have a look at the necessary elements: sinks, vanities, bathtubs and showers. Sink Stands Or Vanities A vanity or a sink stand is one of the main features of every bathroom, it shoes your style and colors, highlights your décor. You can rock vintage vanities with refined design in ivory, pink or lavender color and gold detailing. For a modern bathroom a mirrored sink stand is a great idea, find a ma...

For many, back-to- school shopping means creating a home away from home: The dorm room. So, how do you make that room yours when you're working with ugly, standard-issue furniture and very little cash? Avoiding the generic, drab, crappy-chic look is a challenge, but with a little ingenuity — and a clear concept — it's easy to make a space that reflects what you love. Advertisement For me, decorating can be a lot like getting dressed: I start with something I like, and build around it. In my current apartment, I really wanted to hang a picture of shoes on the wall — my red heels next to my boyfriend's black and white oxfords. Once I decided that, black and white and red were "my colors." The red couch and black and white zebra rug fell into place, and, when shopping, I didn't even look at anything blue, pink, orange or green. Colors that flatter your skin tone are going to look great when you're surrounded with them — when you start living in the glow of...

When Young Huh left for college in the 1980s, she brought “one giant poster of The Cure, bedding from the local bed-and-bath store and maybe some desk accessories.” Like so many Gen-Xers, her one creative touch was asking a supermarket for leftover milk crates to use as bookshelves. Now an interior designer , she has helped her own children decorate their dorm rooms, and she’s amazed at the design expectations among college students . “It’s a level of decorating that did not even exist in my world view when I was in school,” Huh says. Today, there are lots of products “that cater entirely to the college crowd,” she says. Interior designer Jon Call sees the same phenomenon: While his main business is designing luxury homes in Manhattan, he also gets asked to design college living spaces . “This new generation has grown up under the influence of home magazines, HGTV and the virtues of ‘ democratic design .’ They understand the value of creating unique spaces for themselves,” he say...

– My Hubby and I decided to tackle our main bath redo that we had been wanting to complete since we moved into our house 3 years ago . This was no easy task….so don’t be fooled by these pics =) { p.s. we had no clue at this point that I was pregnant, and we are so happy that we were able to get this bathroom done before the baby arrives. He will like the bath tub, don’t ya think?! } This redo costs us under $1,000 for a completely gutted {well almost} and remodeled bathroom. Take a look at how we completed our project on a budget: Here is our bathroom after it had been gutted…. Sorry, for some reason I didn’t take any true BEFORE pictures {now, I’m mad}! Here my Hubby is removing the drywall to install cement board above the shower Cement board installed Starting to tile…. Shower tile complete ! We chose subway style tiles with a decorative border. What do you think? Here is a pic of the cabinet base painted black {using BEHR paint/primer in one in semi-gloss}, granite countertop i...