The Journal

Stories, Notations, Discoveries

 

4 Simple Design Tips to Transform your Bathroom 


Sterile or Stylish? Follow Abi's fail safe tips on making the smallest room in the house look and feel like the luxury bathroom of a boutique hotel. 

Sterile or Stylish? Follow Abi's fail safe tips on making the smallest room in the house look and feel like the luxury bathroom of a boutique hotel. 

1. Bathroom Mirrors

Add in a statement bathroom mirror for an effortless dose of luxe. Unique bathroom mirrors allow you to add a design element without having to re-work the entire space. Prop them or hang them and make the most of their reflective qualities. Don't shy away from large or oversized mirrors if you're short on space as they can make a smaller bathroom look and feel much bigger.


Reflect in Style

Create a boutique hotel style space with bathroom mirrors that add style, effortlessly. 

2. Bathroom Lighting

Bathroom lighting is notoriously bright so consider using a dimmer switch to prevent such a harsh glow. If you favour a relaxing soak, ambient lighting is key, so use scented candles and add portable LED lamps to pop around the edge of the bath and soak up all the restorative feels. 


Lighten Up

Add some ambience and up the luxury bathroom feels with versatile lighting for extra shimmer and glow. 

I decorate my bathroom as I would my living room, and don’t worry about using “conventional” bathroom furniture.

Abigail Ahern

3. Rugs

Banish cold hard floors and enjoy some comfort underfoot by skimming a rug across the floor. The more you start decorating and styling your bathroom like other rooms in your home, the cosier and more stylish and curated it becomes. A jute or sisal rug is a hardwearing option for the bathroom, or if you would prefer a more waterproof option you could opt for a vinyl rug. If however, like Abi you have larger floor space, a wool rug would be a luxury option, just ensure to protect it from getting a soak by using some bathroom mats so that you can hang elsewhere after your long soak or shower. A wooden ladder would be perfect for hanging mats and extra towels. 

Need some more rug inspo? Read this.


Barefoot Living

Make it cosy underfoot for luxury lingering. 

4. Greenery

Screen off bathroom areas with loads of foliage and leafy greens. The best thing about faux plants is that they’ll carry on looking gorgeous, even in little windowless bathrooms. They soften any harsh lines and look amazing trailing from bathroom shelves and windowsills. No need to worry about humidity and light levels or watering, just pop them all over for a good dollop of biophilic design to up the jungle vibes and feel good factor. 


Green Dream

Add a nod to nature and create your own bathroom oasis with faux plants.


When you treat practical spaces like kitchens and bathrooms like living rooms and make them more decorative, it totally changes the vibe of them and cosies them up!

Reflect in Style

Create a boutique hotel style space with bathroom mirrors that add style, effortlessly. 

1. Bathroom Mirrors

Add in a statement bathroom mirror for an effortless dose of luxe. Unique bathroom mirrors allow you to add a design element without having to re-work the entire space. Prop them or hang them and make the most of their reflective qualities. Don't shy away from large or oversized mirrors if you're short on space as they can make a smaller bathroom look and feel much bigger.

Quirky bathroom mirrors in intriguing shapes and unique details add a focal point to a space that can look a little bland or sterile.  Add some fab to function with cool bathroom mirrors that exude designer style.

2. Bathroom Lighting

Bathroom lighting is notoriously bright so consider using a dimmer switch to prevent such a harsh glow . If you favour a relaxing soak, ambient lighting is key, so use scented candles and add portable LED lamps to pop around the edge of the bath and soak up all the feels. 

Go for the unexpected. To make your space feel like a luxury hotel bathroom, why not hang a chandelier. It will make your space feel grander and super luxe. 

Lighten Up

Add some ambience and up the luxury bathroom feels with versatile lighting for extra shimmer and glow. 

Barefoot Living

Make it cosy underfoot for luxury lingering. 

3. Rugs

Banish cold hard floors and enjoy some comfort underfoot by skimming a rug across the floor. The more you start decorating and styling your bathroom like other rooms in your home, the cosier and more stylish and curated it becomes. A jute or sisal rug is a hardwearing option for the bathroom, or if you would prefer a more waterproof option you could opt for a vinyl rug.  If however, like Abi you have larger floor space, a wool rug would be a luxury option, just ensure  to protect it from getting a soak by using some bathroom mats that you can hang elsewhere after your long soak or shower. A wooden ladder would be perfect for hanging mats and extra towels.  

Need some more rug inspo? Read this.

Bathroom storage is key.  Use baskets to house your extra toiletries and consumables.  A wooden ladder makes a great alternative to a standard towel rail.

When you treat practical spaces like kitchens and bathrooms like living rooms and make them more decorative, it totally changes the vibe of them and cosies them up!

I decorate my bathroom as I would my living room, and don’t worry about using “conventional” bathroom furniture.

Abigail Ahern

4. Add Greenery

Screen off bathroom areas with loads of foliage and leafy greens. The best thing about the faux plants is that they’ll carry on looking gorgeous, even in little windowless bathrooms.  They soften any harsh lines and look amazing trailing from bathroom shelves and windowsills. No need to worry about humidity and light levels or watering, just pop them all over for a good dollop of biophilic design to up the jungle vibes and feel good factor.  

Abi's bathroom with composite flooring by Millboard, a cosy rug and lots of faux plants to soften any harsh lines. 

Green Dream

Add a nod to nature and create your own bathroom oasis with faux plants.

Need more Inspo?

we think you'll love these.