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BATHROOMS

Keep it clean, make it neat: here's the room where cleanliness really is next to godliness.
Play with your walls: Whether it's wallpaper, stamp, or good ol' paint, punch up your walls.
Add a piece of furniture: a small stool, an ottoman, a bench, a chest of drawers if you have the room.
High quality towels and lots of them: Stacks of them if you have the space -- a shelf above the door?, a basket of towels rolled up, hooks on the back of the door to hold them -- somehow, a plethora of good, fluffy, matching towels in a bathroom makes it feel opulent.
Add a rug: Not a cheap bathmat -- a real rug.
Candles & Soaps: The good kind (nice selection of candles, bath salts, soaps) and use them. Light them when you get home, take a bath or a shower by them. Somehow, a candle in the bathroom, even a flickering votive in a glass, makes your bathroom feel spa-like. (Nice shelf for products.)
Plants or Flowers: Plants do wonderfully in the moist environment of a bathroom.
A Way to Play Music: Because if you're gonna sing in the shower, you should have a band to back you up.
Art: Nope, you don't want to put your prize Picasso lithograph in here but a framed photograph, a few art postcards, a collage would work just as well.
Lighting: Good lighting for applying makeup. After you change out your lightbulbs for something more flattering, consider adding a table lamp if you have the room. Somehow, it makes the room feel like a real room, and not just a utilitarian space.Frame your mirror: Consider adding a simple frame to a bathroom mirror using an actual frame, molding or paint one on with decorative paint.
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Window

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Window

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Window

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Sliding door between bath and bedroom (knock out wall)

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Burlington Luxury Whirlpool Tub

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Whirlpool tub

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27” x 53” Air & Whirlpool Jetted Walk-In Bathtub – Deluxe Handicap Tub, Right

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The Dunstable 73" Long Double Slipper Cast Iron Tub With Drain

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73"

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Sansiro 'Christoforo' 59" Acrylic French Bateau Tub Aged Chrome Exterior, 73" Length

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Ideas for cottage / cape cod bath look

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Rustic idea for downstairs basement

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Downstairs Bathroom renovation (no tub needed)

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Downstairs bath: separate shower from toilet w/ door (really helps when we have a house full)

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Only like the teak raised floor in this photo (Add Stone walls to bath & rustic sink). Wood slats create a cozy ski-lodge vibe in winter and a sunny deck-like experience in summer, making it a win-win for anyone looking to spiff up a bathroom design. Include plants.

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If there's one thing that shouts "cottage," it's beadboard. This classic grooved paneling is a perennial favorite, and for good reason: Not only is it easy to install, but it's a no-brainer for adding warmth and character to a bare wall, a blank ceiling or bland cabinetry. You can't go wrong by painting it creamy white, but it's also fun to add a hint of subtle color and distress it ever so slightly. Hot tip: Beadboard can be a strong addition to a room, so a little goes a long way. The paneling in this bathroom pops because of its texture, despite being in the background.

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Love this bath!

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Love the rustic touches in this bath.

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Simple touches

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The tub!

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Would like to add this to our cottage white bathroom. This beige tile design is such a beautiful contrast to the bright white in the rest of the bathroom. Eye catching but subtle.

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Dreaming!

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Love this beautiful New Zealand pine warm honey finish (and style of vanity)

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Love this charming weathered look ... of course it's Pottery Barn (love the basket under vanity also)

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Cottage chic: window blinds

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Such a pretty cottage look

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Rustic | Stone, ceramic tile

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Haven

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Lovely

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Colorful tile in our all white bath

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Add teak wood bench to shower

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Classy wallpaper

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Wallpaper shown in bath post right before this one

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Crisp white

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Lower level shower

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Downstairs bath: inside shower walls

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Dreamy whites

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lower level bath

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Research options for shower rods like this for cottage bath.

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chic wallpaper in yellow ... how fun

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For downstairs bath (see other photos for stone walls)

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Clean simple lines and white

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Lower level bath: combine stone w/ wood

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Lower level bath

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Love the tub

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Lower level bath

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Cabinspiration

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Less is more

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Love

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Shelves

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Love the clean & fresh feel of the ocean

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DIY: paint cabinets

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Simplicity

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Window Treatment for Powder Room

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Shelving

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Loving the silver!

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Love the color on ceiling in all white bath

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Glass w/ covered lids

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Lower level bath, deer hide to step on outside of tub/shower

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Spa heaven

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Remodel bathrooms

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