| For most people the critical aspect of a bathroom is | | | | big fluffy colorful towels, magazine racks with an |
| really just "does it have a toilet?" While we agree this | | | | interesting variety of reading material (critical for |
| is important, there's more to it when you're talking | | | | those long visits), and of course PLENTY of toilet |
| about that private sanctuary in your home. Women | | | | paper within easy reach. |
| are typically more interested in the look and feel of a | | | | How about eye appeal? Your bathroom needs to |
| bathroom than are men. This is proven in my | | | | look clean and fresh. Sweep the floor, have a shower |
| household where my husband's bathroom can be | | | | curtain or door that is free from stains and mildew, |
| buried in dirty clothes and dust and he doesn't care | | | | clean the tile grout and cracks. Is your ceiling falling |
| as long as there's a good stack of magazines. My | | | | in? Patch it up. Is the floor warping from water |
| bathroom, of course, must be more inviting, less | | | | damage? Repair it. Are the walls boring and blah? |
| scary. | | | | Dress it up with family photos, wall art, cute |
| Accessories can add that perfect inviting touch to | | | | bathroom decorations (found at any Hobby Lobby or |
| any room in your home, including the bathroom. I | | | | decorator store), even think about repainting or |
| love walking into bathrooms that have a warm glow, | | | | re-wallpapering to give it a fresh look. |
| gentle lighting, and they must smell great. This is | | | | For your own personal needs the absolute basics are |
| often difficult to overcome by its very nature, but | | | | really all you require, but think of your guests |
| there are so many good smelling accessories on the | | | | entering the bathroom. This is the scariest thought |
| market today. Candles, scented oils, room sprays, | | | | for me. What will they find? Hair? Dirtiness? Will they |
| various soaps; the list really is endless. | | | | think I'm a slob? Prepare an inviting space for them |
| More physical accessories are also important. Tower | | | | and you'll naturally benefit. |
| racks, towel warmers, pretty baskets to hold your | | | | |