mdolla: 5 Ways to Add Fashion and Flair to Your Bathroom Vanity

A bathroom vanity, whether in a powder room or master bathroom, provides a unique opportunity to show a little personality. From sleek, modern bathrooms to spaces that are traditional and tailored, adding fashion and flair helps bring bathroom spaces to life and create a warm and cozy ambiance. Here are our top five ways to add a little luxe to the lavatory.

1. Accent Wall

If your bathroom boasts a mostly neutral design with a white vanity, consider adding an accent wall behind your vanity and mirror setup to create visual interest. Oftentimes bathrooms that are mostly white or another clean color look too one-dimensional, creating a flat or antiseptic design. Go glam with mirrored tiles or more spa-like with glass mosaic tiles in shades of blue and green.

An accent wall featuring a fun tile display or bright paint color adds extra dimension and flair, anchoring the bathroom’s overall design. Another of our favorite ways to create a subtle accent wall is with beadboard. It’s a great choice for a cottage- or beach-inspired bathroom, where larger planks give a cozy yet natural look.

2. Displayed Storage

Oftentimes, bathroom storage does its best to conceal all of the things that make a bathroom a bathroom. Instead of stuffing your bath towels in a closet or pushing tissue paper under the sink, opt for a beautiful storage system that showcases your bathroom necessities in style. We love using textured baskets to display bath towels spa-style, or a pretty wire basket to toss toilet paper in when not in use. The same goes for soap and toothbrush holders. Instead of throwing your essentials in a plastic cup or tucking them in a drawer, display them with matching holders that coordinate with your faucet and hardware or with accent colors found in the bathroom.

3. Hardware Happy

Looking for an easy and inexpensive way to instantly add fashion and flair to your vanity? Swap out the hardware! It may seem like a small detail, but it can make a big impression. Adding jewelry-inspired hardware to your vanity makes it look more like furniture than a bathroom sink. We love the way antique pulls look on a modern vanity, as well as geometric rings on a vintage dresser-style vanity. For a child’s bath, add a touch of playfulness with bright colors or fun shapes.

4. Fresh Flowers

Keeping fresh flowers in the home is a must. Move your favorite blooms to the bathroom vanity for a much-needed organic element. Put them in a pretty vase and display them on a tray to add height and freshness to a powder bathroom, or disperse them throughout a larger master bathroom suite. Flowers in the bathroom help create a cozy, homey feeling. They look best when matching the style of your space, like white tulips in a monochromatic space and full red roses in a traditionally styled master bath.

5. Framed Mirrors

Adding a framed mirror to your bathroom space takes any bathroom from boring to beautiful in the blink of an eye. Add a textured frame, like wrapped rope or antiqued wood, around a modern mirror for warmth, or opt for a bright gold or silver frame for glamour. For a spa-themed space, use recycled glass tiles in sage, green, gray and chocolate to frame the mirror. Better yet, hang the mirror from a leather strap or rope for a touch of personalization and visual interest.

Other accessories that add flair to bathroom spaces include fun yet functional towel bars, beautiful rugs and bath mats, framed art and floating shelves for added storage. What are some of your favorite ways to add personality to your bathroom?

Featured photo credit: Kerrie Kelly Design Lab via kerriekelly.com

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