Shabby Chic BathroomsPosted by Ring Reilly on June 13th, 2021 The new trend in the interior design is the shabby chic style. It was first popularized by the Victorian era when style was much more simple and plain. Nowadays, shabby chic lends itself more to country style than to the sophisticated, classy look of the Victorian era. However, this particular style can also work for more sophisticated elegant homes where the focus is more on the floor plan and placement rather than the furnishings themselves. The great thing about shabby chic is that it brings a charm to otherwise drab or boring interiors. One way to bring the shabby chic decor into your home is to first paint the walls in light pastel colors. Pastels are a good color choice because they have a soft glow to them that makes them easy to add highlights to. Once you have the walls painted in light colors, you can accent furniture with shabby chic fabrics in various floral patterns. This gives the shabby chic apartment an updated, charming look that is very much in keeping with the shabby chic style. You could even take shabby chic accessories like quilts and blankets and put them on the furniture. Another way to bring the shabby chic decor into your home is to decorate your doors and windows in a similar manner. You can go with knotted curtains that match the colors of the walls or you can go with tieback curtains that look great hanging from the doors. The curtains and other window accessories should also have shabby chic details. Look for tiny lace edging, tiny zippers, and other cute but intricate details. If your furniture is in neutral colors like taupe or white, then you can decorate your walls with shabby chic wallpaper borders. If your furniture is in rich dark colors like black or mahogany, then you might want to go with shabby chic furniture that has aged wood finishes. Shabby chic bathrooms are great decorating ideas for a shabby chic apartment. You can create a very romantic atmosphere by adding a lavender shower curtain, porcelain tile in the shower and matching accessories like a soap dish, towel set and a curling iron. Add natural flowers to the bathroom like bamboo, wildflowers or roses. You can find many interesting and unique scented soaps and shampoos at your local craft store or online. Use vintage bottles of perfume and candles as candles for your shabby chic bath. Ceramic tiles are another option if you are looking to create a shabby chic apartment feel. Look for ones with a subtle pastel or sandy tone in them. Bright, bold and shiny tiles are a little less shabby chic but will still look nice and neat. Marble and other natural stone tiles are perfect as wall accents. In a shabby chic apartment, these kinds of flooring are especially beautiful because they are often so covered in dirt and dust. A very practical and beautiful idea for your shabby chic bathrooms is to create a wet room. This is an area that is either indoor or above, depending on where the shower is located. You simply build up a small platform above the shower head with a waterproof liner and then install your own wet room floor and walls. Wet rooms are very easy to make and are becoming popular in many homes as there is no longer such a stigma attached to shabby chic bathrooms. Wet rooms can be made of inexpensive tiling or even bamboo flooring, just be careful not to use any glue sticks in the wet room as water will quickly ruin your flooring.
Adding shabby chic accessories like baskets and paintings is a great way to dress up your bathroom. If you have artwork that you love and you don't want to spend money on buying it, you can simply decorate your baskets and paintings in a similar way.
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Another great thing about a shabby chic apartment is that they tend to hold a certain charm that most bathrooms just can't. Add in a few vintage pieces and some fabric accessories to create a perfect atmosphere. Don't worry so much about functionality as long as you keep the color scheme to light and airy; you'll have guests flocked in just a few weeks! Enjoy your shabby chic bathroom!
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