The Creative Touches Of A Southwest Bathroom

Often times, our bathrooms are left undecorated with no thought whatsoever to adding esthetic touches other than our towels and shower curtain. While these two items are important, there is a lot more involved to successfully decorate this important room in your home. A bathroom should be a place of cleansing and renewal. Sometimes a bathroom is the only room where busy parents can get a moment of relaxation and peace from an active family. So, If you like the look of the southwest, then why not consider using it as the theme for your bathroom. You’ll find it to be an amazing and creative touch to your home. When considering what color your southwestern bathroom should be, think of bright and cheerful colors. They will become the artist palette from which the room will draw. Naturally, if you are decorating a master bath, the colors should complement those of the master bedroom. 

A guest bathroom is much easier to decorate due to the fact that it stands alone. However both can be a fun and an enjoyable room to decorate. When contemplating a southwest theme, there are a lot of different styles from which to choose. All may be incorporated or a single style may be used. The many choices include rustic western and ranch, Native American, Mexican and Spanish and old mission. And since most baths are not large enough to hold furniture, the selection of accent pieces and accessories becomes vital to creating a room with a southwest flair. Make it a room that reflects the things you love. One item that can easily be changed to incorporate the southwest look is the toilet lid. Why settle for just an ordinary or fuzzy rug covered lid. What fun it is to show off a unique piece of art by adding a western scene hand painted on the toilet lid. It can be anything from cowboy boots or a cattle drive to an old stagecoach riding wildly through the western desert. Let your imagination run wild. And you must admit, its an unusual place to display artwork. You’ll certainly be sure of receiving comments from family and friends. 

There are many other unique items that can be incorporated into your southwest bathroom. A great addition would be a large Indian basket in which to place rolled towels or a Mexican basket to use as a clothes hamper. Smaller baskets also work great to hold trial size lotions and shampoos. The soap dish and Kleenex box as well as tooth brush holder could be made of painted Mexican pottery such as the famous Talavera. Remember that artwork can give the bathroom a southwest personality. Western towel racks and a punched tin mirror are perfect accent pieces. Be sure to add southwest style candle holders around your jacuzzi tub to add that romantic and restful touch. There are many southwest patterned towels and shower curtains on the market today which would bring in bright and bold colors. A nice alternative to the normal bath mat would be to use a Zapotec runner in front of your tub to catch water drips and protect your flooring. 

A kiva ladder standing upright on which to hang folded towels and anything made of barbed wire gives your southwestern bathroom a look of rustic charm. Just as personalities differ, no two southwest bathrooms will come out identical. One thing is certain however. Those leaving your southwest bathroom will do so with a smile on their face and a song in their heart and look forward to their next visit.

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