Friday, February 27, 2009

Design Your Restroom Around the bathroom vanity

By Zaina Zidan

The single most important element in your bathroom is the vanity. It is considered the main piece of furniture in your restroom. It is also the main decorative item. The toilet and tub are also important but they are permanent fixtures due to pipe layout.

This is because the vanity is the one item that is most likely to get noticed inadvertently the most, because people love to check their images in the mirror before they leave. Even if you do not consider yourself vain, you probably take a glance up at yourself while washing your hands. This means that after the necessity items, the bathroom mirror garnishes the most attention from your guests.Now keep in mind that the bathroom is one of the most trafficked areas of your home, and you can see why you will want to take some time on the most important element of your home restroom.

After all, if you knew there was one place in your home that all your guests would have their undivided attention, wouldn't you want to make sure it was perfect? Since you now know ironically that is in the bathroom at your vanity, you will want to make sure the mirror you pick exceeds expectations.

In fact, depending on the theme you choose for your bathroom, the vanity is either going to complete your theme accenting the entire room, or is going to break the decorating motif and noticeably stand out in a way you were not planning on. Since the mirror is the deciding factor and the centerpiece of the room, you might want to in fact choose it and correlate a theme to go along with it.

If you choose a smaller bathroom vanity which has a large sink, it can allow a couple of accessories to help accent the trim of the cabinet. For instance, if you are interested in choosing a wood framed mirror, you may want to look into purchasing some wood potpourri containers which will enhance the wood accents and also add a delightful scent and sense of style throughout your bathroom.

If you have a smaller type of sink, you should not leave an entire bathroom wall blank. With a smaller bathroom vanity, it will make the bathroom look emptier than it really is because of the excess amount of space that is available on the walls. You may feel that you will need to select a style of mirror that is a couple of feet larger width wise than the vanity.

When you choose wood as your theme, it will definitely work together better if the vanity coincides with the accent colors in the towels. In order to extend outside the basic fixtures in the bathroom more detail can be added through glass etching with a gold or silver. It is completely up to you and your theme along with the style and color you choose if you are going to add a metallic. - 15266

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