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April 28, 2020

Two wine glasses filled with marbles decorating a bathroom.I was cleaning the bathroom yesterday and was moving the plastic goblet full of marbles and glass nuggets. My brain went "It would be nice to get these up off the counters". I looked up and wondered if they would fit behind the towel rack.

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Well... they did! I simply put my hand over the opening to keep them inside, tipped it a bit and it fits like it was made for it! I tried another one on the other side of my shelf unit.

Payday I am going to get another 6 and fill them with colored rocks for the rainbow!

N-JOY!

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November 21, 2007

My son and husband really enjoy building things with Lego - so I decided to redecorate our bathroom in Lego for them as a Christmas surprise.

 
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March 24, 2005

I am redecorating a bathroom and am going with a French theme. I will be writing in calligraphy French phrases. Does anyone know of any cute/quaint phrases that I could paint on the walls? I haven't found any useful websites!



Jessica from Illinois

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Anonymous
March 24, 20050 found this helpful

You could try the Google Translate page to translate some English phrases into French. www.google.com/.../

For example, I translated "Brush your teeth" into "Brossez-vous les dents".

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I usually like to translate the phrase back to English as well to make sure that the translation is using the right sense of the words. Translating this phrase back to English yields "You brush the teeth" which is probably okay.

If you are looking for literary quotes you might do better searching for specific authors like Moliere, Alexander Dumas, or Victor Hugo.

 
Anonymous
March 24, 20050 found this helpful

"un bain chaud agréable" means a pleasant hot bath
"les serviettes douces duveteuses" means fluffy soft towels
"savons parfumés" means fragrant soaps
"se brosser les dents" means brush your teeth
"toilette" means toilet
"transmettre le savon" means hand soap
"shampooing de cheveux" means hair shampoo

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"douche relâchant" means relaxing shower

Maryanne, not far from Quebec!
http://www.teapotcottage.com

 
March 24, 20050 found this helpful

How about "WEE WEE"

 
March 24, 20050 found this helpful

www.tiscali.co.uk/.../phrase_finder.html

this has catagories and will give you phrases.
cj in dallas

 
By Fran Marie (Guest Post)
March 25, 20050 found this helpful

FreeTranslation.com-put in your own phrases and set the translator 'English-French'.

 

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March 25, 20050 found this helpful

You could always call your local high school and ask to speak to the french teacher.
I have noticed that internet translations don't always come out correctly when using Spanish, so I would double check everything before applying to the wall.

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Holly

 
By (Guest Post)
March 25, 20050 found this helpful

Ferme la port, sil vous plait
Shut the door please

 
By kimmy (Guest Post)
May 13, 20050 found this helpful

bless this toilet!""

 
By loler (Guest Post)
April 6, 20060 found this helpful

Je pense donc je suis - I think therefore I am.

 
By hannah montana (Guest Post)
May 24, 20080 found this helpful

bisous is kisses
je t'aime i love you
j'adore is i love
c'est magnificant its magnificent

 
By lucinda (Guest Post)
June 24, 20080 found this helpful

How do you say "we" in French?

 
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August 29, 2019

My bathroom is small and has a blue tub. I want to decorate, but don't know what colors to use.

Help!

Decorating a Bathroom with a Blue Tub - plain small bathroom with blue tub and surround
 

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January 29, 2011

I have a bathroom sink with no cabinet underneath and I need to know how can I pretty it up.

By DEBORAH from Warren, OH

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January 29, 20110 found this helpful

Is it a pedestal sink? I think the most common thing people do is that hang-cloth-around it idea - you know, you attach fabric to the edge of the sink like a skirt? I think you can get directions at bhg.com; then you could put storage baskets underneath.

 
January 29, 20110 found this helpful

If the sink is installed in a cupboardless countertop hang a curtain rod across the expanse and sew some inexpensive broadcloth curtains. A 3" hem on each end does nicely. Make them extra wide like window curtains.

 

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January 29, 20110 found this helpful

Some of what I call "junk' catalogs have the skirts already made, they attach to the border of the sink with self-adhesive velcro. These are made out of plastic, like the picnic type table cloths, then all you would have to do is wipe them off occasionally.

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My sister used these for many years.

 
January 29, 20110 found this helpful

Thanks everyone for all the ideas when I get it like I want it im going to talke a pic and show off the finished work.

 

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February 1, 20110 found this helpful

I have an old bathroom sink that is attached to the wall. It is not a free-standing pedestal sink, there are exposed pipes under it.

For a quick solution, I used a coordinating colored towel that matches our bathroom and wrap it around the pipes. Towels do come in different lengths and I already had one that fit around the pipes that covered them lengthwise.

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The pipes are close to the wall so the towel was thick enough to fit tightly against the wall so that it stays up on its' own.

I store some bathroom items in a old metal pitcher under the sink to give it that country look. In the meantime, I am looking for some baskets that I can hang on the wall under the sink for some more storage.

 
February 1, 20110 found this helpful

You could take an old plastic trash can, cut it in half lengthwise, cut off the bottom, paint and decorate one half then slide it under your sink, screen style. You can easily store things behind it.

 
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March 20, 2007

I am trying to decorate my guest powder room. It is kind of small with a pedestal sink, toilet and 1 towel bar. I am looking for a little floor cabinet or etagere, something simple, to store things in i.e. cleaning supplies, lotions, toilet paper, etc. Do you have any suggestions?



Onesummer

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March 21, 20070 found this helpful

When we re-did our bathroom, we replaced the cabinet with a mach larger one with room for storage - but you could just put the cleaning supplies in a large decorative wasterpaper basket next to the sink. Or find a large basket with a lid.

 
March 21, 20070 found this helpful

We too have a small bathroom. What I did was get one of those wire shelves and put it high up (above my husbands head) on the wall and I keep a few towels & wash clothes neatly rolled up, and I keep one clear plastic container with cleaners, and one with the lotions & stuff. It's up and out of the way, but within reach.

 
March 21, 20070 found this helpful

What about the shelf stand that fits over the toilet? I have one that has one open shelf and two with sliding doors.

 
March 21, 20070 found this helpful

It might be possible to build a 3 or 4 sided shelving unit underneath the pedestal sink, out of laminated plywood. (Similiar to a hexagon shape, but the angles would form a half circular shape.) It could be a free standing unit so you would be able to move it if necessary. Then hang skirting around it that coordinates with your bathroom.

 
By Cathy (Guest Post)
March 22, 20070 found this helpful

Any ideas on how to clean/remove spots and stains from very old floor linoleum? It is the style installed in the 20's-30's that covers the floor with a pattern. It also has dried paint splatters on it.

 

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March 22, 20070 found this helpful

In our powder room, We put up a nice oak cabinet on the wall above the toilet. Usually you see them over the toilet but they could go on another wall. It is an almost perfect match to the oak vanity. It has two doors and shelves inside and then an open shelf area under the two doors. It is sort of like a medicine cabinet but deeper. I find it handy for keeping OTC medicines, extra rolls of TP and the like. You can even store something on the top of it. We found it at Home Depot and it was around $65. It looks really nice while being very useful too!

 
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October 15, 2007

We have a Victorian bath that the previous owners removed the claw type feet and used bricks and cement to build two stands for the bath to rest on. The cement around the bricks is rough and needs to be decorated in some way. They have cemented the bath in quite securely else we would remove the bath, fit legs onto it and put it back. Any ideas of how we could decorate the cement to improve the look? Maybe cement river stones?



Susan from South Africa

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October 15, 20070 found this helpful

In Victorian times some vintage baths had enclosures. Could you put one up around yours? Or could you put decorative plaster coloumns underneath to mask the brick, and paint the brick white? I like the idea of river stones - but you would have to have a LOT of them...

 

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October 15, 20070 found this helpful

What about seashells? I really can't picture what your tub looks like but could you hide the cement with potted plants? Plants that thrive in damp places like baby's tears, maidenhair ferns, or African violets?

 

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October 15, 20070 found this helpful

what about wrought iron decore. wrought iron comes in so many shapes and designs. Most of the time its black but I had a small spiral staircase once that was for potted plants that set on each step. I spray painted it white and used the steps to set candles on for my bathroom. You could search ebay just put in the key words wrought iron. You'll more than likely see lots os sizes & designs that might fit around your problem area to camoflauge it beautifully. And wrought iron goes with that victorion look so well. I also saw somewhere but can not remember where now.Where they took 8X10 picture frames with any type picture of pressed flowers inside them and incased 4 of them around an object to cover up the area and it looked so pretty. With that idea you could paint your frames white and inside add vintage items that are flat like gloves, lace doilies, old photos jewelry, or tickets to give it a shabby chic look. good luck

 
By Eletha (Guest Post)
October 17, 20070 found this helpful

You could also use tile, if you have tile in your bathroom. If the cement is too small an area for tile, you could break the tile in pieces and cement them on in a mosaic style.

 

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October 17, 20070 found this helpful

How about a cloth skirt around the tub, whole thing?

 
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January 10, 2017

I want to decorate this bathroom with some kind of neutral or calm colors. The wall paint is called Ponytail which is in the richer beige shades and I'm not allowed to paint other color by landlords.

I also have the same color walls in this master bedroom and turquoise/aqua color curtains. I am asking for any suggestions and ideas please?

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October 3, 2011

I recently moved into a beautiful older style farm house. The downside is that the bathroom counter top and bathtub is lined with pink and red tile (including mustard yellow walls). How can I best compliment the bathroom decor without re-tiling?

By Mari

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October 4, 20110 found this helpful

Black is about the only way to go. Check out this link and I think you will agree.
www.roomzaar.com/.../detail.esi?oid=527783

Hope this helps. PBP

 
 

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October 4, 20110 found this helpful

Since you can't change it, I would go with it. Play it up! Get a shower curtain that is compatible maybe if you can find it in black and white polka dots. Do you sew? There are so many compatible patterns that you could use for a shower curtain or curtains. Good luck!

 
October 4, 20110 found this helpful

I would use towels and accessories in those three colors, solid or print; red, pink, yellow, and black would be the accent color. Seems the easiest thing to do.

 
October 4, 20110 found this helpful

Change the wall color to white & use that as your primary accent color.

 
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January 28, 2011

In my master bathroom, I have a green shower curtain with red poppies I want to know if it's OK to hang pictures of another flower? The colors coordinate!

By Debbie from Wind Lake, WI

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January 29, 20110 found this helpful

Hey Debbie, I would go with the color coordinated picture and maybe look for other decorative, floral items to continue the theme of similar colored flowers. Unless this is a bathroom for a couple or three tough-stuff, teenage boys :-) I think the color coordinated floral theme could be fun and quite attractive. Good luck and enjoy!

 
January 29, 20110 found this helpful

I always used different stuff as long as they have the same colors. Hang the picture and see if it looks nice. If it looks good, it's fine!

 

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January 31, 20110 found this helpful

If you like it, go for it. Sounds good to me.
Marg from England.

 
February 1, 20110 found this helpful

A beautiful boquet would have more than one kind of flower. Go with your gut. If they look nice together, then hang the pictures.

 
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February 4, 2015

photos of bathroomI need to decorate a pathetic office bathroom at a creative studio. It has no windows and beige, ugly flooring.

By Irene

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February 4, 20150 found this helpful

Canvas prints. Get a couple large ones. Replace stainless steel towel bar and mirror with wrought iron-look or bronze-look. Instead of shelf, use a distressed wooden crate on wall.

 

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February 8, 20150 found this helpful

Since this is in an office, I would not put up "stuff" that will be hard to clean. However, you can get quite lovely canvas prints for the walls, which will make a world of difference. If you can switch out the mirror, a large one with a fancy frame brightens up the place.

 
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July 16, 2010

I just got a nickel finished space saver for the bathroom. How do I make it match if the shower door is gold?

By jackie from Brentwood, NY

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July 16, 20100 found this helpful

You could try spray painting the nickel finish with gold paint, but I don't know how it would hold up in the humid atmosphere of a bathroom. Can you just live with it not matching?

 

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July 28, 20100 found this helpful

Why don't you just get some sort of accessories that have both colors or get accessories in both? Then it will look like you intended to mix and match. Or -- change the knobs and drawer pulls to match one or the other? Are the taps and such gold as well? If they are chrome, I wouldn't worry about the other two metallics matching.

Personally, I wouldn't worry about it.

 
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March 21, 2005

I was decorating my children's bathroom in tropical fish and when I tried to find some counter items to hold cotton balls and such I was less than impressed with the selection. Then I thought I would create some items so I went to my local Wal-mart and looked in the pet section for fish bowls.

 
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