How To Update Your Bath on a Budget

Want to know how to update your bath on a budget? Here are some quick easy tips to freshen up the decor in your bathroom without spending a fortune. Rising costs sometimes make it difficult to do the full scale remodel of your home's master bath you've always wanted. However, it can be as easy as switching out your tired plastic soap dispenser with a beautiful glass soap dispenser. You may even want to freshen up the decor in your bathroom with a fresh coat of paint, fresh decor accents, or new bulb shades for sconces or other light fixtures. 

Choosing Colors
How is your master bath set up? Does it have its own door, or just an open doorway? Is it a large or a small space? Is it a full bathroom or a half bath? Asking these questions can help you narrow down color choices.

For instance, if your bath was constructed with an open door frame, the color you choose for it will need to coordinate with the colors used in your bedroom, since they'll frequently be viewed together. If space is limited, you may also want to hang a curtain over the door frame for privacy.

It's important to keep in mind that color can create illusions, too. A larger room can be made more intimate with a few well-placed lights and dark shades on the wall. A small room opens up and becomes more airy with the use of lighter hues. Accessories like glass soap dispensers come in a wide array of colors, shapes, and styles that will suit your chosen mood and tone.

Accessorizing
Bulb shades for sconces and other light fixtures can be dated, particularly if they're original to the home. Unless they have some rustic charm of their own, it's inexpensive to buy replacements that look more modern at your local hardware store. Tie the room together by echoing the look of your bulb shades in other glass bath accessories. If your shades are frosted, use frosted glass. If they're sculpted, coordinate the look with coordinating glass soap dispensers.

If you're looking for eco friendly ways to accessorize, you may like recycled glass soap dispensers with a green hue, or a simple refillable glass soap dispenser you can fill with a variety of colorful soaps to change with the color and style of your bathroom. Glass soap dispensers are available with a variety of metal pumps that can coordinate with your existing hardware, such as stainless, copper or chrome.

Your Updated Bath
Don't stop at soap dispensers. You can use other glass bath accessories to help freshen your bathroom's look as well. Soap dishes, toothbrush holders and tumblers in glass can impart a relaxing, spa-like vibe to your master bath. And best of all, it's fast, easy and economical - an absolute bonus for those on a budget.