9 Must-Have Items for Every Bathroom

Mirror

It is impossible to imagine a bathroom without a mirror – it greets us in the morning, helps us while washing, shaving, applying cream or makeup.

A mirror with a carved or unusual bright frame can become the highlight of the decor and distract from the small size of the bathroom. When choosing a product, rely on the style of the interior, do not be afraid to be original.

Standard white furniture sets with a glossy shine, which are found in every hardware store, make the bathroom faceless. Instead of a traditional mirror, you can hang an unusual antique canvas, find a round product with backlighting, or make a frame with your own hands from scrap materials.

Another useful function of the mirror is its magical ability to expand the space. To save space in the bathroom and make it visually wider, you can use a simple recipe:

• Replace the sink with a leg with a cabinet: it will fit most of the hygiene products. Tubes and shampoos hidden behind the facades will save the room from visual noise.
• Hang a large mirror instead of a small one, thereby adding light and increasing the space.

If there is a catastrophic lack of space for storing care products, you can buy cabinets with mirrored facades.

Rug

Another important item for the bathroom, which will add coziness and individuality to it. Thanks to the rubberized coating, the product will ensure the safety of household members: an ordinary fabric rug can slip on ceramic tiles.

Even if the bathroom has underfloor heating, a textile decoration will help complete the look of the entire interior. If you want your bathroom to look more noble, give up traditional synthetic coverings of unnatural shades.

Today, multi-colored hand-woven rugs have become very popular, which fit into any interior. They are inexpensive, but look like handmade products. Example in the first photo.

Read here about how to make a bath mat with your own hands.

Heated towel rail

If mold forms in the bathroom despite proper ventilation and the room does not warm up while taking a shower, it is worth replacing the water heated towel rail or supplement it with an electric one.

• When choosing a water dryer, pay attention to the material specified in the certificate: a stainless steel product will last much longer than one made of black steel. In order not to be afraid of leaks, it is best to buy a seamless model.
• The range of electric dryers is huge, so it is easy to choose one to match the interior. For a compact bathroom, it is preferable to choose a folding model, and for a spacious one – with a large number of “steps”. You can hang it almost anywhere, except for the wet area.

Curtain

An indispensable accessory for owners of bathrooms without a glass partition. The curtain zones the room, protects furniture and the floor from water, provides privacy, and also performs a decorative function.

• The cheapest curtains are made of polyvinyl chloride, and the thinner the material, the less it will last. A PVC product cannot be washed or cleaned.
• More practical and functional curtains are made of polyester: they look like textiles, do not stick to the body, and do not let water through. A budget option; can be washed at 40 degrees.
• Fabric blend curtains are made of linen or cotton with the addition of a protective impregnation. They have a variety of designs and look like real textile decorations. Some manufacturers offer such curtains complete with a second protective curtain – made of polyester. They look expensive and are custom-made.

Read more about bath curtains here.

Cup or holder for brushes

If the humidity in the bathroom is high, it is not recommended to leave brushes in it. Wet bristles are a favorable environment for the emergence of pathogenic microorganisms, so it is preferable to keep the brush in the bedroom.

If the bathroom is dry, then a special glass with separate holes should be allocated for hygiene products. The bristles of different brushes should not touch, especially when one of the family members is ill or if there is a child in the house: the “migration” of flora from one object to another is unacceptable.

If the bathroom is combined, keep the brush as far away from the toilet as possible, otherwise E. coli may get on the bristles when flushing.

Hooks

It would seem such a trifle, but with a creative approach, towel hooks will become not only a utilitarian detail of the interior, but also its highlight. The main rule is to avoid cheap plastic ones, which deprive the interior of individuality. Do you want to give your bathroom character? Take a closer look at hooks made of natural materials: wood and metal.

You can make a towel holder yourself by treating a piece of wood with a protective compound and nailing a collection of different clothes hangers to it.

Shelf

If there is not enough space in the cabinets to store shampoos and jars, then you cannot do without an additional shelf. And again, we advise you to avoid cheap plastic – over time it turns yellow and wears out, and besides, it does not decorate the bathroom. Glass products are an excellent alternative, adding airiness to the atmosphere and blending in perfectly with a modern interior.

Wooden shelves are still popular, as well as anything that replaces standard straight structures: metal and wicker baskets, textile pockets, boxes, and even flowerpots.

Read more about shelves here.

Laundry basket

When choosing this useful accessory, we recommend giving preference to bamboo, textiles and metal. Wicker baskets made of vines add coziness to the cold atmosphere of the bathroom, and they never go out of fashion.

Containers made of dense material captivate with their visual lightness, but at the same time they are stable due to the plastic bottom and hold their shape due to the hidden metal frame. An alternative is a large wicker bag placed on the floor or hung on a hook.

If the room is spacious and designed in a minimalist style, a pull-out linen drawer will do.

Accessories for children

If there is a baby in the house, you can make your life easier with the help of convenient accessories for the bathroom. The smallest ones will find a mesh bag for toys useful, which can be fixed in any convenient place with the help of suction cups. Now you won’t have to dry rubber ducks and boats by placing them on shelves.

An older child will need a special stand or ladder for independent washing. Compact plastic stools, which are more suitable for cramped bathrooms, should have a non-slip surface. And owners of a spacious bathroom can afford a full-fledged wooden ladder.

An alternative is a roll-out stand, designed in the base of the cabinet.

Thanks to the listed accessories, the bathroom will become even more convenient, beautiful and functional.