From a space with a specific purpose, the bathroom has become a small sanctuary of every home. It is the place where you wash off everything from the outside world and enter an oasis zone. Whether you want to shower until you are sleepy, doze off in a tub or make using body lotion a ritual, your bathroom is your safe place. Turn your bathroom into a luxurious, relaxing place smoothly with the following examples, even if you are on a budget. 

Buy new towels 

Even though towels might be the last investment on your mind, they should be the first ones you buy while remodelling a bathroom into a spa. Imagine having a massage appointment, a long bath, or essentially doing anything bathroom related - the soft textiles touching your body are always part of the experience. Choose soft colours that you associate with spa or relaxation like white, grey, beige, lilac, or sage. One colour or coordinated colours will depend on the rest of your bathroom colour scheme. 

Dim lighting 

After a long, busy day filled with appointments and multiple obligations, your only thought should be the time off. This is where dimmed lights act as a great intro to sleep – put off your phone and avoid using screens while relaxing in the bathroom. Rest your eyes under dimmed lights of a shade or a scented candle. If you consider doing this with your significant other, the dimmed lights will definitely add to the romantic atmosphere. Whether you choose the lamps with dark shades or you invest in a dimmer switch, your lighting will be your great ally.

Add more open storage room, handles, and hooks 

The key to enjoying your bathroom to the fullest is a neat organization, which is where a bathroom store can offer more than a few solutions. Shower heads with multiple benefits, fancy faucets, elegant cabinets, or simple handles and hooks can change your bathroom in the few minutes needed to install any of these. Looking at the towel piles and massaging oils will quickly become relaxing. Shower screens can make you feel like you just got into an old movie or provide less water to clean later. 

Install a quality shower head or smart shower 

As bathtub installation is not exactly a quick fix to make your bathroom a home spa, the same doesn’t apply to the shower if you have one. Smart shower control panels are not that complicated to install. In contrast, a better-quality shower head can be a quick DIY project on a lazy weekend. Carefully choose a shower head that can switch water pressure to enjoy a massage or have a perfect warm rain above you while taking a long bath. 

Connect to the spa experience with beautiful smells 

The whole spa experience is an experience for an entire body and mind. Satisfaction of every sense is a priority, which is precisely why candles, essential oils, or home scents must be included in your shopping list. The known relaxation smells are infused with eucalyptus and lavender, but this doesn’t mean they are the only ones. Citrus smells, sage, rose, lotus and many others can bring you desired piece of mind if they are up to your taste. 

Add greenery and flowers 

The candles and essential oils might not be the only way of introducing smell to your home spa – hang a branch of eucalyptus on the shower for freshwater delight. The other great way to make your steamed bathroom give off the scent of the earth is to put the flower pots in your bathroom. The great choices for potted plants in the bathroom include ferns, palms, and lucky bamboo, whereas dried might not be the perfect choice for the home spa experience. 

Put drawer organizers to have everything ready for use 

The great thing about the spa is that everything has its place; if you need it, you can see it and grab it. However, with using many products, our drawers get quickly cluttered. To avoid the stress of looking for a suitable face mask, order some drawer organizers, put ‘decluttering drawers’ in your schedule, and leave only what you intend to use. Make some categories so your spa time will not be interrupted in any way, not even by your own previous recklessness. 

Calming colour scheme 

The whole point of the bathroom spa is to enjoy every part of it, including its design. Even tiles can be replaced by water-safe wallpapers and wall stickers so that you can refresh your interior design without doing costly tile replacement. Go for the colour scheme you connect with relaxation, peace, or the colours you love to look. 

Remember that achieving a luxurious design doesn’t need to break the bank and that your perfect little home spa might only be one shopping away from you. Don’t be afraid to get some bathroom accessories from a nearby  bathroom store for inspiration and make use of next lazy weekend. 

Guest Contributor: Tim Tylor