15 Cheap Ways to Freshen Up Your Bathroom This Weekend

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Haute Hardware

Switch out your dated, dusty knobs and pulls and replace them with their chic, shiny counterparts. This quick, low-cost project (can you even call it that?) has the power to transform the entire aesthetic of your bathroom design. Proof: this, white double vanity with inky countertops and bright, brass hardware that oozes glamour. That builder-grade brushed nickel doesn't stand a chance.

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From: Lindye Galloway

Reframe Your Reflection

Work with what you've got and craft a custom frame for your bathroom mirror. This remodeled master bathroom features a white built-in makeup vanity, a wood framed mirror and two sconces positioned above. Pro tip: opt for a natural wood frame to bring instant warmth and coziness into otherwise all-white spaces.

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Not Your Mama's Wainscoting

Mix trendy with traditional this weekend and create a powder room that packs a punch by installing crisp, classic wainscoting to the lower half of the walls. Line the top of the room with bold, removable wallpaper or roll on an unexpected paint color.

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From: Terracotta Design Build

White-Out

All white linens = fresh, fresh, fresh. Purge your powder room and master bath of all your ratty, mismatched, rainbow-colored and/or busy-patterned towels. Replace the lot with crisp, cloud-white cloths and towels to evoke a unified, clean, spa-worthy aesthetic.

From: Lexi Grace Design

Snag Chic Sconces

A wide, double faucet sink gives a unique look to the vanity set up of this country bathroom and we're very much here for it. The top takeaway here, though? Those uh-mazing sconces. Take note and toss out (or donate) your basic vanity lights and replace them with cool, contemporary sconces that better suit your hip design.

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From: CLOTH & KIND

Cohesive Containers

You'll be shocked how much fresher your bathroom looks, and how much more "together" your life feels when you come home to cohesive-yet-stylish storage containers. Use wicker baskets, as seen here, to create texture or opt for sleek acrylic boxes or wire baskets to lean into a more modern design.

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From: Blackband Design

Up Your Storage Game

Who doesn't need more storage space in the bathroom, right? Stop procrastinating and check this shelving project off your to-do list ASAP. Natural wood open shelves keep the bathroom airy and spacious while also providing much-needed, easily-accessible storage.

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Lay the Groundwork for Coziness

From sparse to stylish, give your en suite a fresh, new look by rolling out the red carpet. Or blue. Or green. Whatever floats your boat! Recycle your hallway runner to your bathroom to create a gorgeous pop of color and an ultra-soft spot for your chilly feet in the morning.

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Wow-Worthy Window Treatments

Drape your bathroom in drama by adding fancy, floor-to-ceiling drapes. The simple elegance of the ivory sheaths in this master bath makes it the perfect place to escape, relax and hide from the kids.

From: G Design LLC

Paint Your Vanity an Unexpected Hue

Get out your paint brush and roll up your sleeves. Transform your vanity from drab to fab with just a few coats of your go-to bold color. You have our full permission to copy the gorgeous, gumptious green featured here. If you don't, we will.

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From: Lindye Galloway

Create Cool Contrast

Use black paint to paint your bathroom's window trim for a show-stopping upgrade. The high-contrast results are undeniably cool and, the best part? This transformative paint project costs next to nothing to complete.

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Find the Best Light

Do yourself a favor and rid your bathroom of dated ceiling fans and/or light fixtures. Find your best lighting and replace played-out pendants for a bright, bold chandelier, packed with pizzazz. This gold, star-shaped pendant dangles dreamily over the soaking tub, totally elevating the otherwise sparse, white bathroom design.

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From: House of Jade Interiors

Switch to Stylish Circle Mirror

See yourself, and your bathroom, like never before with a brand new vanity mirror. Chuck your old, square mirror (note: be careful not to break it!) and fasten an oh-so-trendy, round mirror in its place. The results will instantly lift the look of any bathroom vanity from so basic, to so pretty.

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Peel + Stick Wallpaper

Take years off the sad, forgotten hall bathroom with a few hours and your favorite removable wallpaper! We're currently drooling over this bold-yet-classic look created with a simple, black and white floral paper.

Refine Your Shower Rod

Replace your generic white shower rod (read: the ultimate eyesore) with something a little fancier. We have hearts for eyes over how this gleaming little brass rod looks in this squeaky-clean, white bath. Swapping for a stylish brass, chrome or matte black rod will ensure that your bathroom always looks sophisticated, even when the curtain is pulled back.

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15 Cheap Ways to Freshen Up Your Bathroom This Weekend

Related To:

Shop This Look

Haute Hardware

Reframe Your Reflection

Not Your Mama's Wainscoting

White-Out

Snag Chic Sconces

Cohesive Containers

Up Your Storage Game

Lay the Groundwork for Coziness

Wow-Worthy Window Treatments

Paint Your Vanity an Unexpected Hue

Create Cool Contrast

Find the Best Light

Switch to Stylish Circle Mirror

Peel + Stick Wallpaper

Refine Your Shower Rod

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