You don’t need a degree or have to break the bank before you give your bathroom a new look.

Without any arguments, clean and good-looking bathrooms provide a different level of psychological comfort. More so when you carry out a total bathroom makeover by getting affordable varieties of walls and floor tiles and bathtubs.

Talking about bathtubs: bathtubs are loud! They demand attention. They intensify or reduce the statement you are trying to make with your bathroom. It is only wise to choose bathtub designs that complement your bathroom theme.

Before this article progresses, you should know that we acknowledge how expensive decorating your bathroom can be. However, there is a long list of budget-friendly ideas that can help you achieve the bathroom of your dreams with a few dollars or its equivalent anywhere in the world.

So, here is a list of 10 budget-friendly ideas when blended with a good bathtub variety can spruce up your bathroom and give it the look it deserves.

1. Create Class With Clawfoot Tubs

You must have seen freestanding tubs or the flat-based type. However, one of the most diverse and varying types of bathtubs remains the clawfoot tub.

With this, you can change the clawfoot of the tub or even the theme of your bathroom as often as you want.

Also, many types of clawfoot tubs ooze luxury with a token you can afford.

2. Black Is Gold!

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You have seen pink bathroom themes, yellow bathroom themes, or maybe an orange bathroom theme. However, have you considered what black will look like in your bathroom?

Well, it is out of the norm and that is definitely why it should be a color you should consider for your bathtub or bathroom design themes. 

On some occasions, you can add grey or ash color to complement the theme. The grey color can appear on the tiles, the faucet, or even the bathtub.

3. Add Colorful Lighting

Light up your world! Place lighting fixtures around your bathroom strategically.

Be creative with what your bathroom light looks like. Add some colors, engrave the light on the wall or maybe suspend them right above your tub.

You also can decide to put them around your mirror! You can come up with the craziest ideas on how to put a good light around your bathroom. 

A good light can increase the serenity and luxury around your bathroom by about 70%.

4. Get  Fancy Bathroom Mats

You need to try using fancy bathroom mats! Make the colors attractive and get as many as possible for your bathroom. Then, you should place the mats in positions where you know they will be needed. 

It can be before the door, beside the tub, outside the shower, or right ahead of the basin.

5. The Walls Can Talk Too!

The conventional method of design can be boring! You should try embellishing your walls with some art.

Let it be seasonal and let it change! A summertime art should be spoken about the brightness of the season, warmth, and every other thing that relates to summer. While Christmas art should be chilly and send a message of the season across to everyone using the bathroom.

In simple terms, let the bathroom backgrounds speak for themselves. Don’t hide them with piles of towels or plants. 

If you want to hang towels let them be evenly distributed with the backdrops visibly seen.

6. The Bathtub Is Allowed to Be Strange

Trying to be different can be costly! A different-looking bathtub can cost more than the normal one. But, it is worth every dime.

Fiberglass clawfoot tubs, wooden tubs, metallic tubs, or hang engraved concrete tubs are various tubs that are out of the ordinary. However, the look they give your bathroom is luxurious!

7. Go Green With the Plants!

When all is said and done, a pot of beautiful ornamental plants or flowers is not bad either. You can strategically place it in places where its position is noticeable.

However, be careful not to select plants you are allergic to, have a bad odor, and never place the plants where they can cause more damage than good.

Some plant pots are harder than rock, hitting your toe or slipping on one can be dangerous or life-threatening.

8. A Drop-in Flat Surface for Your Tub

This is a step that needs little construction skills. Here you can make a flat surface that your bathtub can sit well or drop in!

You can make the drop-in flat surface with the right diameter hollow or space where the bathtub can sit comfortably on.

But, the surface should be well-tiled and decorated.

9. It’s Okay if the Bathtub and Shower Are Separate

For real! It is okay!

There is no written rule anywhere that states that the soaking tub and the shower should be in the same place. With a beautiful wall for demarcation, It will only make the bathroom more beautiful.

The wall can be stainless, nylons, and sometimes made of glasses. All these should be well designed. 

10. Focus On the Little Things!

A total bathroom makeover may be a very bad idea at this moment because of some financial constraints.

This however should not stop you from taking a step or two towards changing the entire look of your bathroom.

Try to change the little things! 

Instead of changing sinks or the entire bathtub, try buying a fancy soap or soap holder, get a fancy towel holder, let the basin faucet be colorful, get good lighting and let the bathroom smell nice.

Conclusion

It is best to say, a budget-friendly idea for your bathroom starts with the little things. This is why the point is rounding up the lists above.

You don’t have to wait till you have thousands of dollars before you change the look of your bathroom. Try changing the locations of things, design your walls, change your towel handles, and go for nice fancy soaps! 

These little things, so to say, can change the entire scenery of your bathroom and give a lasting impression on guests!