The bathroom is one of the most important rooms of the house, but most homes pay scant attention to furnishing it. If you are up for a few remodel ideas for the bathroom, you should read this article for some inspiration.

Inexpensive and simple to implement, we’ve got the perfect bathroom remodel ideas for you:

* Use new hardware and fittings – this gives a touch-up like nothing else.

One of the first things to do is to change all the fittings and hardware. This includes faucets, hinges, door handles, knobs and drawer handles, among others. If necessary, get high gloss ones from the same family so that there is visual uniformity. High gloss hardware looks classy and is often inexpensive, though it requires frequent cleaning due to fingerprint smudges, water stains, etc. You could even get matte finish hardware, but do ensure uniformity of appearance all over the space.

* Invest in fine quality bath linen – and it doesn’t have to cost the moon.

The next step is to rehaul your bath linen, and this includes everything from towels to bath mats. It is a myth that high quality bath linen is expensive. It may be priced a little above ordinary cotton towels and mats, but premium brands retail the plushest bath towels online at pocket-friendly prices. Besides, they offer sets of towels online – these comprise sets of bath and face towels, and even hand towels, as the collection goes. You can choose the freshest colours to contrast pleasingly with the bathroom décor and colour scheme. We recommend buying plush 100% cotton towels online from the best bath linen stores in India – they are highly absorbent, quick drying and woven such that they last for years without becoming scratchy or thin in volume.

* Add pops of colour by way of tiles and lamps.

A handy remodel tip is to add bits of colour at different points in the bathroom, but not in such a way that the overall effect looks amateurish or worse, garish. Take photos of the bathroom and visualise where colours will look nice – suppose you have a white tiled wall abutting the wash basin, you could have a mirror over the basin with a coloured rim. Or a bold shower curtain in a plainly coloured bathroom. Or even a few wall frames (placed far away from the shower area). The idea is to make the eye travel all over the bathroom with the colour guiding it.

* Introduce some greenery.

Who says you can’t have a potted plant or two in the bathroom? Indoor plants are meant for every kind of space at home, from the kitchen to the bathroom. Get a few potted plants – you can have coloured ceramic pots for a nicer effect or stick to a single colour family and material – and place them at various points. Nothing is off limits: place a small creeper on the flush tank, a plant on the shelf above the wash basin, another next to the bath tub or shower area, and one on top of the linen or supplies closet. Ensure you get plants that survive on less natural light and can withstand a fair bit of moisture, since the bathroom is a wet area that remains damp for a while after use.

* Finish with a new bath mat.

Your basic refurnishing is over when you invest in a good quality bath mat. You can buy a few to use in rotation. The best home furnishing brands in India retail sturdy and absorbent bath mats in dark colours.