10 excellent examples of recycling to furnish a bathroom tastefully and creativity

The bathroom is, at times, the room in the house that is often forgotten. In reality, it is a very important part of the domestic space, and which we use a lot but to which we pay very little attention regarding its aesthetics and furnishings. The bathroom is usually clean and most times it is tidy enough for us to find and use everything we need easily. But its aesthetics are frequently ignored.

However, it takes very little to combine functionality with a certain aesthetic refinement. And this can be done without spending a lot on furniture and / or furnishing accessories. The art of recycling and DIY projects can help us out here. With some creative advice, transforming everyday objects into bathroom accessories - which are very practical and very beautiful - can be child's play. Listed below are some ideas you could consider for your bathroom:

A perfect bathroom cabinet, where you can store everything you need for personal hygiene and moments of relaxation, can be make by joining together some simple wooden boxes. What we commonly call fruit crates, painted in a color that best suits your bathroom and positioned one on top of the other, are a solution that combines style, comfort and a very low cost.

If you have a small bathroom, an excellent space-saving solution can be to use an old wooden ladder fixed to the wall behind the toilet - an area that is usually unused. The fact that a ladder is narrow in width and depth makes it a perfect piece of furniture which can be modified to fit this small space while retaining the characteristic of having surfaces on which to store small objects. These surfaces are, of course, the steps of the ladder which, if flat enough, become excellent shelves.

A narrower ladder, on the other hand, placed near the shower or the bathtub, can become a very unique towel rail.

And why not use wicker baskets for a more country chic style? These have the advantage of being light and easy to handle, so they can be positioned anywhere and stacked as desired. And they lend themselves to holding anything from toilet paper to towels.

The same use of the wicker baskets mentioned above, can be made of with wooden fruit crates that we have also seen earlier. In addition to being able to use them to create a multi-level cabinet, they can be used separately, placing them anywhere and storing everything you need in them. Painting them in the right colors will make them perfect and customized to the bathroom's decor and / or style.

Another very clever and very original idea is to use unused glass jars as toothbrush holders or containers where you can put makeup, cotton swabs, cotton pads and everything else that is small and that you find in a bathroom. To make everything more useful and suitable for space available, you can consider securing them to a wooden plank which can, in turn, be attached to the wall by using hooks or special supports.

A very special floor-standing toilet paper roll holder could be a beautiful wicker basket whose design allows you to use the inside to store toilet rolls and the handle as the roll dispenser. An unusual, but useful and very nice feature to look at.

Have you ever thought of using chocolate or biscuit containers made from glass as storage elements for the bathroom? If you have any that you have not used, give it a try. You will give your bathroom a touch of elegance and refinement that might astonish you.

Old glass jars for preserves and jams - instead of being thrown away - can become soap dispensers and can replace those we have to buy repeatedly. In addition to enhancing the aesthetics of the bathroom, the environment will benefit too, because we will be helping to reduce the use of plastic.

To return to straw and wicker baskets - which are always extremely versatile and never drop out of fashion - it is possible to attach them to a wall and transform them into towel holders. Have fun with the contrasts of color and shapes and your bathroom will truly be remade in your vision and taste.

The tips and ideas for furnishing the bathroom with little expense and a lot of creativity are numerous, and suited for all tastes and for all budgets. But let's stop at these few ideas for now. Your creative flair will take care of the rest.