DIY furnishing ideas for the bathroom: 10 sensational ideas that will inspire you

The bathroom, like any other area of the home, can easily be furnished in an unconventional, original and inexpensive way - while still maintaining its functionality.

Using DIY techniques and creative recycling, you can work wonders. In short, you can undertake DIY furnishing projects that combine style with functionality to make your bathroom look fantastic.

Don't believe this? Take a look at the pictures in the gallery below, and you will certainly change your mind:

Without much work, a branch or tree limb can become a spectacular toilet paper holder in a rustically-styled bathroom.

An old sewing machine, transformed into a support for the bathroom sink, will give a vintage feel and is highly original.

Even a bicycle can be transformed into the support for a washbasin.

And how about a milk jug on wall instead of taps (or the nozzle for the taps)? Functionally useful and totally unique too!

Here's an incredible example of a "creative" toilet paper holder using a wicker basket - and which can also serve as the dispenser by using the basket's handle!

Wooden crates secured to the wall as towel holders are another must-have for DIY bathroom decor: practical and aesthetically pleasing too.

A pieces from a pallet can become, with very little work, an excellent mirror frame and will make a great impression.

And among the DIY ideas for the bathroom, a ladder transformed into a shelving unit is another must-have.

Would you ever have imagined that glass jars could be used as practical containers in the bathroom? By doing this soap bars, cotton swabs and cotton balls can be stored elegantly.

And finally, bags in jute, burlap or straw, hung on the wall, can be very chic-looking containers for whatever you want to keep in the bathroom.

Which of these ideas do you particularly like?