7 Decorating Ideas to Enhance Guest Bathrooms

As people from a culture that loves hosting and takes care over every aspect of hospitality, we enjoy enriching the time we spend with loved ones. We also like personalising our homes with small touches that support those happy moments, which grow as we share them.From special serving sets to guest towels, welcoming areas and guest bathrooms have become part of our lives and are now established in local architecture. We could say that, as soon as we grew accustomed to the secure, convenient use of en-suite bathrooms, we decided to give guest bathrooms the attention they deserve.This article focuses on guest bathrooms decorated with particular care, enriched with elegant, stylish details and given an atmosphere considered even more closely than the rest of the home. Welcome to our guide to decorating them, enhancing them step by step and discovering useful finishing touches.

Guest bathrooms, prepared for loved ones and visitors and perhaps also used day to day, are usually close to the home’s shared spaces. Positioned near areas such as the entrance hall or living room, they can be considered part of the home’s welcome.If the aim is to create an attractive, stylish space, it helps to take a more appearance-led approach. Details that we choose for practicality and durability elsewhere in the home can work alongside visual appeal here. In en-suite bathrooms, for example, where we are less inclined to use wallpaper, we tend to focus on functional choices. A guest bathroom, then, offers an opportunity to create a striking, beautiful feature wall.

Speaking of walls, the basin area is usually the main focal point of a guest bathroom. Begin by designing it almost like a showcase or display. You could cover more than the upper half of the wall with geometric or floral wallpaper and use matt, plain-coloured tiles closer to the floor. This adds depth while helping the bathroom feel connected to the interior.The care we give to coordinating materials in a bathroom deserves even more attention in a guest bathroom. In spaces where we love to see matt or polished gold and copper, choose all metal finishes in one colour and texture, from taps and drawer handles to bins and toilet roll holders, for a more refined result.Our third step is to keep the layout as light as possible. Choose wall-mounted options for the basin, toilet and bathroom furniture, leaving the floor as clear and open as possible. This suits the relatively compact scale of guest bathrooms: airy, calm and organised.

Keeping a bathroom tidy after use is not always easy, so it pays to think carefully about materials and placement. When choosing a basin, for example, colours and textures that make wet surfaces less noticeable are important. Coloured alternatives that show fewer water marks than matt, dark basins are a good example.Towels placed on the basin cabinet surface should also be close to the basin, keeping the wet area as contained as possible. Positioning towels nearby rather than at a distance gives you greater control over this area. Spaces farther from the basin can be enriched with decorative objects.

Choosing a self-cleaning toilet is an important detail in a bathroom designed for guests. It can improve hygiene, particularly in guest bathrooms used by many people, and optimise the time you spend on routine cleaning.Our final step concerns lighting. Choose local lighting rather than relying on a general ceiling light. Small pendants on either side of the basin or popular wall lights can make the mirror area more attractive and bring this carefully styled space into harmony with the rest of the interior. For another touch, create a gently lit corner with candles.