6 Simple Steps To Transform Your Bathroom Into A Home Spa

Author: Alyice Edrich

Do you arrive home after a long day’s work eager to kick off your shoes and escape to a place where time stops long enough for you to unwind, recount the day’s experiences, and find a moment’s peace?

Then a home spa treatment is just what you need!

Here are six simple steps will help transform your ordinary bathroom into an extraordinary bath experience.

Clear The Clutter

A room free of clutter and chaos can instantly bring a sense of peace. And without visible clutter, your mind can begin to unwind and relax.

Countertops: Traditional bathrooms consist of countertops filled to the brim with toothbrush holders, mouth wash bottles, deodorant, hair brushes, gels, and other unsightly objects. Removing the clutter from your countertops can instantly improve the feel and look of your bathroom. Replace the daily necessities of life with a few scented candles, framed artwork, and green plants.
Dirty Laundry: The majority of households have plastic bins filled with laundry that towers over the edges until someone finally takes the bin down to the laundry room where the close are to be washed. Replace those unsightly bins with covered wicker baskets, or hide them in a cupboard designed specifically for your laundry basket.
Cabinets And Drawers: Just because something is out-of-sight doesn’t mean it should be thrown in a cabinet and drawer to be rummaged through at a later date. Pull everything out of your cabinets and drawers and place them into three piles: keep, trash, donate.

If it’s broken or expired, toss it in the trash. If it’s useable, but you haven’t touched it in over a year, donate it. If it’s something you use on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis, keep it.

Once you’re done sorting through your stuff, place your kept items back into the cabinets and drawers by theme: body, hair, face.

Paint The Walls

A fresh coat of paint does wonders to old, tired rooms. Not only does a fresh coat of paint make the room feel new, but the right color can be calming, even relaxing.

Design A “Do Not Disturb” Sign

While you’d think a closed door is enough to let your family know that you want a little privacy and quiet time, that’s seldom the case. The minute you enter the bathroom someone in your house needs your undivided attention—even if it’s not life threatening.

That’s why it’s important to put up a “do not disturb” sign.

Designing your own personalized “do not disturb” sign reminds you of the commitment you’ve made to yourself to relax and de-stress. The sign also tells everyone in your house that you need thirty minutes to yourself and unless the house is on fire or someone is seriously hurt, you do not want to be disturbed.

Put In Surround Sound

While it may not be financially feasible to set up surround sound throughout your bathroom, you can set up a stereo system with surround sound.

Set up an area away from the water to house a water-proof CD player. Then the moment you enter your bathroom, turn on your CD player.

This isn’t a time to pump up the volume or play dance music. This is the time to lower the volume and listen to music that’s designed to help you relax and de-stress.

Instrumentals, classical arrangements, and sounds of nature are all good choices. Allow their soft, soothing sounds to fill the air and trick your brain into believing you’ve just entered a luxurious day spa.

Add Candles

Have you ever sat in front of a roaring fire and felt your cares just melt away? The flames of a fire have that effect on many people.

You may not be able to fit a fireplace in your bathroom, but you can fit a few lit candles. Light several candles and place them strategically throughout your bathroom. Then allow the luminous glow of the flickering candles help you relax.

Set Up Mini-Spa Stations

No matter how small your bathroom is, you can set up three mini-stations by using a rolling cabinet with three shelves and two doors.

On the first shelf, store your bath supplies since this will most likely be your most accessed stuff.

On the second shelf store your nail supplies since you’ll be accessing this stuff once a week.

On the third shelf store your massage supplies since you’ll only be accessing this when your spouse wants to join in the fun.

Bath Station

A bath is a wonderful way to pamper yourself. It reduces stress in your muscles and releases everyday tension.

Your “bath station” should include the following supplies:
- moisturizing bath oils (to replenish your skin’s moisture)
- aromatherapy sea salts (to alleviate joint and muscle pain)
- scrubbing bath soaps (to remove dead skin)
- a whirlpool insert (if you don’t have one built into your tub)
- a water-proof neck pillow
Nail Salon

Most people prefer to do their nails once a week, but if you find painting your nails or giving yourself a pedicure relaxing, you might want to tackle your hands and feet every time you feel stressed and/or defeated.

Your “nail salon” should include the following supplies:
- foot massager with massaging rollers
- foot soak tub with whirlpool jets
- pumice stone
- nail clippers
- nail polish
- nail polish remover
- exfoliating scrub specifically designed for feet
- moisturizer
Massage Station

A daily massage would be heaven, but most people are lucky if they can talk their spouses into a weekly massage so don’t stress if your massage only occurs once a month.

A deep, thirty minute massage loosens tight muscles while helping relax the tissues underneath those muscles so if you are lucky enough to get a massage from your significant other, ask for 30 full minutes.

Your “massage station” should include the following supplies:
- clean, white sheet
- warm, scented massage oil
- thick, rich lotion
- water heated basalt stones
- handheld, electric massager
- scalp massager
- palm massager
- hot towel cabinet

Finally, no bath experience is complete without something warm to sip. So before you head into that bathroom, brew a cup of your favorite herbal tea.