Show t WOMANS WOMAN'S WORLD Color Tricks Storage Space Improves Small Bathrooms By Ertta Haley WOMEN who are very MANY happy with the way In which their homes are ore constructed and decorated frequently despair of ot their bathrooms Too small they say Not enough room for anything anything anything any any- thing others add Even smaller bathrooms have possibilities for definite decoration and ond some of the smallest can be transformed so they offer almost amazing storage possibilities Fre Frequently you'll find that once storage room has been added to the bathroom bath bath- room room It can be more attractive than before Good use of space Is not only a practical Idea but It can be beautiful ful because of Its use Imagine beIng being be be- ing able to display your cosmetics in the bathroom In their attractive containers You'll appreciate their beauty as well as your convenience to them Consider how useful and lovely It would be If you could display your lovely thick towels In all their luscious colors on open shelves Inthe in inthe inthe the bathroom Wouldn't you like a in built-in vanity in your bathroom If even a small one With a lovely waterproof skirt it can add decor to the room as well as interest Have you seen the lovely glass glaas as well as the toned jewel-toned plastic gadgets which can be placed in bathrooms for convenience in hangIng hanging hang hang- Ing dally daily washed items such as 81 hose and gloves You can c t q ihu i- i hu Bathrooms need tl drying facilities elate their beauty as well as enjoy their practicality Does your bathroom ha have a medicine chest If not you are missing one of the greatest conven convene fences lences With small children you youcan youcan youcan can store away all poisons and dangerous drugs In this and lock them A glass on the door will give you the essential feature of every bathroom a mirror Use Empty Walls Valid For Storage No matter how small the bathroom bathroom bath room theres there's usually wall wail space spar e left after the major features ar are e Installed In modern modem building this space apace is not simply left there its it's used to the fullest limit At the entrance to the bathroom which Is frequently a small hallway type of construction or on one o othe of f the walls adjoining the bath tub or bowl you may have several feet of space extending from floor floo r to ceiling For a space of this type have hav e et three or four recessed shelves o othe of t the open type constructed These Thes e can be used for towels bath ma mats and other such accessories You'll still have two or three feet fee t of space from the floor to the place e where the shelves begin Use these thes e for two or three drawers These ee e may contain additional soap eu supplies sup p plies bathing aids elds such as brushes bathroom cleaners or extra su sup sup- plies of cosmetics and tooth paste or shaving supplies Space above the wash basin or bowl is ideal for a medicine cabinet with a mirror door Its It's convenient i i right at this place and this is a good place for the mirror Wall Walt space elsewhere in the bathroom bath room especially any that's on the upper half of ot the wall walt can be used for cabinets medicine or storage Shadow boxes which are recessed into the walls are also decorative as well as good for storing towels wash cloths mats and shower cur cur- Vanity In Bathroom Offers Convenience Having a vanity or a dressing table in the bathroom offers great convenience in many respects If your wash basin or bowl does not have enough of a ledge on which to set bottles of cosmetics combs brushes and pins you can imagine the great joy of the vanity In addition to this having the vanity even a small one in the bathroom frees the bedroom from fromn n s sp p P o ft s wll ft s increased ased storage S spars space much clutter and transfers it to a room where any spilled powder or lotion Is much easier to clean Vanities VanlUe in the bathroom easily take the place of the dressing room This might offer further incentive to investigate the possibilities of the project especially If u It can be managed and you do not have room for a powder or dressing room There are several ways in which the bath can be modernized to take care of ot the project If It your bath bathtub bathtub tub does not extend all the way from one side of the room to the theother theother theother other or take up a whole wall in other words there might be a small space at the end of the tub where it could be constructed Clay tiling will provide an excellent top while i ia a skirt will complete the vanity Place a mirror on the wall above the top This may have light fixtures fix tures tuns on either side if It light is es es- es Vanities can be built around the basin simply by extending the top with tiling enough to make a table If you have the room bring out tiling and set on a table top which has a sunken box with a lid for tissues and cosmetics In this case when the top lid id is opened the mirror is on the inside of the box and will stand straight up Provide Bathroom With Drying Facilities Grandmother always had a convenient convenient convenient con con- bas basement ment for her laundry but in modern homes we like more convenience Lets Let's face the fact that today's bathroom has to be a miniature laundry for daily suds suds- ings required for tor hose gloves and underwear Most of these are ore quick-drying quick and hardly worth the trouble to bring to the basement if you have one especially when they can be washed so readily in the bathroom Keep them neatly off oU the towel racks however if U you want to avoid family feuds One excellent solution to the dryIng drying dry dry- Ing problem is a rack constructed at the end of the bath tub especially especially espe espe- in the case of the tub that does not extend all the way to the wall One side of the rack can rest on the floor the other against the ceiling Six or more horizontal bars give wonderful drying space for dally daily laundry as well as towel drying Then too there are other drying aids which may be attached to the back of the door or on wall walt space in the bath They vary all the way from folding racks or shells or hooks for such small items as socks hose and hankies Color Modernizes Old Bathrooms Theres There's nothing quite like the current current cur cur- rent luscious colors for adding newness new ness and pep to the out dated bathroom bath bath- room Specially finished wallpapers can be used In many of them while clay tiling and plastic finishes may be more practical for you If part of the bathroom Is s painted as frequently happens with the upper upper up up- per half of a tiled bathroom choose a new color cotor for a n good change Fixtures may ten often be modernized modernized modernized modern modern- at little expense If the sore spot in your bathroom is the old old- fashioned light hanging from the ceiling you may find it will cost little to install fluorescent type lighting or a at t least wall fixtures with a more modern look Dont Don't neglect such small fixtures as new rods soap containers carnet corner cor car ner net shelves or plastic shelves which offer storage as well as beauty When the bathroom is used by several people make ample provision pro pro- vision for the towels they use both for hands and bath Towel racks for the youngsters should be placed low enough for them to reach i readily thus discouraging the draping draping drap ing of wet and dirty towels on the side of the tub |