In this world, there are happy people who don’t rent apartments but live in hotels for years. Just think about it: a nice view out the window, regular cleaning, exquisite interior design, a big bathroom, and towels that are always clean.

We at Bright Side would also love to spend a few years at the Hilton hotel but we think that it’s much better to make our own places cozier and more comfortable. We decided to start with the bathroom and found out just how hotel owners manage to turn this ordinary room with a sink and shower into a work of art.

1. White towels

You don’t have to cover the walls with expensive tiles or change everything in the bathroom. The space will look completely different if you use the right showerhead. It looks original and it’s easy to use. Besides, many manufactures use water-efficient models that will save you some money.

3. A good-quality bath mat

A big mirror makes your space appear bigger than it is, it highlights the room’s design, and it looks gorgeous, unlike smaller ones. Additionally, it’s easier to see yourself in a big mirror. If you don’t have room for a big mirror, you can have an adjustable one. This hack is used by many for medical reasons.

5. Good window decorations

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For the comfort of visitors, hotels often use the main lights and additional ones. The area near the mirror is often highlighted with extra light. But it’s not made with some standard round lights or a frame — they’re arranged in a more interesting way.

The simplest option is flat lamps on the wall to the left and right of the mirror.

The color temperature of the lights is also extremely important. The higher the temperature, the colder the light and the more the bathroom will start to look like a hospital ward. Experts recommend using lamps with a color temperature below 3,000 К.

8. Attention to detail

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Even the simplest room can look fresh and inviting if you add some bright and interesting details. You can buy some cool-looking soap or a wicker basket for the towels, pour your shampoos into nice-looking bottles, and use a pretty coaster instead of a regular glass for your toothbrushes.

Set up scented candles to create a nice atmosphere, vases filled with flowers, or a plate with rose petals on it near the sink. Some hotels put decorative figures and even antique items into their bathrooms. If you have a good-looking figure lying around, why not do the same?

9. Light minimalism

If minimalism and the color white seem a bit too boring for you, you can experiment with decorations. For example, paint not only the walls but also the ceiling. But the floor should remain neutral or it will be too much. Another popular trick is a bathtub that has similar elements in color or texture to the tiles on the walls and other things.

Some creative wallpaper can also look great, whether you choose some with animalistic prints, exotic landscapes, or art objects. Don’t forget that small symmetric prints make spaces appear smaller. If the room isn’t big, choose wallpaper with big pictures or patterns.

You can also use humor. For example, one hotel used a hunting theme by combining wallpaper with quail on it and towel hooks that looked like a fox.

Another popular trick hotel owners use is playing with patterns and mosaics. You can even use several kinds of tiles in one bathroom. One French hotel has 3 of them and everything looks really stylish.

12. Maximum utility

Bathrooms in hotels don’t only have to be good-looking but also practical. Bathrooms are designed to be easy to clean quickly before the new visitors arrive. Such an approach will make life easier at home too, so maybe you should use some of these hacks in your bathroom.

To decorate the walls, it’s better to use tiles with even edges and small gaps in between. To make it even more comfortable, it’s better to cover the surface in tiles from the floor to the ceiling. Hanging shelves take up a lot of space and collect dust, so you may want to replace them with niches in the walls. Hanging toilets make floors easier to wash.

Do you have a beautiful bathroom? Show us photos of your design decisions in the comment section below!