If you have inherited a retro bathroom, go with it! An out of date bathroom can look fabulous with the right decorative touch. Instead of trying to pretend that the vanity, shower, and flooring are modern-style and covering them up, why not play up their unique design through retro accessories? Today, retro design is very popular in every room of the house, from the kitchen to the living room to the bathroom. You can develop a dramatic retro bathroom from any era.

First, decide what decade lends itself to creative use in your bathroom. What color are the fixtures? What decade immediately springs to mind when you take a look at your bathroom? Does your bathroom have the bright reds and turquoise blues of the fifties? What about the pale yellows of the early sixties, or the shades of green and peacock blue popular in the seventies? If your fixtures are a neutral color, you can choose nearly any decade for your bathroom makeover. Today, the decade of the fifties is the most popular retro style, though there are certainly other choices.

When it comes to the bathroom, a little bit of retro style can go a long way. Remember, this room is small, so you don’t want your design to be too overbearing. If your fixtures are clearly reminiscent of a certain decade, just add a funky shower curtain and maybe a couple of accessories. You don’t need everything in the room, from the toilet paper holder to the tissue box, to scream “retro.” Go retro with style and class by selecting your bathroom decor carefully.

If you want to go retro without changing out your existing neutral-colored fixtures, paint the wall colors to match your desired decade. Turquoise blue, bright yellow, and red are popular choices for evoking the most popular retro decade, the 1950s, though you can create retro styling using almost any color you desire. Black and white designs are fun and retro, yet also timeless.

If you think you may want to switch out the decor in a few years, stick with neutral shades if you’re selecting new fixtures for the room. Always choose fixtures that you can live with. Though you may be able to find funky vintage fixtures, remember that they were replaced for a reason. Choose a functional style that you can live with and that will last through several bathroom decor changes.

Changing your wall colors, bath mat, artwork, and bath accessories can instantly make the room feel retro. The perfect retro accessories may not be found in just any home decor store. In fact, you may want to shop in vintage stores to find the right accessories for the room. A retro shower curtain adds a fun and stylish flair to your bathroom.

Why not do something different with your bathroom decor? Everyone can have a plain bathroom with white fixtures and a plain shower curtain, but your retro bathroom will show off your personality and add a hip and unique touch to your home. Just like with fashion, home decor choices also repeat history, and today retro is more popular than ever. Whether you’ve inherited a “retro” (to say the least) bathroom, or just love that retro look, a bathroom is a fun and funky space to play up the vintage style.

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