Southwestern Bathroom Decor

What is Southwestern Bathroom Decor?

Southwestern bathroom decor includes any of the accents, accessories, and furnishings that support the general southwestern style. This style often includes vibrant colors, lots of textiles, earth tones, and an overall desert feel.

How Can I Make My Bathroom Look More Southwestern?

Pattern- The patterns you see in southwestern bathroom decor often includes aztec patterns or anything reminiscent of tiles. The size of the pattern, its composition, and color scheme can vary from rug to rug, which is perfect, since it gives you plenty of options of how to execute southwestern decor in your bathroom.

Accessories- You tend to have accessories and decor around your bathroom without necessarily realizing it. Items like soap dispensers, storage containers, candles, and other small pieces are small opportunities to add to the room’s style. You can also think about the towels and other fabrics, and how they can incorporate the room’s color scheme or add in pattern.

Wall Art- Wall art is always a perfect chance to add in style, and you can do that in the bathroom too. Southwestern bathroom wall art may include imagery of the desert, paintings of the desert itself, patterns associated with southwestern style, or even abstract artwork that just includes the colors associated with the style. Regardless, there’s plenty of options out there for southwestern wall art depending on the size, style, and subject you’re looking for.

Rug- Because bathrooms are smaller, choosing a bold southwestern rug is a dramatic choice that can define the style of the room. Stylistically, you can decorate with a 2x3 rug in front of a sink, by the shower, or by the tub. If your room is larger, you can decorate with a southwestern runner rug in front of a double vanity or along a narrow walkway in the bathroom. 

Motifs- Motifs include any of the subtle or not so subtle nods to desert style. You may include tiles that feature images of the desert, or you can include cacti in your decor. Cacti tend to appear on towels, bath mats, shower curtains, or other areas of bathroom decor. You can even decorate with a small cactus in the bathroom if you want some subtle decor. Whatever desert motif you include, decorating with a motif in mind can help you bring in specific desert imagery and solidify the theming.

What Colors Work With Southwestern Bathroom Decor?

Southwestern bathroom decor often incorporates earth tones like clay, tan, beige, and other reds. However, this style also loves bursts of vibrant colors, so you may also incorporate teal, bright blue, orange, and other hues. You can choose to lean into distressed colors, or you can be bold with those brighter hues. If you’re mixing your southwestern bathroom decor with another design style like modern style, then choose whichever vibrancy fits in with that other style. 

Is Southwestern Bathroom Decor Going Out Of Style?

In a world where neutral color palettes are dominating the market, choosing to decorate your bathroom with southwestern decor is a perfect way to create a vibrant space that conveys style and charm. Because of how many ways there are to incorporate southwestern style, the longstanding history of the style, and how it can blend with other design styles, this is one style that won’t be going away any time soon.

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