Decorating your house will usually bring the highest impact when you do the kitchen or the bathroom. Sometimes is just great when you take a bathroom that is old and tired and make it into something that looks shiny and new again.
However, a lot of people avoid remodeling their bathroom, because they think it will cost a lot of money. You have another option though, spending a bit of money at a time, making small changes to the bathroom. Even though you spend a small amount of money, you can still make considerable changes to the bathroom.
My advice for those that remodel their bathrooms is to look at what the eyesores and worst blemishes are. One option would be to start by doing the wall painting, but only after you decide if you will take out any cabinetry. In some cases it's better to leave the painting for a later date in the project and not do it in the beginning. While in the old days, people would use big cabinets which took up a lot of space in the bathroom, the fashion now is to leave as much empty space as possible. That's why it's usually recommended to get vanities and cabinets that are as small as possible.
Plenty of people that do their bathrooms find out that taking out cabinetry that is big will usually require extra work on the drywall and gaps in the flooring of the room. When you take the cabinetry out you can see all the spots that need fixing and you can start thinking about what color you want to use for the floors and the walls. If your bathroom is small, you can use a light color to give it an appearance that it's bigger. Decorations and towels can be used to provide for a dark accent, but the walls should be bright and light. The paint that you're using should be able to withstand the bathroom's higher humidity.
This is also the case for your bathroom floor, which needs to withstand both the higher humidity and the heat. One option that you shouldn't consider for a bathroom is hardwood, but you can't go wrong if you decide on using ceramic tile. It's also rather cheap. If you don't want ceramic tiling, you can use laminates that are designed to function well in environments that have high humidity. The floors that you choose should enhance the look of the walls and the general decor that you want to get from the room. It will be some time before you make chances again to this room, so don't choose without thinking.
Buying a bathroom toilet isn't a hard thing to do, but if you don't need to change it yet, you should probably let it be. It's a hard thing to do for a beginner and an expert will ask for a lot of money. The same goes for the shower. Still, if you really must change it because you prefer a better shower or a bathtub, ask a professional to do it. You have the option here to do a resurfacing of the tub, instead of buying a new one, since the cost will be smaller. Resurfacing it will make it look like new, shiny and bright. Even though it will be done by professionals, the cost will be smaller than asking a plumber to install a new tub.
Best of all, it's simply amazing to see what a huge difference small things like new fixtures, knobs or hardware can do out of a bathroom. If you also use a few lamps to give you some subtle lighting, you can give a new look to your bathroom without breaking the bank. Guest towels and the shower curtain should be the biggest spending that you invest in the bathroom. The towels, together with the shower curtain, will provide a sense of blending for the design and colors of the room, while giving it an enjoyable atmosphere.