How to Create Spa-Themed Bathrooms: 11 Things to Add

Is your bathroom dull, dank, and miserable?

Do you dash in, do whatever you must, and rush back out again?

Would you like your bathroom transformed into a relaxing and enchanting space?

If yes, you are in the right place. This article is about a bathroom makeover idea you will love — a spa-themed beauty.


A spa-themed bathroom with whites and a neutral color scheme.
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Spa-styled bathrooms are special rooms: luxurious, a place to linger, tranquil and calming. The moments you spend within the space are uplifting and soothing. The ambience is peaceful.

11 Spa--Themed Features to Add to Your Bathroom


Whether you have a small or spacious bathroom, the style is simple to create and the things you need are easily available and affordable.

  1. Decide on a focal point in the room. Install a spa-themed full-wall (if possible) decal or stick-on murals. Paint the other walls white, or in shades of white. Decal inspirational quotes can also be introduced on a blank focal wall.
  2. Add potted plants of different sizes. Planters will look great in wood finish or black. Use faux or natural plants; one tall plant and a couple of short ones.
  3. Add fresh scents to the room. Aromatherapy oils, scented candles, incense sticks, and deodorizing sprays. Arrange them on a decorative tray and place the tray on a surface, away from flammable.
  4. Arrange a collection of matching jars to store bath salts, bath bombs, bath and body oils, cotton balls, swabs, cleaning pads, homemade body scrubs, and essential oils. These spa-type products add to the aesthetics of the room.
  5. Hang a shower curtain with a minimalist pattern that's suitable for a spa theme. Upgrade your shower head to a rainfall showerhead. These elements can transform the entire look and feel of a shower room.
  6. Add a wood-slat bamboo mat if you like the zen look. Wooden or bamboo non-slip floor mats look appropriate in a spa-like bathroom. They are also easier to keep clean.
  7. Introduce a decor collection of seashells, smooth pebbles, pumice stones, and natural rocks and place them in an array on a floating shelf, or put them in clear glass jars set on a rack.
  8. On a wooden stool set close to the shower or bathtub, stack at least four neatly folded (or rolled-up) white towels. For lack of space, place rolled towels in a soft basket. Add your white terry-cloth slippers. And don’t forget to hang a white bathrobe on the door.
  9. On a wooden corner stand, place a clear wide-mouth glass bowl of floating scented candles. Light the candles just before a bath-soak. Alternatively, a wrought iron candle holder with a large scented candle will do.
  10. It is important to have soothing and relaxing background music or calming sounds of waterfalls while you languish in the bathroom. You can listen to music through a pair of small Bluetooth speakers.
  11. Use very neutral and natural colours, preferably white palettes and natural wood tones. They are typical colour schemes for spas. You can achieve warm wood tones using decorative bathroom accessories.

For small bathrooms without much space and surfaces to set or display things, consider using affordable vertical storage systems.


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