How to Decorate a Bathroom With Southwestern Flavor

Determine your bathroom makeover budget. Take into account whether you are keeping the flooring, counters and fixtures. It would be cost effective to leave floors and counters that are neutral in color.

Decide on a color scheme. Traditional Southwestern colors are earth tones, terra cotta, cactus green, yellow and turquoise. You may want to stick with earth toned walls and add color with accessories, wall decor and towels.

Shop for fun Southwestern towels, rugs and a shower curtain. You can stick with solid-color towels in traditional Southwest colors or you can choose patterned towels like those on the website SanteFeDecor.com. Don't go overboard on the wild patterns; plain towels with a patterned shower curtain or vice versa should suffice.

Accessorize your bathroom with soap dispensers, toothbrush holders and other decor for your countertop. Choose some that are a basic earth tone color highlighted with a splash of matching color from your towel choice.

Add Southwestern themed pictures for your walls. Photographs of striking colorful desert scenery or black and white photos of Southwest architecture might be unique for your bathroom makeover.

Bring some accessories into the room that personalizes your bathroom. Shop for Southwestern colored candles, mini cactus plants and funky Southwest pottery.