Decorating Ideas for a Bathroom With Yellow Fixtures

Floral Themes

• Yellow bathroom fixtures lend themselves easily to a floral theme. Choose a scheme based on yellow flowers, like sunflowers, black-eyed Susans or daffodils. Locate shower curtains, towels, curtains and rugs that feature the flower you've chosen. Alternatively, incorporate flowers that come in a variety of colors like tulips, roses, pansies or petunias. You can photograph these flowers from your own garden, and print, frame and hang the images in your bath. Choose a two-colored theme such as yellow and purple for a violet theme or red and yellow to match your tulips.

Masculine Themes

• When your bathroom has yellow fixtures that are more of a golden yellow, like the goldenrod shade that was popular in the 1970s, choose a sports theme for your bathroom. The man or boy in your life who is a fan of the Pittsburgh Pirates or Steelers will be thrilled with a bathroom that features his favorite team. Alternatively, go with a blue and yellow theme for fans of the University of Michigan Wolverines or the St. Louis Rams.

Two-Color Themes

• Luckily for owners of bathrooms with yellow fixtures, yellow goes well with numerous other colors. Choose gray to complement yellow in a classy way. Look for wallpaper with an intricate yellow and gray design, or opt for towels and washcloths in yellow and gray. White and yellow provide a clean, fresh look for a bathroom. Paint yellow and white stripes on the walls, and tie in rugs, shower curtains and window curtains that combine the two colors. For a bright, cheerful look combine pink and yellow in your bath.

Bath Fixture Refinishing

• If you find that no matter what you do, you can't live with your yellow bathroom fixtures, there is an option short of a total bathroom remodel called refinishing or reglazing. Refinishing can be on sinks, tubs, countertops and tiles and costs only a fraction of what ripping your fixtures out and replacing them would. The process can be done in a day's time by an experienced professional, and in 24 hours, you can use your bathroom again as normal. Refinishing also allows you to choose from a wide range of color choices so you can pick the one that suits you. Since only a small handful of companies will refinish a toilet, your best bet is to replace it completely.