| If your hectic life makes you yearn to escape to | | | | hold things like combs and hairbrushes, hairpins or |
| the countryside, why not create a little "get | | | | barrettes, and cotton balls. You can purchase plain |
| away" in your own home? Believe it or not, the | | | | canning jars in most supermarkets, but to give |
| bathroom is a prime candidate for a country | | | | your bathroom even more of a country feel, look |
| theme. This is the room you use to shower or | | | | for "bail-lid" jars with a glass top on hinges that |
| soak away the day's dirt as well as prepare for | | | | clamps down tight. These are especially good at |
| the day ahead. Why not give it a relaxing, country | | | | keeping cotton balls clean and dry until they are |
| feel?The easiest way to give your bathroom a | | | | needed. Browse antique and "collectible" stores |
| "down-home" country feel is to add rustic | | | | and you'll find beautiful antique canning jars that |
| accessories. Wooden pegs are a clean, simple | | | | will add an authentic feel to your country |
| way to add a country feel to hanging towels and | | | | bathroom.You may find that these simple touches |
| bathrobes. Pine baskets are a charming way to | | | | make you want to go "whole-hog" and add |
| hold guest towels, and a large wicker basket on | | | | country style bathroom fixtures. Home |
| the floor keeps bath towels handy as well as | | | | improvement stores and bathroom showrooms |
| adding a country-life touch.If your bathroom is | | | | have an amazing range of faucets, sinks, and tubs |
| shared by many people, you might want to | | | | to meet your county bathroom design needs. A |
| consider using wire baskets instead of wood or | | | | claw foot bathtub and pedestal sink will take your |
| wicker. The large amounts of steam created by | | | | bathroom back to a simpler time. Need storage? |
| numerous people showering can create the | | | | A pine armoire fits the country theme perfectly, |
| perfect environment for mold on wooden or | | | | and is easy to find either finished or unfinished. If |
| wicker baskets. Either make sure you seal the | | | | you choose to finish the piece yourself, products |
| baskets before using them, or substitute the kind | | | | are available to help you give it an old, crackled or |
| of wire baskets used to gather and store eggs | | | | distressed look.Whether you opt for just a few |
| on a small, country farm.Glass canning jars make | | | | flourishes or completely redo your bathroom, |
| great storage containers in a country bathroom. | | | | your time will be well-spent. Your new accessories |
| They are great for holding all the little | | | | not only improve the functionality of your |
| miscellaneous things that float around a bathroom. | | | | bathroom, they create a peaceful place to escape |
| You might have toothbrushes standing head up in | | | | the frantic pace of everyday life. |
| a tall jar, and use progressively shorter jars to | | | | |