The colors you might select as a result will be calming shades of blue, cream, tan, etc. And, you will accessorize the bath accordingly, with a combination of task and mood lighting, candles, maybe a subtle faux finish on the walls, and a sheer window treatment to soften the look of the blinds.

Or, you might decide that your bathroom theme will be bright, fun and colorful for your home's small powder room. So, you decide on a color palette of rasberry, lime green and chocolate brown. You're very adventerous so you paint the walls of this space in rasberry. (The floors are tiled in a neutral cream and the ceiling is white).

Your fixtures are off white and you accent the space with small amounts of the other two colors in the palette.

Those are just two examples of interpreting bathroom themes as setting the mood and color palette for the space.

Bathroom themes can also be interpreted more literally, with the thought of actually setting a 'theme' for the room.

If you love the game of golf, for example, you may decide to establish a golf theme in the bathroom. You can remove the word 'golf' and replace it with any other sport! You get the idea...

Before you rush off to the wallpaper store to purchase your themed border, here are some tips and ideas for you to consider.

1. Who is going to be using this bathroom? If it is mainly going to be used by children, the golf theme example is probably not the way to go. Make sure the theme is appropriate for the user(s).

2. How long do you intend to stay in this particular home? I know that can be a tough question these days, but you should give this question consideration before proceeding with theme based decisions that are relatively permanent.

For example, you may absolutely love the idea of a jungle theme for your bathroom, and you've found these great accent tiles with different jungle animals on them. They'll be great as part of your backsplash! Plus, you found awesome floor tiles that look like they have a zebra pattern...how cool is that!

That may be true, but think about the next person who may live in this home...they might not love the idea of a jungle themed bathroom as much as you do. And if they are a prospective buyer, that could be huge.

You might decide to alter your 'jungle' plan just a bit, use a deep jungle green on the walls, make sure you have plenty of natural and task lighting in the space, and then use accents to create your jungle look. The more obvious would be rugs, towels, shower curtain, etc. But think about a really cool jungle stencil on one wall, bamboo window treatment, exotic and colorful artwork, brightly painted storage cabinet and such.

Paint (and stencils) can always be changed and is not expensive nor permanent. Accessories are removable. Remember this when deciding how to go about accomplishing the bathroom theme.

Here is some advice. Don't make any significant decisions or purchases until you think about this bathroom idea for a few days at a minimum.

If you decide that this bathroom design idea and theme is the way for you to go, then think about using the theme-specifics just in accessories first. Live with the bathroom this way for awhile and if you still love it, then go ahead and make more substantial changes to correlate with your bathroom theme.