Add Some Luxury To Your Bathroom With A Blooming Towel Folding Trick

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Creating a luxurious spa experience right in your own home is not that hard. One of the things you'll need to master, if you haven't already, is how to properly fold a bath towel. Beautifully folded towels are one of the simple yet critical details you'll notice in hotels, spas, and other hospitality centers. They create a sense of order and make you feel cared for and instantly welcome to that space. And since you can hardly go wrong with flowers or floral designs, creating a blooming towel flower fold is a brilliant way to add luxury to your bathroom.

It sounds complicated when you think about it: transforming a plain bathroom linen into a delicate, yet intricate looking floral shape. But it's actually not that hard. The only thing to keep in mind is that this towel folding technique is better done using a lightweight towel as opposed to the thick, plush, and highly-absorbent kind. So in case you were planning on purchasing new towels for this little DIY project, grab something like these Utopia Medium Bath Towels, since they are lightweight.

As you create your towel flower, keep in mind that this folding technique involves multiple folds, so always smooth out the towel after every fold to prevent wrinkles from forming. This will help create a smooth design without ugly lumps. To start, lay your large rectangular towel on a flat surface. Fold it in half to make a square shape by bringing one short edge to lay on top of the opposite short edge. Next, bring all the four corners to the center of the square to form a smaller square shape. Repeat this fold again by bringing the new four corners to the center.

Next, flip over the whole thing. You are now looking at a smooth side of the folded towel that's a small square in shape. For the last time, repeat the square fold by bringing the four corners to the center of this smooth side. Now, while gently holding down all the four top points at the center with one hand, use the other hand to go underneath the towel and, one by one, pull out the bottom corners from the center, bringing them outward. Do this for all the four center points from below. You've now created four petals around the towel. Looks like an actual flower, right?

Wait, you've just created what looks like an actual flower out of bathroom linen, so what more can you possibly do to enhance it? Actually, a few things. First, to complete the floral look, you can pick one of the real life stunning flowers that are easy to propagate in your garden and place it at the center of the blooming towel fold for a temporary, pretty touch. Or, for something more permanent, simply use a flower knick-knack made of cloth or the crocheted kind.

Alternatively, if you think of this blooming towel as a kind of caddy (a cute, flat one at that), you can place another bathroom essential at the center for your guests' easy access. It could be a tiny bottle of lotion, the DIY whimsical soap you just made, or even a toothbrush and toothpaste tied together with a little ribbon. Whichever item you pick, just make sure it's small enough to not obstruct the beauty of your blooming towel design.

Another option is to take a smaller square-shaped towel, e.g., a washcloth (preferably a different color to the large towel), and make another blooming flower towel fold — only much smaller this time. Follow the same steps beginning from the square shape, then place this smaller towel flower at the center of the larger one. Pick any of these options and you'll turn your bathroom into a pretty luxurious and inviting space.