19 Ways to Dress Up Your Bath on a Budget

10. Room divider
Framed frosted Plexiglas panels linked by steel cables create a visual partition without blocking natural light. Make yours by lining acrylic—sold at home centers for about $20 per 2-by-4-foot piece—in Light Effects Etched Leaf Window Film, about $21 per sheet; The Home Depot

11. Towel cubby
Better looking than a plumbing access door, a wood-lined niche with a removable back panel stores extra towels. Box-in a void at the end of your tub surround using hardwood plywood and trim for about $50.