Three Powder Bathroom Reveals!
it just so happened that i worked on three bathrooms recently and they all wrapped up right around the same time. also they're all blue and white which you know i'm not complaining about! over the last three weeks, i've been sharing each of them on instagram and today is the final reveal - at my parents' house!
we all like a good before and after, amiright??, so let's take a look at the BEFORE shots. (all sources listed at the end of each section - please contact me if you'd like to order the wallpaper in the first or second bathrooms)
the green paint, too small mirror, and cheesy (sorry dad) artwork had to go! we also improved the lighting and faucet while we were at it. here are the AFTER shots!
obviously the big game changer was the beautiful wallpaper by nina campbell for osborne & little. the pattern is bold but classic with just enough of a traditional feeling for my parents. i actually had to shoot this bathroom through the window since it's long and narrow so we popped off the screen, open up the window and i stood on the front porch!
the art was a last minute add but funnily enough, i think it works perfectly. these charcoal drawings were done by my great (maybe great great?) grandmother and were hanging in my parents' dining room. i snagged them off the wall and held them up in here and they fit so well. even the frames were spot on!
it took some time to convince my mom about the shape of this mirror but i'm so glad she went for it in the end. the shape worked well not only because i liked the style but the space between the sconces was tight (and we wanted to avoid moving the electrical boxes in the wall). this particular mirror was tall and narrow and doesn't look squished which is key. one tip - i like to make sure that the top of the mirror is higher than the top of the sconces when they are flanking either side like in this case.
the sconces were an easy update luckily but the faucet was not! my mom didn't want to switch out the faucet or the tp holder for that matter. my argument is always the same - do the whole job and go all the way, not just part of the way. and guess what? she said loves the new faucet and is so glad we made the change!
mixing metals can be a tough sell as well but it always looks so great in the end. the brass provides that touch of warmth that the space needed.
SOURCES
wallpaper | mirror | sconces | faucet | soap | hand towel | hook | tp holder | trashcan
the first bathroom i revealed was also a great before and after. here is a BEFORE.
basically builder blah. nothing interesting going on at all and another mirror that was too small. but again it's so easy to fix with some fun wallpaper. here's the AFTER.
in addition to the wallpaper, we swapped out the sconces and the mirror. everything else is the same but the difference is night and day!
the wallpaper in this bathroom was provided by graham & brown. they reached out to see if i wanted to work with them and it was a pretty easy and quick yes! this particular client had wanted to paper this bathroom for a while so i had her in mind when i started looking at all of the patterns. we both fell in love with their indian ink stripe in royal blue. it has this cool ikat feel to it while still being a stripe.
while we were at it, we changed the mirror (a homegoods find!), tp holder, knobs, and faucet. all of the changes brought the space together while keeping it fun and unexpected.
SOURCES
wallpaper | mirror (similar) | faucet | faucet handles | knob | tp holder | penny tile (floor)