Properly, effectively, effectively. If it isn’t the whimsical, conventional toilet that all of us knew I used to be going to decide on. Who guessed proper?? Whose bummed I didn’t go along with floor-to-ceiling checkered tile?! I let you know who isn’t, and that’s my pockets. Designing the lavatory of your desires is one factor – pricing it out, sadly, is one other.
Welcome again to the second installment of this toilet makeover. When you missed yesterday’s submit, you may return and browse it right here, however I’m afraid some (all) of the thriller is likely to be spoiled for you. Or possibly not, who is aware of! That in itself is a thriller sufficient.
Let’s shortly revisit the 4 design choices. An astute weblog reader might need guessed I wasn’t going to go along with design #1 (high left) as a result of I already repainted my main toilet this colour. You bought a peek of that in my bed room reveal submit! However, When you actually know me, you recognize that in my soul of souls, I’m a inexperienced woman by and thru. So one thing about design #4 (backside proper) actually captured my coronary heart. And I’d like to let you know why on this brief, however dense weblog submit.
Wallpaper | Wall Tile | Flooring Tile | Trim Tile | Paint | Vainness | Faucet | Mirror | Double Sconce | Toliet | Bathroom Paper Holder | Brass Swap Plate | Towels | Cleaning soap Dispenser | Blue Vase (comparable) | Artwork (classic) | Image Chain | Mini Footed Bowl (unavailable)
Whimsical tree wallpaper meets creamy natural tile, whereas a sublime white oak self-importance sits upon timeless stone flooring. Who do I feel I’m?! Truthfully although, I’m simply actually proud of how this toilet turned out. And naturally, it’s thanks to a couple key individuals – The parents over at Rejuvenation who collaborated with me on all the lavatory {hardware} and furnishings, my dad who did the complete renovation, and my husband for placing up with my madness.
I’m historically a walnut wooden kinda individual, so this time I needed to push myself outdoors of my consolation zone and check out one thing new. White oak perchance? We would have liked a smaller self-importance to make the brand new ground plan work. And this candy little self-importance match the invoice. I custom-made the {hardware} and selected a fairly Carrera marble high. We put in the bathroom paper holder proper onto the aspect – the good thing about stable wooden items! I paired the self-importance with this white oak bentwood mirror, which I had my dad flip into a medication cupboard entrance.
You’ll be able to see the field he constructed out behind it right here! Simply one other loopy concept I randomly had, which my dad made a actuality.
Selecting the ground tile was the toughest half about designing this toilet, and I most likely had 20 completely different samples sitting on our eating desk at one level. I ended up selecting to go along with these inexperienced and white stone flooring as a result of they felt like a greater match for our residence. I made a decision that anytime I attempted to do one thing extra trendy or “stylish,” I didn’t prefer it long run. I actually felt that selecting the extra conventional choice was going to make me happier, and I used to be proper! Know thyself. It was additionally a way more cost-effective alternative, since I picked this flooring up for about $20/sqft.
Bathe & Tub Set
One place I did empty our pockets was the wall tile. I might have sourced a way more reasonably priced, plain, white subway tile. And I did think about it a number of instances. However I actually needed one thing hotter and extra natural. I didn’t need the lavatory feeling sterile (or wanting an excessive amount of like our main). So I caught with my intestine and bought these creamy tiles which have just a little extra of a hand-crafted look. I feel they do lots to maintain the area feeling inviting. It additionally actually enhances the brushed brass bathe and tub {hardware} from Rejuvenation. Gotta say, when you’ve got the power so as to add a hand bathe to your set-up, it’s a sport changer. I take advantage of it on a regular basis!
Ceiling Mild | Bathe Curtain | Curtain Rod | Rug
Even with the bathroom moved to the opposite aspect of the room, this toilet continues to be a small area. So having a conceit with loads of storage was key. Huge cupboard area, plus a shelf for storing additional towels makes hiding children’ stuff straightforward, conserving the lavatory visitor prepared. The mirror is so giant as effectively, that it makes a decent-sized medication cupboard. Room for each child merchandise and visitor use.
Tub
A customized, two-shelf area of interest within the bathe offers us a house for shampoo, conditioner, and cleaning soap. We also have a tiny window ledge for any overflow, like toothbrushes. And now that now we have an even bigger, brighter window, it’s the right residence for just a little plant.
The bathtub is a brand new forged iron piece that my dad put in. Since our main toilet has a bathe solely, I knew that this toilet needed to hold the bathtub. Elio loves bathtime and I can’t await him to make use of this tub. Hear, I do know that quickly this toilet would be the area of many primary-colored bathtub toys. However not less than the remainder of the room will nonetheless be aesthetic. Although, I do need to admit that since turning into a mother, my want to maintain every part “aesthetic” has actually diminished. My precedence now could be actually conserving issues easy, clutter-free, and mawkish. And if it isn’t a choking hazard, that’s a bonus! Did anybody else expertise this revolution as soon as they grew to become a dad or mum?
Brass Canine Hooks | Brass Rabbit Hook | Wooden Shelf | Brass Brackets | Triple Swap Plate | Artwork (classic)
Now over on the opposite aspect of the lavatory, I did wish to have just a little design vignette. So we put in this white oak shelf from Rejuvenation, with easy brass brackets. Ultimately, it is likely to be a spot to retailer additional bathroom paper, however for proper now we’ve bought just a little artwork and plant second. I didn’t fairly measure accurately when it got here to choosing the shelf dimension, however since these cabinets are stunning, stable wooden, it was straightforward for my dad to chop the shelf right down to dimension.
I discovered this candy little paint-by-numbers piece from the Nineteen Fifties on Etsy. And the mix of the bushes that matched the wallpaper and the candy little boy together with his canine simply felt good for just a little boy’s toilet. The blended media collage is definitely a bit that Macauley’s mother made for Elio when he was born!
Once I noticed these brass animal hooks on Rejuvenation’s web site I knew they have been the right whimsical contact for this toilet. They’ve three completely different canine, a rabbit, a stag, a moose, and a horse. They really feel proper for a children area, however they might simply as simply stay in any grownup area. We even have the horse hook on our main bed room door for bathrobes. They really feel just a bit previous world, and I feel there’s one thing so particular about little touches like these.
Trim Tile
I needed to maintain these little moments going, so the place I might I hid enjoyable little particulars. Like this little rabbit and ceramic die. This cow portray is one thing I had been holding onto for ages, and it’s lastly discovered a everlasting residence on this, now, nature-themed toilet.
This can be a nice shot to take a better take a look at the trim tile we used to bridge the hole between the wall tile and the wallpaper. The tile I selected didn’t include any bullnose items, so we needed to discover one thing else, and I ended up discovering these fairly inexperienced stone items whereas wandering across the tile retailer. That is one cause it’s all the time higher to go searching in individual when you may. You by no means know what you’ll discover.
This is likely to be my favourite shot from the entire toilet. One thing about the way in which the sunshine is coming in and how one can see nearly each aspect on a macro scale working collectively – the white oak, the wallpaper, the creamy tile, the brushed brass, the assertion door, and the attractive marble counter. That basket hanging on the door was a marriage reward, and now it’s just a little laundry basket for Elio’s candy tiny issues.
Total, I’m actually happy with how this all got here collectively. Particularly contemplating how briskly I used to be making choices! When you’ve learn my posts earlier than, you recognize I’m extra of a soar first, pay the results later kinda designer. There are numerous little moments that I actually love, and I nearly get pleasure from showering right here higher than in our main. Particularly within the mornings, when there’s daylight coming in by the window!
That is the final large residence undertaking we’ll be doing for some time, and we’ve now formally renovated each single room in the home! We’ll nonetheless all the time be doing small initiatives (proper now we’re hanging an artwork rail within the main bed room and the eating room) as a result of I’m a plague unto myself and might’t sit nonetheless when there are rooms to be repainted or cabinets to be restyled. However so far as demo and development, we’re DONE.
, till we’re not.
BIG THANK YOU to Rejuvenation, with out whom this toilet wouldn’t be almost as stunning. I can confidently say that each single piece now we have from Rejuvenation in our residence – from the lighting, to the outlet plates, to the tiny cafe curtain bar in our kitchen – are nonetheless as stunning because the day we put in them and feels so genuine to our residence. One other thanks to my dad, as all the time. Greatest grandpa on the planet. And at last, because of EHD and all you readers for taking the time to step into my residence! Hopefully, even when this wasn’t the lavatory you needed to see, it received you over.
*Design and Images by Sara Ligorria-Tramp
