Drawing Up the Bathroom Plan

You know that dream you always had as a kid? The one where you show up to school and realize you have no idea where your classes are, and when you finally do miraculously make it to class, you realize there is some big project you forgot about? Oh, and you’re only wearing your underwear.

Am I the only one who had this dream? What’s even funnier is I still have it as an adult and find out in my dream that I never actually graduated from high school. For this former teacher, that’s a nightmare. Or maybe it’s a sign I was the “goody-two-shoes” to a fault.

But this past week, it’s happened in blog form…in real life. I’m slacking over here y’all. Our house is a straight up disaster zone today as we experience the post-vacay-back-to-the-grind mentality. So I’m revving up this DIY train with some room design plans! And I’m circling back to our hallway bathroom that I abandoned for a while.

You know. The usual for our house. Blankity blank blank blah.

This bathroom is Olivia’s bathroom as well as our guest bath, so I like to keep that balance of just enough frill but not so much to the point where it feels little girl-ish. It’s come a long way since that shot of Day 1 there. But it still needs some love.

I’m ready to enter Phase 2 of this space. We’ll be keeping the wall color and shower curtain the same. But the cherry wood vanity, builder grade light, and frameless mirror are about to get their eviction notice.

Those printables I put up in here the other week are probably to blame for this sudden decor change itch.

We’re not making this a gut job or anything like that (because that’s the whole beauty of moving into a new builder basic house). It just needs a bit more personality to make it “finished”.

Since we already have some direction with the paint color and shower curtain, I sat down to play around with a mood board. It’s so much easier to see everything together. Just so you know, this is my brain on decor hyperdrive. Nothing is set in stone, but this is the direction we’re going in.

1. The builder grade light fixture in this bathroom isn’t bad by any means, but we’re ready to give it some character with a barn style light. This one is pretty snazzy. (And the price is right.)

2. I’ve been searching high and low for a white distressed mirror at the right size for a bathroom that doesn’t cost more than $100. This mirror I found is a steal at less than $30!

3. We transformed our master bathroom cabinets using Benjamin Moore Winter Gates a few months back and since we have plenty leftover, the color would be perfect against the wall color in this bathroom too. Cherry wood is pretty, but it doesn’t really work in here.

4. Last year, we painted the walls with Sherwin Williams Sea Salt. The color is beautiful!

5. I have a possibly-crazy-possibly-spectacular idea to add subway tile around our existing fiberglass shower/tub walls. We’ll see how that goes. I bought this shower curtain a few years ago before I’d even heard of my fave designer Joanna Gaines, and I love the contrast of the dark grout and the ruffles.

6. To offset all of the light colors in the space, some rustic wood could really add some balance. This towel rack from Liz Marie Blog is a great idea. (And much easier for the little one to hang her towel on later than on a towel bar.)

7. These antique white pulls would work well with the mirror and the price is great.

8. I’d thought about building an industrial shelf to contrast some of the feminine details in this space until I spotted this one. I can’t even DIY it for the price.

I’ve been thinking board and batten in this bathroom would be great too, but the jury is still out on that one. What do you think? To b&b or not to b&b?

Yesterday, we finished up a few projects in Olivia’s room and we are so close to the final reveal that I can hardly stand it. We DIY at sloth speed around here…ya know, if sloths could DIY. So there’s no telling how long it will be until this bathroom is finished, but it’s great to have a plan.

I always love hearing y’all’s thoughts. What’s your verdict on the bathroom design plan? Yay or nay? I’m ready to tackle those cabinets right this second!

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