Bathroom Renovation

 The bulk of the upstairs bathroom renovation was finished a couple of weeks ago. Overall, I am very pleased with how it turned out. There are always things that I would do differently when I look back on a project but, that is how we learn. I am still completely in love with the wallpaper. Sometimes I go upstairs just to look at it. It makes me that happy. This was a DIY project except for the quartz countertop and sink installation. We contracted that job to be professionally delivered and installed due to the weight of it. Steve and I make a good team. I give him my vision and choose all of the elements and he installs. He does plumbing, electrical, sheet rock, wood working, you name it. Oh, I do the painting!

I forgot to take a "before" photo. It was a basic, boring bathroom: powder blue walls, all white trim, a pretty shower curtain and that was it.

 

 

I wanted it to be moodier and I wanted to incorporate wallpaper. The wallpaper is from Wallpaper Direct and is called Dagmar by Borasapeter in color, Nude.

 

We installed a narrow tongue and groove paneling. Steve made the baseboard and the top rail and I painted (and painted!) all wood, trim, and doors in Benjamin Moore, color: Brandon Beige. I used BM cabinet, door and trim paint.

 

I purchased a custom sized picture frame from Web Picture Frames and Steve transferred the mirror from our old frame into it. We hung it with a French clip system purchased at Lowe's. The antiqued brass faucet is from Kingston Brass. The quartz counter top and sink are from Rockfab in Roanoke, VA. The wall sconce is from Lamps Plus.

The pretty antiqued brass towel bar, TP holder, hooks, etc. are from Pottery Barn.

As the project wound down, I realized that my preferences always go toward the same design elements and colors. The upholstery fabric for the chair and the rug I hooked were very similar to the wallpaper I chose. I brought the chair up from the dining room and the hooked rug up from my office and put them all together on the landing to the bathroom. 

 

Still to do: find a pretty landscape painting to hang, paint the wall socket covers, add an antique washstand or bench under the window, maybe paint the bathroom vanity, place a natural fiber rug on the landing with the chair. 

Regret: The tongue and groove wood paneling from Home Depot is awful. It is Hakwood 5/16" Knotty Pine Edge V-plank Wall Boards Kit. It is very thin and all the boards warped. We came very close to ripping it all out and calling it a loss. I stressed quite a bit over it. I hoped caulking the holes and putting on three coats of primer and paint would mask it well enough. Steve has offered to tear it all out and install better wood but it feels overwhelming to take out the sink and vanity to do that.