Sometimes I choose the projects around the house and sometimes the projects choose me. In all these years I haven’t given any attention to our powder room. It’s not because I loved it they way it was, but because I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do. So there it sat in all it’s blahness.

Several months ago while cleaning the pedestal sink I noticed a crack than ran all the way from the back of the sink to the front. Due to its location there wasn’t an issue with water leaking, but I knew the sink needed to be replaced before things got worse. So, the house has chosen the powder room for my next project!

Before

So here we are. The blah, uninspiring bathroom that all of our guests get to use. “Welcome to our home. Sorry, the bathroom sucks.”

Sink is cracked, faucet is corroded, the mirror’s pivot points are broken sits at an odd angle, the light fixtures annoy me, and the toilet paper holder keeps coming out of the wall.

The only thing staying is the small vintage rug and bird art. I feel like I have to explain the ladder because it looks so bizarre in photos. I found this at an antique fair YEARS ago and had it in the bathroom to throw magazines over the steps. It’s always in the way, I’m over it.

My Inspiration Powder Rooms

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My Design Plan

Paint

After color drenching our home theater and home office I’ve been Team Color Drench the whole way. It’s just beautiful! This powder room has a north facing window and is pretty dark during the day. I’m just going to lean into that and add warmer color to the walls, ceiling, trim, and door. Sherwin-Williams Carriage Stone has caught my eye.

Sink

Love the floating stone vanity/sink look, and I think for our home a black stone would look nice. I’ve gone back and forth on whether or not to do a decorative sidesplash. As of this moment I’m planning on no sidesplash. And, as much as I would love a matching stone sink I’m going with a white undermount because that is much more affordable. For the faucet I’m using the same faucet I used in the kids’ bathrooms but in brass.

Mirror

The wood mirrors bring a lot of warmth so that was a must. I found one that is identical to the mirror in my inspiration photo. Love the shape!

Lighting

This has been the hardest part to make a decision on. In a perfect world two sconces on either side of the mirror would be gorgeous. But, I’m saving money by not having an electrician move electrical around. A single vanity light over the mirror will still be beautiful, and heck, any light is better than what we have up there now. The pendant light is what I want to place above the toilet, but I may have to find an alternative if this is too long.

Decor

I mentioned earlier I was keeping the art that I picked up from Round Top’s antique show. I have a couple other vintage bird prints from the same vendor that I might put up on the wall opposite the toilet to mirror these. And the tiny vintage rug will make it’s way back into the power room as well.

So… what do we think of the plan? I’m so excited about the sink!!

Sources

• Faucet
• Mirror
• Vanity Light
• Pendant Light
• Art – vintage
• Rug – vintage

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