Hanging shelves but toilet off centered
We just moved in our new home a couple weeks ago. DH was broadcasting that we would be having Thanksgiving in our house before we even closed on it. Now our friends are holding us to it..HaHa!! So it's a mad dash to decorate somewhat. For some reason our toilet isn't centered on the wall, didn't notice until DH hung my shelf. In some pic it doesn't look bad but it sticks out badly to me looking at it in person.
Should I center it with the toilet or keep it as is? I have two shelves, same size, to hang and one little plaque I was going to put right under the first shelf.
Those aren't items I plan putting on there, just making sure they can hold stuff. They fell off the first time. LOL!
Oh yea, do you think the basket on the floor is too tacky for the paper towels? I wanted to put a small table or something in there, but I didn't want to make it too cramped.
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10 years agoThanks for all the feedback! I totally love this site. Everyone is so helpful and honest on every forum. I got so many compliments from my last home from the feedback for this site. I'm not a professional at all on decorating, but I want my home to look beautiful.
LongTime--I don't hate you I appreciate honest feedback. Keep it coming.
I am trying to use items I already had to decorate. As a SAHM and homeschooling, buying all new everything isn't an option right now. I'm thankful that we got a bigger home and I didn't have to go back to work. I know the shelves are small but I was thinking they could work on this wall since it was small too. I wonder if I could could stagger them; putting one closer to the wall on left and other closer to wall on right.
I hate that towel ring but I didn't want to have a patched hole for Thanksgiving. I am going to put a towel there for guests.
I was considering one of those ladder shelves to put to the left of the towel ring. What do you think about that?
I do plan to paint this bathroom, it is blahhh to me. However, I have two other paint projects going on right now that must be complete by the time guests arrive on Wednesday.
If I put a picture to the left of the towel ring and scratch the shelves, do I need something on the left wall where the door is or just leave that blank?
With this house, I'm going for a coastal cottage feel.
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