Do you have more photos of things you already own that you want to use? Usually a room has one star feature dominating the room. Wallpaper that competes with the mirror in design scale, high contrast, and overall impact will not work well. Wallpaper that has a much smaller scale would be much better.

Houses with eclectic decor often have a unifying color scheme. Take a look at some Anthropologie textiles such as their printed towels to see if you find a color scheme that you love. Use that as a guide throughout the house.

Some modern can be incorporated even into very traditional design. Even easier with bohemian-the very nature of bohemian is very laid back and "If I love it it goes".

I think Justina Blakeney devotes a chapter to "Modern Bohemian" in her book. She divides bohemian into many substyles..nine or so..look through the book if you haven't yet, the illustrations are very inspiring

(there are many books of course that can be inspirational in that regard, just something I remembered right away)

I myself love eclectic, or vintage eclectic, and use modern a lot-I love the lines; and as I love fabrics and plants and things brought from travel and everything cozy-it sways bohemian too. I too love anthropologie..so yes, of course it can be done.

The mirror is gorgeous. I love wallpaper too. Having said that-I'd use different sconces next to it...first, they'll be lost next to the mirror..too dainty..second, they may be great for going next to art, but I think you'll want more light in the bathroom. More evenly distributed too.

Modern lights can be successfully juxtaposed, as they say, to other elements in the room, but I don't think these are best.

I remember your great new house..if it's same house..but a picture of a bathroom in question would really help, I think.

I think it could work, but would want to see a picture of the bathroom.

I sometimes read the blog "Swoonworthy," which sometimes mixes boho and modern. You might find some ideas there!

I love the wallpaper I also think the mirror can be fun but I don’t like them together sometimes less is just more. Both of those need to be the star and not in the same space. I think boho is a style much overdone too often. I think mixing vintage pieces with modern is a nice way to have an interesting space but be careful to not let it get out of hand.

As a general rule, I don't see why not. I am finishing a remodel done with the help of a designer and it mixes everything that I love - Art Deco, Art Nouveau; Arts & Crafts; Prairie, some Chinoiserie elements; Hollywood Regency, kitsch/mod and even a pair of 1950's chairs inherited from my mother. I also have some extremely traditional design elements that I am keeping for a variety of reasons ranging from sentimental (large framed crewel my mother embroidered) to just because I happen to like - e.g. Nippon painted china.

My bed was inspired by the Feathers bed from Anthropologie :-) - don't know if that's boho. I have the classic Karastan Kirman rug in my bedroom - can't get more traditional that that but the colors work with the dusty rose of the bed and the teal blue of the arm chair - and did I mention the faux truffle chinchilla throw that is draped insouciantly on my Hollywood Regency inspired chaise? LOL

Of course I had to weed out quite a lot and figure out what works together but it the elements tie together in some way so it's not the hodgepodge it was when I just brought things home that I loved and placed wherever I still have room :-).

In your specific case - the mirror is fabulous - it would probably go well with the wall paper but not with the sconces. My guest bath has Chinoiserie wallpaper - a stained glass Victorian window that I repurposed into a mirror and two Victorian gothic chandeliers :-).

ETA - FWIW, the wallpaper gives me an Aubrey Beardsley vibe which would place it turn of the 20th century.

Thank you all! Great suggestions. I think maybe the wallpaper and the mirror would be too much together as you said. Maybe just the wallpaper with a nice brass mirror? I added a photo of the current state of my bathroom! And me in the mirror ha! We plan on keeping the layout pretty much the same and just updating everything - also a seamless shower door in a larger size. The ceilings have the potential to be raised up at least a few feet also. Any thoughts are always appreciated! :)

Let me quote Carolina Irving whose view on this I share, "Surround yourself with objects and colors that speak to you and make you dream, and don’t be afraid to mix patterns!". Creating a "mixed" interior using various and varied objects is where all the creativity,fun,style, and satisfaction lies,imo. Now, that does mean that you have to really use YOUR eyes and develop/share /trust your point of view. Kinda scary. But sounds like you are ready to embark on that journey. My advice is to build ideaboards and study pictures. Really look at them,deciding what it is you do and don't like. Sometimes you might surprise yourself.

Onto the more concrete side of things......Starting with a small powder room is great. What other elements are in there? What is the floor like? The windows? The ceiling? Have a firm(ish) plan in mind before you begin. Also start to imagine and limn out the overall looks throughout your new house. You may find that some spaces and functions lean into more boho-ness or more contemporary modern,some less so. But space by space they will all make sense together. Because they are all animated by YOUR POV.

ps- I love the mirror and the paper together but would likely find a different sconce.

I definitely don't find decorating easy and to me it's challenging trying to visualize everything as a whole and fitting together and not disjointed. But it's fun and rewarding and inspiring. I appreciate having this feedback here!

It's a cool bathroom if one likes retro(I do for example). They often don't do such fine job with tile settling anymore-should be nice quality? I'd be tempted even to leave tile as is..change the vanity(but might damage the tile...hmm..) and work with wallpaper as complement to the tile..

Of course if you hate it-you hate it..if you need to have larger door-you need it..that's your priorities I've no idea about.

Just saying..not every bathroom is worthy of wallpaper treatment..my hall bath wasn't as whatever would complement it was 300$ per sq f wallpaper and would be truly lipstick on a proverbial pig. In this kind of bathroom though one can try and combine things with more success, because the tile is much easier to work with.

Of course depends on one's budget too, who does the work, labor costs in the area, etc.

Can you remind be when the house was built?

asking because of asbestos..if there, then add cost of proper abatement to everything you touch there.

That tile is fabulous! Don’t be so quick to get rid of originals back details that can not be replicated without a huge cost. Keep the original details.

That is the prototypical late 1960's bathroom tile - the variation was in the color - blue, yellow and pink seemed to be the colors of choice.

I actually like the floor tile and have seen some amazing bathrooms when I was looking at inspirations for my remodel.

I would probably embrace it and get a sleek walnut vanity - perhaps just a hanging one. Even though a hanging vanity is not true to the actual design of the house, I think it would still work - provided you wanted to embrace a MCM retro look.

Is there anyway to expand the shower - if the footprint is unchangeable, opening it up with a frameless door would at least give the illusion of more space.

What about painting the bath a deep purple and then use that mirror? Purple and powder blue can look nice together.

I also think about deep complex dramatic color next to the tile as one of the options..which exactly-will depend on the overall vision for the house..but I can think of several that would look fabulous next to that tile.

I can understand the shower might be too narrow..then it's a pity because one needs to redo all of it..does it have a bathtub too, this room? How much the shower will be used? Is the bathroom more a powder room, guest bathroom that won'tbe used often, or..?

Thanks everyone! Unfortunately I really dislike the blue tile haha. But I haven't even thought of incorporating it honestly, just ripping it out! But, again, I am not a designer. I do like the idea of a floating vanity. The house is 70s I believe. It's got very solid bones but doesn't look like it was ever updated. Lot's of dark paneling and dark cabinets. I definitely want to open up the front of the shower. My husband is doing the work when he can... he will probably want to go on vacation with all the plans I have. Our budget isn't huge that's for sure. A little a time I guess. I think I'm obsessed with wallpaper lately! But yes, it never fails that I gravitate towards the most expensive items. How's that happen!? :)

Yes, what you see is most of the bathroom. Just a power room really with a shower for guests. The basement has a guest bedroom (also on the re-do list!). What you can't see is a pretty sizable linen closet and that's about it.

Honestly, if you are on a budget, I would keep the tiles because good tiles and installation are expensive. I would embrace the gestalt of the design.

Swap out the vanity because it's dark and ugly and isn't of the period particularly.

There are some great places to get retro wallpaper - which would be fun. Bradbury has some examples but if you google around there are probably a lot more choices that would work.

Is it the blue color or the style? Because as others have posted, those tiles speak to the era and ripping them out - assuming they are in good condition could be seen as a design crime in the same way as people now lament people who ripped out Tiffany glass or painted over beautiful woodwork in brownstones.

Bradbury Wallpaper

Hmm... I like the color blue but not sure I like it for my house. Also it just looks so dated to me. It is mostly in good condition but it does have a few pieces here and there missing. They are super tiny! Maybe if I updated the vanity and sink/fixtures the tile might work.

Helen - right now we're doing our bedroom, but of course I had to rip out the carpet. I loathe carpet. (well I like a good area rug!) and I believe next is this little bathroom for guests. But honestly the whole house needs reno. Even the outdoor - needs paint and a roof eventually. It's really never-ending it seems. Exciting but wish we had a bigger budget of course. I'll definitely think about the "retro" ;) tile. Maybe it could work.

Unless you can afford the at least 10K in materials and the 6 month learning curve needed to do DIY anything technically correct with that bath, you should learn to like blue. It is a very nice color, and the MCM retro look is hot hot hot. It’s got a lot going for it. Don't rip out original desirable details when you can't replicate them. Your house value will drop. https://www.remodeling.hw.net/cost-vs-value/2019/ 

Buy a TCNA manual and start learning. A shower is the most expensive square footage in any home. It can also cost you the most $$$ when water rots out the rest of the home because the project wasn’t done correctly. https://www.tcnatile.com/products-and-services/publications/218-english-publications/188-handbook.html

Hey GreenDesigns! Luckily my husband is great with reno. He built a few houses in the past so I trust his work. 10k though probably isn't in the budget! I even tried to get him to put in a steam shower but he only entertained my request for a few days before shutting it down. I'll check out the MCM look, thanks!

I might be more inclined to combine your mirror with a more geometric wallpaper

https://www.cole-and-son.com/en/find-wallpaper/?brand=&color=9&pattern=&collection=&selection=&price=&

The gray blue of this tile is not at all offensive and will go with the gray colors that are so popular right now. I bet you can do something that makes you like it. Cover some of that floor that you don't like with a rug and you will feel better about it. Add an interesting color and you will see it differently.

If you do a floating vanity, carefully remove the current vanity and you might be able to preserve the backsplash tiles. Too bad that you probably don't have tile behind the vanity to show under the floating vanity.

Yes, with so many things to take care of, and given a very good craftsmanship put in this bathroom, and given it doesn't get heavy use in terms of showering, and given it most likely does have asbestos...I'd work with tile, find either color that works great with it(can be dark slate..or cooler shades of deep purple..or...or..) or wallpaper..I'd see whether vanity can be switched for more streamlined, modern one, more suited to the space..new fixtures, mirror, light, rug that you love ..of course you'll need to have an overall vision for that all, look at inspiration, etc..but you'll get a fabulous room I believe without going into huge mess and expense of gutting it.

i don't think the mirror goes well with the wallpaper. the wall paper is too busy and then the mirror has its own design. its almost a waste to put it on that wallpaper it will get lost. i was thinking maybe its a good idea if you have a console table in an entryway or something to put the mirror over that.