Wallpaper is going -- what about the vanity?
We'll do some renovations in a first floor hallway bath for our own enjoyment and with an eye to selling the house in 2-3 years. The wallpaper will be removed and the walls painted, probably some kind of calming green. The square tiles around the tub shower will be replaced by large format white ceramic tiles from Porcelanosa, running up to the ceiling, with new hardware:
https://www.porcelanosa-usa.com/products/glass-blanco.html
Here are a few pics of the bathroom today:
We'll keep the tub as well as the flooring, which continues into two other adjoining spaces. We'll probably replace the mirrors over the vanity and the cabinet over the toilet with a recessed over-the-vanity mirrored medicine cabinet, assuming we don't find that pipes in the wall prevent recessing it in the wall. The window valance will go, but we'll keep the toilet, which is part of Kohler's Archer family.
But what about the vanity? Kohler's Archer collection includes a charming pedestal sink, but we definitely need a cabinet-type vanity in this bathroom for storage and convenience. As homely as the current vanity may look, we have appreciated the two drawers. We have a few of the floor tiles on hand, so we *could* tweak the floor to accommodate a different vanity footprint. But I'd prefer not to bother with that expense and hassle if we can find something fairly streamlined that coordinates with the toilet. The space is sized for a 30 inch vanity. FWIW, our style is vaguely Art Deco / Arts & Crafts, and we want to keep things family-friendly.
This one seemed like an easy choice but I am sure there are better ideas out there!
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Comments (22)We've been getting lighting for a new house so I found your post interesting. I think your first light is beautiful and can see why some thought it might not "go" with the vanity, but with eclectic mixes that are used now, I wouldn't rule it out completely--depends so much on what else you use in the room. So when you put your elements together as allison has so helpfully done, be sure to crop off those you won't be using (like the faucet) and add the color you will be using. Without that color metal in the photo, you're much more open in your choices for lighting. I had read all the same info about sizes you've been given and when I spoke just the other day with a highly recommended lighting designer, I referred to those sizes. His comment was interesting. He said that if you ask 10 different designers about sizes, you'll likely get 10 different thoughts. And while those sizing guidelines may be somewhat helpful, they're usually there to get you to size up, not down. He said that the most often thing he sees and hears is that people went too small in choosing lighting. Also with drum shade lights (or other ceiling lights), their size is much more imposing depending on the room height and if the height of the light is substantial. If the height of the drum or body of the light is only 4-8 inches or so, then the diameter can be much greater than the diagonal room measurement would indicate. I found that helpful because I was considering a 16x4 drum light for a very small room--and he felt it would be appropriate because of the room height and height of the drum shade. Just thought you might find that helpful in choosing. You're certainly off to a great start....See MoreWhat to do about stained Victorian wallpaper?
Comments (18)Just as an FYI, we had a local anaglypta expert come out and check out the wallpaper. He said that it is anaglypta, and that it has been painted, and is paintable. He also said that he would use the odorless Bullseye primer and then would paint over. The thing is, he quoted us almost $1,000 to fix the seams of the paper in 1 room; and to caulk edges, prime, and paint in three rooms that don't need repair. That doesn't include any paint or materials! We are now hoping that we can take this project on ourselves now that we've heard from an expert that the anaglypta is basically in good shape and can be painted. That said, what is the procedure for this? We were thinking--gently moisten edges of anaglypta that are coming up and use wallpaper seam repair from a tube; gently use a brush (not seam roller) to get edges down. Let dry for 24-48 hours. And then for the rest of the ceilings, clean surface, caulk edges, prime and let rest for 48 hours, and then paint two coats with 24 hour dry times in between. Does that sound about right? Thanks for any advice!...See MoreLet's talk wallpaper (may be offensive to wallpaper lovers)
Comments (23)I love wallpaper, and use it often. But I do agree about people who apply multiple layers or paint over it. Doesn't sound like any of you have ever had the challenge we had in this house. I kid you not--I counted carefully--our living room had TWELVE layers of wallpaper, several with pain on them. And we stripped every scrap of it off before doing anything further. One interesting thing I've noticed lately--the houses for sale in the neighboring town (one of the priciest, most 'desireable', most trendy in the country) are mostly showing very, very busy wallpapers lately. Guess it's coming back....See MorePendant lamps to go with crazy wallpaper
Comments (27)I think you can go with any motif you want. I would be careful with too much of one type of foreign motif, you don't want to look like an ethnic restaurant. Or like Cost Plus World Market. I say this as someone who has collected a lot on my travels and collects a lot in general. You need to be judicious in what you choose, and if you have a lot of things, then use your closets (even under the beds if you have to) and rotate your lovelies. And by the way, there are only 20 tigers left in Tibet, and as per my earlier comment, that marvelous wallpaper doesn't have to be interpreted as Tibet unless you want it to be. As for how you use it, I would not use it to paper a whole wall. You could cut large panels of it on either side of the four windows and frame those panels in large black frames, maybe two inches. Then inside those wallpaper panels mount black brackets on which you display objets of beauty and interest. Not things so huge that they obscure the wallpaper of course. Treat them like the scrolls on the back wall of a tokonoma. It could be a beautifully formed glass vase with a few stems of greenery or flowers (odd numbers) or lucky bamboo (which is really dracaena sanderiana.) You can find second -hand Simon Pearce or Steuben, etc in charity shops and online for a very reasonable price with only minor etching on the inside base which won't be seen anyway as the stems will obscure it. You can display architectural artifacts, (no clocks!) fossils, taxidermy, sculpture, ethnic handiworks, candlesticks, plates, etc. My favorite of course would be a purple shoe with crimson sole and crimson lining curled at the toe :)...See Morewritersblock (9b/10a)
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoKarenmo
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoGood idea about the fourplex! As for our Arts& Crafts inclination -- we probably need to set that aside for resale purposes. The young families buying houses in our area don't seem to like natural woodgrain so I probably won't add more. We have lots already! Maybe I should say we are trying to get away from the old Pottery Barn look to something more contemporary.
The only light in this room is the one over the sink. The ceiling is the typical tract house ceiling.
I used the light green version of these large format tiles in my kitchen and totally love them -- they look like etched glass even tho they are porcelain. The photos don't really do them justice, since the depth of the glaze is not picked up by the camera.
The oval mirror covers a hole in the drywall, which will be repaired when the wallpaper is removed. Maybe that's where we should put the handtowel hanger..... And we don't know what's behind that big flat mirror. I suspect pipes run through that space to the bathrooms above, preventing a recessed cabinet. But if not we could even use this one (from the Kohler Archer line like the toilet):
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