I'm thinking of using this wallpaper, so you feel like you're in the ocean (I live in a beach town and love to snorkel and used to scuba). Fun? Tacky? My house is a 1940 bungalow so I want it to feel vintage-y. The room is narrow, so I'll either skip the wainscoting or do faux wainscoting (attach molding to fake it, maybe a board and batten style or ?)

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No wainscoting. That toilet is cute but I'm thinking a toto eco-clayton.

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I'm thinking this Strasser dresser-style cabinet in lapis blue, different hardware than pictured, probably knobs. Then a neutral tile on the floor.

http://selector.strasserwood.com/imageholders/ravenna-town/71-00-03-17-08.html

Thoughts? Thanks for your help!

Did you try google? I found several, most of which were porthole "like". But Restoration Hardware has the real thing at a price! RH Porthole Med Cab. 25" diameter and $535 unless you are a member. These people have one for far less, but it is only 14.5 x 15 inches. Here, look at the rest of the search results for yourself. I don't know what you are willing to accept as porthole-enough. The Search Results

thanks Nancy. Yes I had googled and aside from the RH one (which seemed too big), all the rest looked like mirrors and not medicine cabinets.

21 " porthole med cab. I have no idea who this company is, though. I see what you mean, a lot of Asian companies putting up pictures of them but not really selling them, then a whole lot of sites that seem to have them and lead you back to RH.

I think the paper will be perfect for what you're doing and it's a powder room so it's the one room you can have fun in.

I agree with Jan that a larger mirror will make the space feel larger.

Thanks @Nancy in Mich, @JAN MOYER and @cpartist. Great. I'll just look for a large mirror. I'd considered a wall-to-wall mirror (since the vanity will be wall to wall) but that feels too contemporary for my 1940 bungalow (feels very 1980s, right?). Plus I'd lose a chance to add some style with the mirror. I've seen pics of powder rooms where they do a narrow and tall mirror. The room is 37 1/2 wide. What size mirror do you think would be good?

@JAN MOYER thanks for your early comments on this room in another thread. I'd been planning to add a sun tunnel to this room but you thought it wasn't necessary. So I conferred with my architect and we moved it out to the hallway next to this powder room. (it's centered on this doorway, so I'll probably put a mirror on the hallway to bounce a little light into the powder room). You also mentioned adding a small fan. Thanks. That hadn't even been on my radar.

Sweetie, its a powder room, not a bathing facility. Do the business, wash hands, touch up hair, lipstick perhaps and OUT. Nobody is giving themselves a gel mani in there. : ) nor plucking their eyebrows. Don't get trapped in over lighting it. Once the door is closed, only the light within shall count, and it need not be surgical in quality. You have electricity, and you will use it. Otherwise? Ask the arch for a PORTHOLE round window over the loo. which I assume is not possible lol. or you would have done it.

@JAN MOYER LOL. Thanks for keeping it real. FWIW, I do want this to be fairly useful when I have multiple overnight guests. (so they aren't all waiting to use the full guest bath). Maybe more importantly, it's the bathroom I will use when I come in from gardening. (it's near the door from the garage). So I want it nice for me! ;)

Recessed, a fan, sconces, some minimal necessary supplies! You aren't goona use it for more than that and the overflow guest will use it the same way

Just want to say that I LOVE that wallpaper!!!

Also, if you're going for a vintage feel, the Toto Promenade is a great style. I have 2 of them in my old home.

@Diana Bier Interiors, LLC do you not like the eco-clayton? I thought it looked vintage-y. It's what I put in the guest bath when I remodeled it 10 years ago. thanks

Also good? American Standard "Town Square" ! You can match a pedestal sink to the loo : )

Oh yes I do like the Clayton--I have it in my master bath. The Promenade is also a good choice for a vintage feel--it's a bit more straightlined than the Clayton.

Promenade:

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Bing search:

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=porthole+medicine+cabinet+with+mirror&qs=n&form=QBILPG&sp=-1&pq=porthole+medicine+cabinet+with+mirror&sc=0-37&sk=&cvid=FC3359CD7848494FA97BD71725D81E2F

If you're choosing a metal marine/porthole mirror and if the room is small, you might consider a metal and/or combo toilet/sink, too.

This one with a corner drain might fit in a corner -- if you need that.

https://www.amazon.com/Ambassador-Marine-Rectangle-Stainless-Brushed/dp/B00G6JEBD6/ref=asc_df_B00G6JEBD6/?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=&hvpos=&hvnetw=o&hvrand=&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584138861870827&psc=1

Metal wall hung toilets are also available.

https://www.google.com/search?q=metal+wall+hung+toilet&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi5yYOcjJHmAhVqUN8KHcX5AAQQ7Al6BAgBECQ&biw=1328&bih=617#spf=1575088059184

In a small room, a wall hung sink and toilet should make cleaning easier.

If you choose anything resembling the "usual" toilet, then choose a mid-height style rather than the shorter style -- your knees will thank you for it as you get older.

@JAN MOYER and @Diana Bier Interiors, LLC thanks for your suggestions. I pulled up the spec sheets and both of those toilets have tanks that are about 5” narrower than the Eco-Clayton’s flared top. So they seem like a better fit for this narrow room. I’m leaning towards the Promenade II but want to sleep on it. (It’s a bit cheaper, too). Thank you both for your help.

Does anyone have thoughts on the vanity? My thought: a strausser 36" in lapis blue with a 37" china top to create a "built in." (the room is framed 37.5 per my GC).

They have different door styles: shaker, "deco miter" and ogee. I'd buy my own hardware.

A) I was told this first one is a nightmare as a built-in (impossible to clean beneath)

B) recessed toe kick. (I don't love the arch, but maybe I'll get used to it)

C) this has been my first choice but the storage is limited--zero drawers! (though the doors are functional. And I could put a basket on the shelf)

Clearance from shelf to bottom of cabinet is 8". PB has some low baskets

https://www.potterybarn.com/products/savannah-underbed-baskets/?pkey=cunder-bed-storage-baskets&isx=0.0.125

As you can tell, I am leaning towards that nice blue. The vanities are customizable--can come in white or different types of wood. What do you think? thanks for your help!!!!

First vanity ! What do you mean "impossible to clean under" ?!

Swiffer!!! My GAWD? I am " old" and I could get a rag under there! Jeeesh!

@JAN MOYER LOL! I had posted that before and one of the pros said it wouldn't work as a built in. (in case I need to paint at the sides or ?) The legs are 4"

http://resources.strasserwood.com/docs/2017-specsheets/SpecSheet-belltown.pdf

This one is a bit smaller than the RH one at 21”.

It's a vanity ! For a powder room ! What are the actual dimensions of this room? Length and width ?

You'll get the largest feel with a pedestal sink. Also the most vintage feel . You are trying to make into a BATH It won't be that and guest won't expect it.

It’s 37.5 x 98. I would like some storage and a wide enough counter so it won’t feel cramped. I had considered one of those console sinks with a shelf beneath.

This company makes these. This little 8” one is easily converted to a mirror (Glass is removable). Could put small shelves on wall inside of porthole. They have other sizes. You might give them a call.

I love your wall paper!

A powder room doesn’t need a medicine cabinet. Buy the porthole mirror and it will be fine. The navy vanity will also work but it doesn’t seem to go with the original post of wallpaper. Maybe my monitor is off but I don’t see any navy blue in that paper.

@RedRyder, thanks! My idea had been to store the household first aid supplies in the powder room medicine cabinet: they have to go somewhere and it’s the first room you pass when you come in through the garage (so easy access if there are mishaps outside). But the medicine cabinet idea is not going to work anyway, since I can’t recess it. Yes, I’ve been wondering about that navy vanity with that wallpaper. I want to get a sample to hold up. Thanks for the confirmation that I‘m not crazy here. ;)

If I choose a white vanity, what about something like this?

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That looks like a pottery barn "everyday value" that you assemble at home (blah. quality?). Plus that's not a functional drawer, but a flip down door.

Ronbow has this. The lower drawer pulls out to a u-shaped drawer 4 3/8" tall, so I could stash TP and basic first aid supplies. I could place a basket on the shelf (for blow dryer for visiting guests etc). Plus the basket would add some much-needed texture.

Here's another ronbow with more storage (though the website says it's out of stock; not sure what that means: discontinued or on backorder or ? I can call). I'm still leaning towards that one above, which might look better w/ better knobs/pulls.

I also reconsidered a pedestal sink or a console sink, but I want some basic storage. Also, I noticed that those look great with a statement floor. My idea was to have the fun wallpaper and possibly accessorize and choose a neutral floor ; it will be the same tile as the adjoining hallway (the entrance from garage).

FWIW, here's a console sink I like. Not sure if it even goes with my 1940 bungalow (is it an earlier period? too Victorian?)

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FWIW, I'm planning to get a Rohl Viaggio faucet w/ cross handles in polished chrome (which itself might be too Victorian, but I love it and for being a Rohl the price isn't bad)

Thanks for your thoughts and help!

I don't believe the round med/cabs I posted have to be recessed, especially if you cannot see behind them based on the side of your bathroom.

BeverlyFLADeziner , thanks for posting those. (since I was off looking at vanities, I'd forgotten about the mirror vs. medicine cabinet issue--the reason I started this thread! lol). Do you think it would be obtrusive, sticking about 4" out. The vanity is probably 22" and the whole room is tiny. I like that it's round, so a suggestion of a porthole w/o being over-the-top. Or maybe just a flat round mirror and a small vanity for storage??? thanks!

I would totally do the oversized porthole, even if I had to put it over the toilet and hang a boring mirror over the sink. It won't stick out too far if it's over the toilet. Yes to the fish, unless you can get sea monsters. :)

(A medicine cabinet is never superfluous.)

Do you think a 25" mirror is too wide for this room? My idea is a new smaller vanity, that's only 24" wide. thanks!

Fori that's an interesting idea, to put it over the mirror. But do people (er, men) like to look at themselves while they are doing their business??? With mirrors on each side of the room, they'd be reflecting each other and could turn into the endless room of fish! ;)

Hi everyone, thanks for your thoughts. I’m still waiting for the wallpaper sample to arrive, but I want to use that fish wallpaper, with wainscoting on the bottom. When I have the sample, I can see if it goes with that blue vanity (#1). If not, I guess I’ll go with white. I love the look of the console sinks but I need some sort of storage in that room. (FWIW, some of the Ronbow vanities size/style combos have been discontinued)

@Diana Bier Interiors, LLC thanks for the suggestions of the Promenade. It’s amost 5” narrower, since it doesn’t have the flared top of the eco-Clayton. So I’m going with that one. (FYI in case you ever wonder if we listen to you on Houzz. Yes! ;)

For sconces, I’m leaning towards this. (Haven’t picked out a mirror yet)

https://www.lumens.com/pier-39-wall-sconce-by-troy-lighting-uu531696.html

Thoughts???? Thanks everyone for your help!!

Hi again. I'm back shopping for mirrors. Instead of a porthole mirror, I'm thinking just a nice large rectangular mirror. Any thoughts/opinions?

I have a 1940 bungalow. I'm going w/ the fish wallpaper posted above, white board-and-batten wainscoting, a navy 18" vanity that runs the width of the room (37.5") by 18" deep. Counter is pental quartz misterio (leftover from kitchen), a Carrara wannabe. The room is 37.5x8' with a pocket door. These are the sconces that will be installed on the sides.

I was thinking of getting a large rectangular frame (24x36 or larger) with a thin bronze frame. I tried to order this one from Pier One but I put it in my basket and then wanted to sleep on it and when I came back it was sold out. (doh!)

I ordered this as a backup but I preferred the rounded edge of the one above.

PB has something similar but not in bronze.

Would an even larger mirror work? Rejuv has this in 30x42. (the room is 37.5 wide. The scones' projection is 6.5" on each side)

Seems good and big--yay! ( but is it too big?) Also the price--ack. But maybe I can wait for their next 20-25% off sale w/ shipping.

Are they are any other options? I saw things at Ballard Designs and elsewhere but I want something that's easy (and free) to return if it doesn't work.

In terms of finishes.... my faucet is a rohl viaggio in chrome. (posted above.) My thoughts on finishes was chrome faucet, chrome knobs on the dresser-style vanity and then ORB elsewhere--the sconces, mirror, the 10" handtowel l-shapes bar and TP holder). To my eye, mixing finishes requires an advanced degree in design, which I don't have (LOL) so if you have thoughts on that too, I'd love to hear. Thanks so much for your help!

@girl-wonder - @ Diana Biers - The Toto Promenade has been discontinued and I am MAD - The new Promenade II is not nearly the same. I have all Promenade's so I am not happy. Agree with Jan on the AS Town Square, or AS Lexington (only available at HD now, or the Kohler Memoirs Classic for a better look for the 1940 bungalow than the Clayton. Check out the tank measurements to compare. Also, check out vanities from Fairmont Designs, and Empire Industries.

@Design Girl, shoot. I ordered the toilet already. but thanks for your thoughts. Now I’m on to the mirror.

The console sink you like in your inspiration photo looks great, and your faucet/handle choice works well with that look. And it will be great for a bungalow. With that wallpaper too. I’m all in with the choices. Sorry I have no great ideas for a mirror.

Have you checked Target? They have some cute ones. This one is 20 x 30 but only $66.49.

Or if you have any local Pier 1 stores, maybe they'd have the mirror in stock.

You will find that shelf on the Target mirror helpful.

@barncatz thanks for the suggestion. I called my local store. They didn’t have it in stock and it’s nowhere within 250 miles. Oh well. I tried!

You can buy that Target mirror online:

https://www.target.com/p/pharmacy-mirror-threshold-153/-/A-53692516?preselect=53489598#lnk=sametab

Thanks everyone. The Target one is cute but I’m hoping to find a frame that‘s bronze (not black) and a mirror that’s larger, like 24x36. (I think the Rejuv one I posted that’s 30x42 is too tall and will just reflect the ceiling, which isn’t my my goal).

I wish the PB one came in bronze. PB does have a bronze pivot mirror but I’m wary of a 3.5” projection in such a small space—the vanity I’m thinking of ordering is only 18“ deep. (Am I wrong here?)

i wish there were more options. Thanks for your help!

Our vanity is only 16" deep and we do not mind being close to the mirror at all. What is more important is if the mirror would hang out over your faucet, and how high that faucet is in relation to it. I can't see much right now (recovering from eye surgery so can't see well with or without the glasses because of my new lens implant) so it is hard to look up the page to see if you have a wall-mount faucet or not. So look at your faucet no matter where it mounts and make sure it is not uncomfortable or odd to have the mirror hanging outward a bit. you can even draw it on graph paper with all the measurements or model it in real life with cardboard for the mirror and toilet (or paper towel) paper roll core for the faucet. Nice thing about the swivel mirrors is that you can push the bottom toward the wall a bit and not see your ceiling.

Sorry, I was thinking dark, like the sconces. I'm sorry the store didn't carry it.

I agree that the pivot mirror is worth considering.

24 x 39" World Market. ^^^ Also World Market small though 22 x 24"

I started to think wood might look nice with your wallpaper, rope sconces and navy vanity.

Serena and Lily Montara mirror - Medium size with the navy accent. https://www.serenaandlily.com/montara-mirror/m10433.html?color=Natural#start=23

I liked that one too, Design Girl!

girl_wonder, did you look at cb2? They had quite a few 24 x 36 mirrors, like this one with a shelf. Would you consider copper? Copper hardware on the naby would be sharp and, as with the wood mirrors, might play well with your wallpaper.

Sorry about photo quality.

https://www.cb2.com/cooper-rectangular-mirror-with-shelf/s345315

Thanks everyone for your help. I love those copper frames @ CB2 and even the deco wood mirrors, but I feel like there is so much going on in this room, I want some elements to repeat, hence the bronze. (I’m going for a quiet 12” tile floor that sort-of looks like sand)

@Nancy in Mich thanks so much for mentioning the faucet and the pivot sink. You are right! No pivot mirror! I don’t want it crowding my faucet. BTW, the PB one comes in black, not bronze (doh, my bad) so that wouldn’t work anyway. But thanks for this good point. That would have been horrible for me.

Any thoughts on the drawer hardware for that vanity (the top blue dresser style one)? My thought is to emphasis the dresser look and have each drawer have a pair of knobs. I’d choose chrome to match the Rohl faucet, so there’s some repetition. Maybe little round ones (Vs. square). For the hand-towel, I found a 10” wide l-shaped bar (from Kohler, looks a bit industrial, so goes w/ the sconces, in my mind) and then the tp holder also in bronze. I‘m wary of mixing metals in such a small room, so it would be chrome faucet and knobs (and toilet lever, I guess) and ORB everything else, including the hadware on the pocket door.

hi again everyone! Hope you are all staying healthy and safe. Does anyone have an opinion on knobs? In addition to the fish wallpaper posted above, I ordered this vanity w/o hardware

This faucet

These sconces

This mirror (I know--it's not a porthole, the whole reason for this thread, lol)

I want to achieve a furniture/ "dresser" style look, something like this

I'm considering these knobs (they are Top Knobs). I'd get a pair for each of the three drawers.

What do you think?

Thanks for your help. I'm feeling worn out by everything going on in the world. Hope you and your family are doing ok.