Powder Room Paint & Vanity Dilema
Kitty B
last year
I love the tile I had installed! I dislike everything else.
The tile background seems really beige. I used Custom Building Products Fusion Pro in Haystack for the grout and it blended very well.
The room has no windows and looks dark, drab, and cavernous. I used Benjamin Moore Thunder on the walls and White Dove for the trim. The contrast with the trim is too stark. I would love advice on another paint color.
I purchased a vanity too deep and too narrow for the space. I will be having a vanity custom built and would love advice on style and color.
I would also like some direction on fixtures and finishes.
My design style leans traditional.
Thank you!
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last yearYou might look into getting a different vanity and mirror or painting the walls. Here are a few powder rooms we thought might help with your dilemma.
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Comments (10)Hi ajsmama - I've been following your posts with interest because I'd like to do something similar, if I can find the right piece -- not easy. I've been looking for a while. Everything is either too shallow, too low, or too wide (for my small bathroom). Using a washstand will work out great, if you can solve the height problem. Have you considered adding legs to the vanity? They would have be rather plain to go with the style of the washstand. I saw some on Van Dykes that I think would go (stylistically speaking). I don't think it would be too difficult for a carpenter to make similar legs out of oak to match your washstand. As long as the size and tapering match the existing washstand legs and you can get a reasonable match for the stain and finish, the modifications would be nearly inconspicuous, and since the joints would be so low, I don't think that people would notice the joints even if the joint lines show. If you're planning to paint the washstand, it would be impossible to tell. The back legs wouldn't need to be tapered because they'd be totally hidden (and the back legs on your washstand are probably square anyway). If your carpenter uses dowel joints, they should be strong enough, since you won't have to move the washstand once it's installed. Here is a link that might be useful: Van Dykes - plain tapered furniture legs (paint grade)...See MoreBest paint for Powder room vanity?
Comments (6)Hello, My name is Michael and I own a company called American Painting and Deck Care. Located in Cumming Georgia. If you have a Porter Paints in your area or a PPG Paints store there are two products I would use. One is an oil called "Glyptex" eggshell fininsh or waterbased "Advantage 900" available in all sheens. I use these products all the time, as well as my own home. If you have any painting related questions or anyone needs a Free Estimate please call 678-566-3305 and ask for Michael Here is a link that might be useful: american painting and deck care's website...See MoreIs this vanity a mistake in this tiny powder room?
Comments (117)squirrel~ The space under my stairs is the area straight ahead when you walk into the room. Is that the area you were also referring to? It did actually have an opening to that area that drywallers trimmed out. I had them cover it up, as it really looked awful. It was a huge eyesore to walk in the room and see it next to the toilet area. :o( It was meant to be a doorway for access to the heating vent. Well, let's hope that heating vent never has to come out, because it's now walled into that space. WE'll have to tear out drywall to access that now. LOL! I am fairly minimal in my decor. I like a few giant candle holders/candles. A few gorgeous small photo frames, a great iron knick-knack of some kind. That's about it. A few paintings on the wall, or in this house hoping to find tapestries. So for me, the shelving/display space does not have to be a great amount. I guess the real reason I wanted countertop space was I wanted to use "guest napkins" with our monogram on them in that powder room. One of our good friends' used to use those for their parties, and I always liked the idea. Couldn't wait to have a "powder room" to use those in! I've found so many great "guest napkins" on sites, and really want to utilize them in my new space. So... I've got to figure out a little shelf or something handy to hold those towels should I go with a tiny iron vanity like those I pictured. Do you have any ideas where I would find a nice glass shelf that could hold those little rectangular guest napkins? You all do know what I'm referring to, correct? I could google glass shelf maybe? Anyone care to point me in a specific direction? :o)...See Morepowder room color dilema
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decoenthusiaste
last yearThink "Jjewel box" not "cave." You'll need better lighting with 9' ceiling. I think the tile goes well with the country styling of the vanity. Perhaps just add some new hardware and sconces on either of the side walls; not this style but mounted right and left as shown.
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Kitty B thanked decoenthusiasteJean
last yearlast modified: last yearSome more options, different vanity & pale tan paint. The darker is more dramatic!
Kitty B thanked JeanKitty B
last yearI changed the paint to Accessible Beige with Soji White Trim. Still not thrilled, just looks boring, but doesn't feel like a cave any more.
The tile background is very beige.
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