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Seeking Advice on Powder Room Modern Design

Cailin Oriordan

last year

We added this powder room when we renovated our California Bay Area ranch home. I would love ideas to make it more fun, more funky, and have more personality overall.

The toilet and pedestal sink should stay given they’re new and the sink especially matches those in my kids bathroom. I’m more interested in design ideas to make it less boring.

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ilikefriday

last year

last modified: last year

How funky are you willing to go? For a mild amount, I would suggest painting your bathroom a dramatic color, adding a large piece of art over the toilet, wallpaper or stencil the ceiling, and adding a light fixture.

To make it funkier wallpaper all the walls and add a different print on the ceiling. Here are some wallpaper ideas depending on the vibe you are trying to achieve.

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HU-187528210
last year
Lovely space!
I’d start with a new light fixture for sure.
I’d add wallpaper and a new mirror and then just decor pieces like towels, candles…
Inspiration

(The wallpaper is little bees, hard to really see unless you know what it is…)
Cailin Oriordan
Original Author
last year
There are two recessed lights. The one by sink has a max of 1 foot of clearance due to the door. Would you change both lights or just the one navy the sink?
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HU-187528210
last year
Oh! It looked like a bulb in the photo.
If you can, I’d still change it. Lighting, in my opinion adds pretty much the biggest change to a space.
Just over the sink is enough.
Cailin Oriordan
Original Author
last year
So cool - really unique to do the ceiling in wallpaper. Would never have thought of that. We like the first idea you sent a lot. How do you render these images?
ilikefriday
last year
last modified: last year
I simply copied your photos into MS Paint which is a free app that is available on all PC's. I then used their tools to manipulate the photo.

The most common app for doing this is Adobe Photoshop which is much more powerfull and useful. Photoshop has a big learning curve, is very expensive, and uses a lot of resources on your computer.
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You could easily add some tile or wallpaper, or some more interesting lighting. See these pictures for more specific ideas.
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ffpalms
10 months ago
In such a narrow room, I’d find a mural wallpaper that plays with perspective to give it a sense of more space.
Cailin Oriordan
Original Author
10 months ago
The longer walls are on the sides so I’m not sure. One end is toilet and other end is sink.
ffpalms
10 months ago
Yes, it’s hard to visualize. Here is a photo of a similar paper showing a long expanse of wall. This one is from Anthropologie.

I tried to get the scale right on the first wallpaper in relation to your vanity.
Cailin Oriordan
Original Author
10 months ago
Super helpful. Very cool. Thanks for taking the time. I plan to do the project this summer so all still relevant!

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