The plumbing was finshed today so we finally have a potty on the first floor again! Love the color of the faucet with the vanity and paint.

Look closely and you can see evidence of a naked little helper. Bare attempted to help out with the electrical work lol!

@Lynn Lou 

Yes, I am looking forward to some pictures of your progress here too. 😁

The last option with the natural vanity and the tiled walls is classic yet modern and will never go out of style, where the blue is a little trendy and may fade. Im actually working on my home as well and was in the same dilemma and Im going with a very similar look as the natural wood with the tiles. Good Luck! Would love to see the finished bathrroom. Post piics!

@kl23 Nothing too exciting at the moment. Hubby patched a few areas last night, so maybe paint touch up will happen tonight.

@Pauline Riskakis-Georgiadis I ended up not doing tiles. Which makes me a bit nervous will water dripping behind the counter. I'm planning on installing the tiniest line of clear silicone between the wall and counter to prevent water from running down the wall behind. Just turning off the faucet with wet hands causes drips behind the faucet. Good luck with your project as well! It sounds like it will be lovely!

@Lynn Lou I somehow got the idea that you had a short backsplash as part of your countertop. Yeah, I would be nervous with no backsplash at all too.

It didn’t come with one. Some that include one often don’t match anyway. That’s what started this whole discussion. Tile just above the counter, tile up to wainscot or tile the entire wall. I decided no backsplash but now wondering if that was the right choice lol. I like the look without it. I’ll just have to give hubby a good lesson on hand washing! Someone commented on another post that their hubby was an aggressive hand washer. I was like, mine too lol!

I too love a back splash. I like tile up a wall at least 4 feet high. Maybe because my home is so active.

My powder room does not have one and it drives me insane. I am constantly washing walls and wiping up water spots. I know I will be constantly wiping tile, but tile just cleans much easier, for me at least.

My other bathrooms have wall tile also and I just love it.

Just noticed the sink went in!

Love the color!

It will be beautiful

@njmomma Thanks! I'm starting to worry I may not be able to train my husband to not make a mess lol! I've seen this vanity in random places lately (even in a real estate listing for a home not far from us) and no backsplash to be found...and no hand towel hanging on the side wall. So now I'm rethinking having a hook with a towel on the side wall. Maybe I'll just have a folded towel on the counter.

So not much progress in here really. I did get the hardware installed on the vanity (it came with it and is a pretty good match to the faucet). The electrician got the sconces installed. Couldn't switch them separately like I had hoped (can't remember why now), but that is fine. They were swtiched together before and really I don't see anyone turning on one or the other. I asked hubby if he would help me hang the mirror tomorrow night, so we will see if that happens. There is still some patching and touch that has to happen in here. But I just want to get one room finished! He finished the touch up in the laundry room tonight, so that one should be done once I remove the protective cardboard etc.

It is really hard to get a good pic because the room is so small. The lights aren't really that blinding in person. I think the bulbs in the sconces are 3000k and ceiling lights are 2700k. That's all I had on hand for the electrician to make sure they worked. So I'll need to change those out. They don't seem that different in person, but maybe I'll wait until the mirror goes up to change them out. The mirror is huge and will reflect the ceiling light. I really wish we would have replaced all of the drywall in here. It wasn't really on anyone's radar when we did the drywall in the kitchen. And they didn't know I was doing dark navy blue, which shows every imperfection. Oh well, I will probably be the only person who notices the issues.

So far, it’s looking lovely. The blue is terrific (and yes, you’ll be the only one who sees the imperfections).

@Lynn Lou wow! It's so pretty! OMG you have Mrs. Meyers soap too! Don't you just love the different fragrances?

Couple options for hand towels. The basket is for folded paper towels. You may remember I like paper towels in a powder room.

@RedRyder Thanks! I am in love with the blue! My husband keeps reminding me that our home is not a museum and that he and I will be the only ones to see it lol!

@kl23 I love Mrs. Meyers soaps. I use the hand and dish soap and laundry detergent.

Yes, I remembered your paper towel idea and it is up for consideration. We had a counter towel holder previously and I just didn't care for it. Towels were too long for it. I bought a taller one for our bathroom and it looked like a toilet paper dispenser lol. I do like the one you posted with the marble base. May have to try that one. OMG...I saw that gold giraffe and want to get him for the kitchen! Not sure how it would function as a paper towel dispenser, but it sure is cute. Thanks so much for all of the ideas!

I disagree with your sweet husband. You will ABSOLUTELY drag all guests to see this magnificent bathroom if they dare to visit once it’s done.

I thought, of all the stands, that one might best suit your decor in the powder room. I wondered how Bare might like the giraffe. 😁

@RedRyder LOL...you are right! The couple times a year we have guests over they will for sure be dragged in there to see it!

@kl23 I ended up ordering one very similar to the one you posted. The base on the one I got looks almost identical to the counter of the vanity. We shall see how it looks! Thanks so much! I'm pretty sure Bare would have to swat at the giraffe a few times to make sure it wasn't there to steal his food lol!

I found this guy a while ago that I was hoping to find in white and use for a hand towel holder or use in the kitchen somehow. I would love to find someone talented enough to paint white parts on it to match my sweet Beacon.

@Lynn Lou am loving the blue bathroom. I redid my powder room in a Schumacher wallpaper, it was a journey and from the sounds of it I've had similar conversations with my hubby about the house not being a museum. ;-) Argh I notice everything; they even tore the Schumacher wallpaper during install then tried to hide it. Sure it's in a place that no one will likely look, BUT...I know it's there. The towel holders are super fun, love the giraffe.

@Dawn Martinez Thanks!! I'm so excited about this bathroom lol! Funny how husbands are like that. He has said that more than once with the powder room and kitchen project (and our master bath last year). Oh no....tore the WC and tried to hide it?!?! I know I would definitely notice it too! I notice everything. Drives my husband crazy. He touched up some paint in the laundry room the other night. I just went in there tonight and was like, I guess these other areas don't need to be touched up?! To his defense, the lighting was different when he painted in there. It's hard to catch everything in different lighting.

I really love that giraffe too! He would be super cool and totally unexpected in a powder room. I may have to order him and see how he looks :)

@Lynn Lou we sound like two peas in a pod. Have fun with your bathroom, it's looking fabulous.

@Lynn Lou I love the idea of a Beacon tray holder! Here is the giraffe on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08B2ZGR6X/ref=sspa_mw_detail_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9kZXRhaWwp13NParams

There are lots of other animal towel holders by the way. They're cute just to look at.

Here is the link for the marbel-based towel holder.

Oh, gosh...morning brain...I see you ordered a towel holder. Duh... I hope you love it.

@Red Ryder and @Lynn Lou I live in one of those developments from the 1970s where there are the same homes repeated backwards and forwards through the area. Lots of people have the same house plan. I love to cruise Zillow to look for the same house plan and see what THOSE owners did with the same spaces I have. I put our house plans on there and, now am reminded, I need to update them and the photos of the "new" rooms. My neighbors on our street with the same houses all are looking forward to seeing the new spaces. Reminder: I switched our powder room and laundry room to a laundry closet then 3/4 bath. The wind was just right so I could hear one set of neighbors from across the street afterwards saying how much better they thought the function would be of switching. None of us with that plan liked where the powder room was. The plan has good features though, so worth it overall. Anyway, you bet everyone gets a tour!

@kl23 Thanks again for posting those towel holders. I had looked before but never saw the ones with marble base. Crazy that I ordered it last night and it arrived today. It matches perfectly with the counter! Now I just need to find hand towels lol! It is kind of big so I'll have to see how it look with a towel.

Nice match! Keeping to same few materials is making every choice look very luxe

Wow! It's almost camouflaged! 

I have towels that would be perfect in there. White with blue embroidery. Except they are old. My mother and I embroidered them together. Here's a book on the craft:

https://www.amazon.com/Swedish-Weave-Towels-Monks-Cloth/dp/B0037007X0/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=12J7H63J84EBV&keywords=huck+towels+for+embroidery&qid=1685782933&sprefix=huck+towels+,aps,120&sr=8-3

Meanwhile maybe these? https://www.amazon.com/CleverDelights-Pack-White-Hemstitched-Towels/dp/B07BDPLXG9/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?crid=12J7H63J84EBV&keywords=huck+towels+for+embroidery&qid=1685782541&sprefix=huck+towels+,aps,120&sr=8-8

https://www.finelinens.com/g-atoll-guest-towel-by-matouk.html

Another option...

@Lynn Lou! TA DA!!!!!!! All those circles really sing! Amazing! The woodwork looks really great with the blue doesn't it? And the white! See, if everyone thought about the fact that they can't get away from white in a bathroom very easily, I think we'd see a lot more bold-colored bathrooms. I just love the view from the doorway!

Great little soap dispenser! What are those sticks by the toilet? What choice of a trash can? Do you plan on a cup dispenser? Or do people need to go to the kitchen for that? Seriously, I like how clean your vanity top is...less clutter.

It looks GREAT! Nothing else needed over the toilet. The artwork and irritating are perfect. Nothing over the toilet needed.

The blue is just right. I hope you love this room and bring everyone to see it!

One word: fabulous!

@kl23 Yes, I'm so happy with everything! The circles are so fun! I just love walking by and seeing the artwork. Those sticks are handles for the toilet brush and plunger. It's a combo little stand that holds both of them. Also didn't consider that there would be no room to store such things in this vanity lol! Funny thing. When I opened them the other day I realized they came with a trash can too! It was round/oblong shape in matte blue. Well, I had already bought a taller rectangular glossy blue trash can. I figured I'd just use the matte one instead. Tried returning the other to Amazon and they refunded me and said to keep it! So now I have two. Using the glossy one for now and the other is in the laundry room sink cabinet. Not planning on cup dispenser. The kitchen is 10 steps away. I love no clutter on the counter.

@RedRyder Thank you! I love love love the blue. I can't wait to show it off. Hopefully we can get the kitchen back together soon and have some kind of gathering to show off both spaces lol!

@Dawn Martinez Thanks!

@Lynn Lou can you post a picture of the trash can the vanity came with? That sounds really cool! What size is it?

You took the time to figure out which blue was best - and it worked! I thought that any of the contenders would have looked good but this choice is a knockout with the artwork, which was the lead question (which blue enhances the art?)

You are allowed to demand guests visit the powder room when they visit. With a bathroom like this, why not?

Fantastic! Thanks for posting the update. You did a wonderful job. The colors are spot on.

@kl23 This is the trash can that came with the toilet brush/plunger. Currently in laundry room sink base cabinet. We used to have a pull-out with a trash can in laundry room, so I will have to get used to using a smaller one under the sink base. Or just take lint from dryer to the kitchen trash.

The cute little brush/plunger...if those things can be cute lol!

And this is the trash can I bought and am currently using in the bathroom (to the right of toilet). Moved it here for the pic. It's kind of a cute shape compared to the other one. I asked hubby which one we should use. He said, seriously, it is a trash can, who cares.....lol!!

@RedRyder What is crazy is there are so many blues in the artwork, but I do love this one the most. It has a slight presence in the artwork and I love that. It doesn't show up in the pics I've taken, but in person there is some teal and aqua. But I can't even imagine it hanging on a wall of teal or aqua. Naval is the best color for it lol :)

@Kendrah Thank you! I'm so happy with how it turned out.

@Lynn Lou thanks for the pictures and explanations. I was reading an article on kitchen design that said people don't think about the trash and recycling. I think more people think about it in a kitchen than in the bathroom. I like the idea of small hidden trash cans that get changed more frequently. I like both your blue trash cans. My daughter installed a plexiglass container in her vanity for the tiny things. Reminded me of the little trash containers in my lab. There are some kinds of trash you don't want sitting around. Small containers encourage frequent movement of trash away from users. I like yours. 

When choosing a toilet style for my blue bathroom, I wanted a tank I could rest a basket on for bidet towels. And I wanted a nearby basket for a hamper for used ones. I didn't think of everything but I did think of that. I wanted a Braava under the vanity as well as a waste basket. I installed an outlet under there. I also installed an outlet just beyond the shower for a body dryer I haven't bought yet. You made me realize I should start thinking of these things for my new bathrooms. I should make a list of all the things like this and plan for their homes. HOUZZ should have an article about the topic. @Mitchell Parker I think...

@kl23 Definitely like small trash cans for the bathrooms. I would prefer to hide them under the vanity, but that didn't work out in this one. But then having it out where I can see it helps me to remember to change the bag. The glossy one shows more dust, so I may end up using the matte one in the bathroom instead.

You thought of everything in your blue bathroom. A body dryer sounds amazing! I sure wish we would have installed an outlet in our master bathroom toilet room for a future bidet. You can never have too many outlets really.

@Lynn Lou we should be able to come up with a great cartoon where someone says very casually, "You can never have too many outlets really." So true...

@Lynn Lou I don't know how long you've been married, but I can assure you there are only 5 husbands in this world that care about the color of the trash can in the powder room. Stick to asking your friends on Houzz.

I like your blue garbage can!

@RedRyder We've been married 25 years (dated for 8 years prior....high school sweethearts) and I know for certain he does not care about the color of any trash can lol!! Both trash cans for the powder room are blue. One is matte and one is glossy. The glossy one is a magnet for the lint from the toilet paper. So I'll have to see if that drives me crazy or not and maybe swap it for the matte one.

@RedRyder and @Lynn Lou when my husband found me, scooped me up, and loved me, I was financially naked. I had an optimism that wouldn't quit and almost didn't notice the poverty. My mom had sent me potted plants in baskets, and I was repurposing the baskets as trash cans. My dear hubby now prefers them, because they remind him of my optimism then and when we first courted. So now we just have to find the other four!

Fabulous powder room!! Did you use a drawing tool to drop in possible light fixtures etc? How do I do that so I can see how different things will look? Thanks!

@LynnLou - I sent a photo of your lovely powder room to a close friend who is now considering a dark blue for her powder room. I immediately told her about your journey through all the blues and sent her a “done” photo. She loved it!

You’re famous!

@Carol Thank you! I have an iPhone and use the app PhotoshopMix. The new feature on the iPhone to do a cutout of an item in your pic is really handy. iPhone photo cutout instructions. I screenshot the vanity or fixtures from websites and then do a cutout of it and then use it in the PSmix app. It takes a minute to figure it out.

@RedRyder Oh that's awesome! I'm glad my journey with the blues might be able to help someone! Share her pics when her project is done. Can't wait to tell hubby that I'm famous lol!!

So my gold kitty paper towel holder may end up being a toilet paper holder in the powder room lol! He didn't do a very good job as PT holder. He's not very cute and is a weird gold color and not what I pictured at all. So not sure I will keep him at all. For now he's hanging out the PR. Hubby not thrilled about him lol.

But what does Bare think? 

I agree he is a little "Goldfinger" like. But maybe he just needs a bit of rubNbuff https://www.blesserhouse.com/rub-n-buff-colors-tried-and-tested/ maybe in a darker color like copper or bronze in the creases. But then if you still don't like him. How does he look with just one role of spare tp? I mean how many rolls do you really need on display? I do like him in the corner though.

@kl23 Bare is not sure what to think of him lol!

Thanks for sharing! I have never heard of rub n buff. I may have to check it out. I thought about spraying him champagne bronze, but that won't help his odd face lol! I did remove the third roll so you could see his tail.

@Lynn Lou I heard about rubNbuff from @ilikefriday who is very crafty.

Is Bare marking the new kitty? Claiming it? Being friends?

He was mostly interested in the TP. He’s a weirdo and likes to chew paper products. So far I haven’t noticed any chew marks on the rolls.