Small bathroom help!
Our house is almost 100 years old and this small bathroom is the last room we haven’t touched since living here! I bought some wallpaper that I want to put just on the wall with the mirror. I’m inclined to want a much smaller mirror just over the vanity, but my husband thinks this oversized one makes it feel bigger. Any advice? If we get a smaller mirror, I found a gold framed one I love with the wallpaper, but all the other hardware is nickel. Shower head, faucet, lighting, everything. Would mixing metals be ok or too overwhelming in a small space? Thank you!!
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Comments (17)You are going to want more than 32" for the toilet. 36" is standard (and perhaps even code in some areas???? Not here in Maine but I heard people saying that on other forums...) We have 34" and it feels fine but I dont think I'd want to go much tighter. You could solve that simply by flipping the closet and shower. So, have your shower -rotated 90 degrees and witha glass end wall- at the end of the tub (which is a nice setup you can see in many bathrooms, the tub deck can actually protrude under the shower glass wall and be a ledge or seat in the shower). Then the passageway moves to the left, and you can steal a bit of space from the other closet for the toilet. Either that of have a shorter vanity. 48" isn't a size I'd fight for. It's too short for a double vanity, really (unless you're using one of the new two-faucet 'trough" styles) so why not go down to 42" and have a better toilet area? For resale, though, you should consider a double vanity. Some people I guess expert truly huge ones, like at least 5+' long. But you CAN get smaller ones, Ikea has some great ones for tight spaces. But if you're not selling anytime soon, do what YOU like!! (But I still think you'll want more toilet space...)...See MoreAdding recessed lighting and shiplap ceiling to small bathroom: help
Comments (0)We are planning a small makeover for the only bathroom in our small house. We plan to do the following: remove the flushmount ceiling fixture and patch ceiling add an exhaust fan with light over the shower add two recessed lights: one over the toilet area and one between the doorway and the vanity (evenly flanking the vanity) replace the vanity light with a more appropriate sconce remove the wallpaper; paint walls shiplap and paint the ceiling I'd like GW help on the following: What size recessed lights are appropriate for this small bathroom (barely 6x9)? Two 4" or two 6"? I like LEDs. What brand do you recommend? Can we install this in phases, beginning with the recessed lighting and exhaust fan and add the shiplap at a later date? That is, can the fixtures be adjusted lower to accommodate the wood planking when we get to that phase? If the new recessed lighting offers downlight, should we plan on installing an upward facing sconce above the vanity or can we do a downward facing sconce (perhaps with clear or translucent glass shades)? Other notes: We will replace the hideous wall cabinet with open shelves. We are aware that the tile on the floor is wall tile and not floor tile (slippery when wet!), but until we build a second bathroom, we cannot replace it. Thanks!...See Moresmall bathroom help
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last yearAs much as I love that wallpaper and would like to see more of it, I agree with your husband that the large mirror does make the room feel more spacious.
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No problem mixing metals.
Option #1 - Use the wallpaper on all walls and small mirror.Your 1970s huge wall mirror takes away from the charm of your 100-year old bathroom. It also creates a really striped effect with the wallpaper just showing above and below the mirror, which is going to make this small room feel broken up into chunky color blocks. By the same token, I think it gets busy in a small space to have accent walls so I'd paper all of the walls and use the smaller mirror.
Option #2 - Print as shower curtain, big mirror, blue walls.The same wallpaper print is also sold as fabric and you can have made as shower curtain using the print. The shower curtain is the largest uninterrupted swath of "wall space" in the room so you will see a lot of it. Keep the mirror but have a frame built around it so it looks finished. Then paint all of the walls a blue to match the background of the print.
Here is a William Morris print with a similar vibe just to give you an idea of how rich a shower curtain can look in a great floral print. When opened all the way, you'll see more of it than you will if the print is used as wallpaper.
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(Picture from etsy, the colors don't look as nice as your wallpaper sample, but could be the monitor. Order a swatch to see.)
I had the same sink, toilet, and similar floor in an equally small bathroom in a 170 year old house. We had a beautiful old mirror but put a medicine cabinet up for staging for sale. Thought I'd post it so you can see a similar sized bathroom with a small mirror.
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Thanks for all your advice!! I’ve decided to go with one smaller mirror, either this one pictured or something similar if I can find it thrifted :) hopefully I can get this project knocked out soon and post an after photo!
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