I just noticed something about your toilet. It has an in-swinging door. That might not meet code. If it does, it is still a dangerous situation. If someone passed out in there, they would block the door from opening, and help could not get in. In the hospital I work at the doors have a latch and hinge set so that the doors can open either in or out for safety. A pocket door would work if the toilet was pivoted 90 degrees, so that the bowl or tank of the toilet faced the shower, the shower moved down a bit, and the linen closet at the end of the shower moved to the toilet room wall, to make up the extra width that the shower will take up. The toilet will need to have 36" min interior width for best function, and that would leave about 24" in depth, a perfect depth for a wall closet, to balance the wall with the shower depth. Next the door could be pocket and slide behind the closet area.

I would not want those IKEA frames either... I would do a very simple round "silver" frame and stencil or paint curley art nouveau sort of tendrils on the pale creamed coffee walls... That dresser says country to me....not at all Nouveau. I think I would look for a simple plain chest of drawers paint it and have that very clever hubby of yours make some sort of decorative fret work to go on top....then start collecting old hand mirrors and such. I have that exact faucet set but not with a vessel sink. I sometimes get annoyed because I can't fit a small vase under it....or more specifically a plunger....my drain is running slow! For curtains or even a drape on a wall, consider voile tied here and there with bunches of flowers... And wouldn't a Rosetti print be lovely on one wall? Here is a link that might be useful: Rosetti paintings....

Thank you both! Love those images. Vintage bathrooms had such outrageous color. I am slightly tempted by that, but at 1926 this house would have been right on the tipping point so plain safe white is pretty appropriate. And I do adore what bathrooms too. :-) I have given some serious thought to colorful wall paper above the tile wainscoting, but my eleven year old already takes long showers. With a four year old daughter following on the heels, I'm thinking wallpaper won't stand up to the steam. I would consider square floor tiles, but I think I'd want to get up to at least 18 x 18. I'm dreading the tile floor honestly because I have had such a hard time keeping them clean in the past. When we did our master bath two summers ago I chose linoleum, which has been a breeze to clean. But this bath is planned to have a curbless shower and tile seems like my best bet. Any thoughts on the penny rounds? Too cute/modern? Would 4 x 4 set on the diagonal be better? I'd like to get some interest via texture into the room. And the penny rounds are just so much fun.

Well, I'd say you can easily recreate it. I think your inspiration picture bath has porcelain tiles..there is plenty of choice in the stores nowadays. If you pick white, or white and gray(like in certain marble or quartz that mimics it) countertop for the vanity, and do light gray porcelain tiles for example..you can go with bigger tiles for a modern look, or with smaller, for more traditional one. Porcelain tiles often also have texture that creates more friction-important in a place that gets wet. White and black or white and gray floor will look wonderful too, but probably a bit harder to keep clean. You can do this "chess board" look, or hex mosaics, or basketweave-I think it might look very cool in your house. But if you prefer one color on the floor-it will work perfectly well too. I'm saying "gray" because in my opinion it will play with a color of the vanity very nicely; I love this juxtaposition, but it can be anything really. What is the color of your hardwood floors? PS I don't think a white vanity is safer than any other vanity..:) It really depends on your preference, and on the house itself. But I must say-if you really love white, generally speaking, your choice immediately expands. I love colors-when it comes to materials, it gets trickier and more expensive. White and black or white and gray, or white and blue-that's where you have a sea of choices. Without overpaying. It is just so classic, and it's everywhere, and you can play with it to no end.