Well hello there!!

I’ve been making a tiny bit of progress in the powder room.  And by that I mean that I have slowing begun buying and hoarding things.  I have done zero demo and it’s starting to get real REAL with my timeline.  Timeline?  What timeline?!?  Said I, with a crazy little laugh… so what if it looks like garbage through the holidays…. hahaha…. no one will care, except MMMEEEEEE.  Whhhaaaaaa.

Anyway.  Moving on.  I will survive.  Hey, hey.  Shopping is fun.  And demo is not. Which is probably why I’m right where I am.  You guys, I am SCARED to rip tile off walls.  Cause, walls.  And um, fixing of walls.  Right.  Moving on…

So, here’s kinda where I’m at right now.  I’ve picked a wallpaper!!  Yaaahoooo!!  One freaking MAJOR decision made and trigger PULLED!!  If you don’t remember, these were the ones I was mulling over –

And how I made a decision, well that involved the opinions of 5 very opinionated man boys.  My husband really disliked #1, which oddly (or not) was one of my favorites.  I loved the bright blue in it, but I guess I should maybe respect his disdain if it’s something so bold in our house.  So there went #1.  #6, I loved, but it has an ivory/yellowy background that I swore I would stay away from – so buh bye #6.  #5 looks great, but seemed a little too trendy.  That left #2, #3 and #4.  I nixed #2 because I was really feeling that blue was the right way to go.  I still love this one and just might use it in my master bath – who knows.  The final call, I made with my gut… #3 is the winner!  It’s fun, but classic and I’ve loved this look forever!

Here’s a basic idea of things I’ve snagged up in the last few months.  I already have the mirror in there because the last one wasn’t doing too well – I like it and works well in the space.  Keeper.  Then I scored the American of Martinsville dresser for $40!!  It had a major booboo on the top, but not a problem if I put a sink on it – YES!!  And it has the perfect dimensions!  My husband hated it, but well… I’ve got plans.

Then, while I was perusing Ebay, I stumbled upon these Maison Lunel sconces!!  They are from the 60’s and amazing.  I love them and they are definitely going in this bathroom!!

My thought (right now) is to leave the travertine floor and just paint it.  I tested an extra tile in the garage and it’s adhered really well!  I couldn’t scratch it off.  I’m thinking that I’ll try this first and if it looks like crap, I’ll redo the floor.

So what else?… Of yeah!  The etagere!  I bought it from EBTH and it’s SOOO heavy and perfectly narrow and I want to make it work in this tiny bathroom.  I haven’t attempted to put in there yet (hello! heavy!) so it may not fit and it’s wrought iron.  I was pondering the addition of black to toughen it up – modernize it – and this could be my answer.  FINGERS CROSSED!!

Which leads me to a few what-ifs…. The faucet, the vanity handles and possibly buying the SELF-CLEANING TOILET OF MY DREAMS, with a black toilet seat, perhaps… hhhhmmmmmm….

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Should I go with a black faucet? Black hardware?

Or perhaps I should go with a brass faucet and/or brass hardware?  But then I need something else that brings in some black…

I know my renderings are a bit weird, (and the colors are a tad off, should be more blue and less purple) but we can get a general idea.  I’m in the middle of getting this vanity looking it’s finest and my palm sander just broke.  F!!!!  So, next week I’ll try to show you some progress there… hopefully there is some – HA!

Cultured Stone Sink, Maison Lunel Sconces – Vintage, American of Martinsville Dresser – Vintage, Kallvik Wallpaper, Round Brass Mirror, Wrought iron shelves – Vintage, Varathane Worn Navy, American Standard Self-Cleaning Toilet, Bemis Black Wood Toilet Seat,