Bathroom Spruce

Hello Friends!

Banishing my winter blues has not been easy. To take my mind off the bitter cold and constant grey I've decided to focus on small project.

That small project is giving my master bathroom a small spruce-up. When speaking to my Mister about the renovations he gave me one goal: keep it as close to, or under, $1000 as possible.

When we moved in to our new home, the master bath was very beige. I'd like to replace the following items: toilet, sink, mirror, lighting, general accessories and give the whole room a fresh coat of paint (right now it's surprise, beige).

Here's what I came up with:

As you can tell, everything is fresh and bright. No beige! The paint colour, Sherwin-Williams Tidewater, is very tranquil, perfect for a small bathroom. The toilet and sink were the areas where I budgeted the most money. I wanted a modern looking one-piece toilet that will be easy to clean. I went a little more ornate with the sink. I love vintage looking sinks, and I wanted a pedestal sink because bathroom storage is a non-issue for us (we have a large linen closet to hold all our toiletries).

The shower curtain, from Urban Outfitters, is the main source of colour in the new bathroom. It was my jumping off point and inspiration for the theme.

I found the lighting from West Elm. I wanted to keep the lighting very plain, something that I wouldn't get sick of in a couple months and want to replace.

The mirror is from Restoration Hardware, children's line. I find the children's products are much more reasonably priced for some reason. I chose a round mirror because of its soft lines.

I looked to the Land of Nod, yes a children's store, for decorative storage in the bathroom. I love hexagon shaped anything, and I think a couple candles would look amazing on the honeycomb wall shelf. I like the size of this wall shelf. Since our bathroom is small I didn't want anything that would overtake the wall.

The door hook and soap dishes are from Ikea. I love Ikea for small accessory items, super cute and always very reasonably priced.

Here's a running tally on the cost of the items:
Paint: ~$30
Toilet: $400
Sink: $486
Shower Curtain: $45
Lighting: $70
Mirror: $120
Wall Shelf: $60
Door Hook: $5
Soap Pump: $10
Soap Dish: $9
Total: $1235

I tried my best to stay within the confines of the budget! Now I'm going to take this plan to my Mister and see if he'll green light it! Wish me luck!

Happy renovations!