I am very excited to share our bathroom makeover with you! We have been able to use it the past couple weeks and can’t believe how much more we enjoy it. If you remember when I shared the design plans, I talked about how our contractor insisted that we keep our vanity a certain size (this was not a code reason) just because he thought it would be to tight. I listened and I should have looked into it more. It was three years ago and we were just in a hurry, trying to get both bathrooms in working order. I am very happy that we invested in marble honey comb floors and beveled edge subway tile. But we really put a lot of our money into those details for both bathrooms. So we went cheap on the res and just used what we had! I was thrilled when Wayfair wanted to partner to help us finish the details and share the process of designing a bathroom with all of you! First let’s look at the bathroom before…. (PS- I will link everything at the end of this blog post for you!)
Bathroom BEFORE-
Bathroom AFTER-
What do you think? The vanity was the main star! I talked about how I went back and forth on deciding on if we should do a double vanity or a single. I asked all of you and ended up going with a single sink rather than a double in this bathroom. For these reasons-
#1- The space isn’t huge for two people to get around each other between the tub and the vanity. That is important to factor in, even if you can fit a double you need to be able to move around.
#2- If we did go with a double vanity in this bathroom because of the size constraints we would have lost a lot of counter space. And with two girls using this bathroom and guests the counter space won out.
#3- Adding a double sink does require extra costs for the plumbing. Also the cost of splitting out the electrical for two lights and buying two lights. Not to mention buying two mirrors. Oh and you all pointed out the fact of cleaning two sinks!
If you want to see the voting results you can head to THIS post!
If Wayfair would have been selling all the complete bathroom options three years ago that they are now it would have made the process of designing a bathroom so much easier! I had moved to a new state (Connecticut from Utah) and did not know any sources or stores to go to. I wasted a lot of time 3 years ago and in the end was not happy with the choices I made because of limited sources and options. I use Wayfair all the time for clients and highly recommend it as a good starting point!
We added AZEK to the walls, it is a composite type of material that is often used as trim on the exterior or homes. You can read how we installed the AZEK HERE.
Notice there is plenty of room?? We still can fit in a little step stool between the vanity and the toilet. As mentioned we had the marble honeycomb tile installed when we moved in, three years ago. We are still very happy with it! I feel like it is timeless and goes with our 1950’s cape.
Here is the Bathroom BEFORE from this side
Bathroom AFTER-
We really love the vanity with the backsplash! THIS Vanity from Wayfair came with the backsplash! We did spray paint the handles (you can read about that HERE). How quickly we learned that we needed a backsplash with kids and guests. Also the AZEK offers extra protection too.
I went with three different types of metals. The gold, which ended up being two different shades of gold on the faucet and the light fixture, so I blended them by spray painted the handles on the vanity to match the light fixture and black. Golds are the hardest metal to mix, especially from different vendors. Something to keep in mind. In the end I am very happy with it, you only notice it in photos, not in person.
We added a new bamboo shade to the bathroom window. We went with an inside mount rather than on the molding how it was before. This bathroom is on our second floor so you can’t see in, if you could I would make sure to get a shade that has a privacy liner or easily add one to the back.
We have hooks on the back of the door for more towels to dry and for storage. The closet previously had a bi-fold door on it. We easily took that off and added deeper shelves for more storage. Love the storage it now offers. Especially for a small bathroom and 1100 square foot house!
I keep cleaning supplies for the bathroom inside the baskets and extra supplies.
Thank you for coming by and for cheering us and sharing your ideas along the way! And my go-to for online furniture, and yes including everting in the bathroom Wayfair! I did a little video tour of the bathroom below…
Complete List of Bathroom Sources-
Everything is painted in Simply White from Benjamin Moore in a Satin
Vanity (only change was spray painted the handles to THIS)
Beach Art (above toilet, the whale is discontinued)
Hanging Plant Holder (older, I spray painted but linked similar )
Baskets (in closet with the black stripe and by toilet)
Garbage Can is from IKEA (I spray painted the handles in my favorite spray paint HERE)
This is beautiful, Brooke! I love being signed up for your blog notifications. I hopped right over to see all the beautiful details.
As always, thanks for the inspiration. <3
Oh thank you Raquel! I am so happy to hear this!!
Love the transformation – way to go!
Thank you Lori!
It’s lovely, Brooke! The vanity is perfect! Visually, it makes the room look larger! 🙌😍 Well done!
I agree!! Isn’t that interesting?? Bigger in a smaller space is always better!
Where are the small glass shelves from? Love the bathroom
My contractor (back then) got them at a tile shop I believe when he installed the subway tile
Do you have any idea how he installed them? Just with caulk and adhesive? My contractor didn’t do such a great job with ours and claimed he “needed” to put these awful black sticky pieces between the glass and the white subway tile.
This certainly is gorgeous! I have been looking at the tiny gray octogan shaped floor tiles. I would be very interested in how long this flooring holds up. I was thinking of using these in the inside of the shower stall….what do you think?
they hold up really well! They are marble- you could do a darker grout!
Love this! Any chance you can post the choice for the double vanity? I loved it and can’t find it now on the poll page.
I only had 60″ max- so I was looking at this one- https://rstyle.me/n/c25y9ub5qwf
The bathroom looks so good and functional, too! I love the vanity and think you were right to only have one sink because counter space is so important. Love all the details, too, and the information on the ship lack. Very inspiring.
LOVE. IT. I’m feeling so inspired. I’d love a tutorial on the best ways to install and hang hanging plants at the right length. You’re the best, Brooke!
(Sometimes the plantars are great but just too short!)
Brooke!!!! This is gorgeous!!! I couldn’t wait for the reveal(all your sneak peeks helped with that impatience-haha). I love everything. And those are the cutest little bottles of hand soap, etc. Btw, how did your ceiling fan in here turn out? You seriously can do no wrong and make every space so amazing! I come away with the wheels in my head just spinning away with ideas. Thank you!
Love the shower tile and how it goes to the ceiling…your sink counter is the best …perfect length and top color. The gold accents are wonderful and the black rug really goes well.
thank you Monica!! I appreciate your feedback!
Very nice! Thanks for the great ideas
Your remodeled bathroom looks really beautiful. Great job as always. I have to say that the “before” looked really nice as well. The biggest change I see is is that in the span of 3 years, the trend seems to be to replace brushed or polished nickel fixtures with gold.
I like the cabinet much better. The room looks bigger and brighter and like the shade too. If my window measures 36” should I get a 36 “ shade?
I love the new mirror but really liked the white one too. It looks versatile so I’m sure you could use somewhere else too..beautiful job!
I love how your bathroom remodel turned out! I I have a very minor detail question…where did you find your matches on the toilet? I’ve been looking for nice looking ones! Thank you!
oh they were a gift!! I will have to see but I have use some from Shop Terrain that I love!
The bathroom is beautiful!!!!
hey girl- love the bathroom! oh so cool!
Gorgeous!! How do you keep the closet looking so neat and pretty? Mine is full of towels, sheets, and toiletries…not so pretty. Where do you store those things?
Thanks Laura! I got rid of a bunch of towels- really evaluated that I kept washing the same ones over and over! Also the extra sheets are stored in our little dormer storage area. Cleaning supplies are in the baskets and same with a lot of the extra stuff! The vanity holds things too.
Hi Brooke
Do you know the dimensions of your bathroom? It is the same layout as the bathroom we are looking at remodeling but I don’t think it’s ours is as long. I would love a vanity similar to your though if it would fit in the space we have.
Ashley
Love. It. Does the tile go all the way up to the crown?
Yes!
This is GORGEOUS!!😍
Do you happen to remember the name of the color grout you went with for the subway tile in shower? I am having such a hard time deciding on this for our house!
thanks! I think it was Dove Gray
I have been stalking your bathroom for the last week. My husband and I are are getting ready to remodel our master bathroom. Thank you so much for sharing all the links for everything. I was super excited about the tub, mirrors, and beveled subway tile. Oh and not to mention, the fantastic tutorial on the shiplap. Eeeek! I wish I could snap my fingers and everything would magically be done! We have a beautiful sink cabinet that we will repurpose, but we have to decide if we want to have two sinks, one sink, or use a trough type with two faucets. I am also on the fence between your beautiful floor tile or a black/white cement pattern tile.
Once again, thank you so much for sharing and all of the helpful advise! Have a fabulous Saturday!
Your bathroom sounds exciting! I did have a friend that had the trough type with two faucets and she loved the look but said it was a waste because they rarely ever used it together. I think you just have to decide how you use it!
Hi Brooke! This looks great. I was wondering if the floor grout color is also dove gray? Thank you
yes!
What size is your white Subway tile? Is it the same in both your kitchen and bathroom? It looks like it has a slight bevel, does it? Where did you get it from?