Thoroughly Modern Mural; Bathroom Remodel; Guest
I am so glad that Amy of Hey Now, Whoa Now sent me the link to her awesome bathroom transformation. Not only did they do a great job but I LOVE her style! Check it out, I am sure you will love it!
A few years ago we were on HGTV’s My House Is Worth What? The comment I remember most is that though we’ve updated most of our townhouse, the half bath felt like you’d stepped back into the 70’s. That wasn’t a compliment.
The bathroom’s most notable attributes were a light fixture that nearly had the power to make you gag, a counter that ran all the way across the wall (why? please tell me why) that effectively blocked the lid to our new (free!) low-flow toilet, and a toilet paper inset cut into the side of the cabinet.
Not anymore!
Here’s what we did:
The vanity came with plain, brushed silver knobs, but I swapped them out with knobs from an upstairs cabinet we ripped out. I love how they match the faucet handles.
We did all the work ourselves (with profuse thanks to Dennis’ handy-man padre!), so total we spent about $300.
Can you guess which of the above is my favorite feature? I drooled over the graphic mural in this bathroom on Apartment Therapy, and toyed with doing the same design, same color. But I kept running into this design:![By George, I love it!](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20400%20298'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
It was on a card I got in the mail from a friend, on wallpaper in a magazine I was flipping through, on the tree branches outside a client’s house, on this storefront I passed while lunching with a friend. By george, I’m doing it! So I did, in what appears to be my favorite color (unintentionally dotted my living room with it, too): teal.
I’m pretty happy with my rendition.![Totally Teal, Totally Rad](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20360%20480'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
And just because you deserve one more angle:
I think this is such an awesome makeover! Totally stunning and I just love it!
What do you like the best?
Cassity Kmetzsch started Remodelaholic after graduating from Utah State University with a degree in Interior Design. Remodelaholic is the place to share her love for knocking out walls, and building everything back up again to not only add function but beauty to her home. Together with her husband Justin, they have remodeled 6 homes and are working on a seventh. She is a mother of four amazing girls. Making a house a home is her favorite hobby.
>I'm loving this bathroom remodel! I liek the peacock feather….fun.
>Love it! Where did she find the bath towels?
>Barbara — The towel is actually a kitchen towel from the Orla Kiely Target collection (https://bit.ly/kgh9) in '09, but I couldn't find it on the Target.com. 🙁 But anything by Orla Kiely is way fun!
>The first thing that caught my eye was the mural. I totally love it!
>Great remodel! Love the colors and the fact that you painted the door. Did you ever think of doing a graphic on the wall next to the toilet instead? I really like the placement of your graphic now but I know I would have been obsessing over the larger wall.
>Corie – Good question. I treated the wall the sink/toilet are on as my focal point… kind of like a fireplace in the room (which was actually my inspiration! https://bit.ly/bmMuBE). I did just add some art to the opposite wall, which balances the mural: https://bit.ly/dm2Q0L
>I was trying to find some inspiration for another bathroom that I am redoing and came upon your blog. Thanks for the ideas. I would love to share with you my powder room that I made over earlier this year. I just posted about it! (https://debbie-idodesigns.blogspot.com/2010/07/powder-room-makeover.html) Let me know what you think. I'm also almost done with my Master Bath so I'll have to come back with pictures of that one. I'm making a tile mural to install on the wall above our garden tub. Great site… I'm now one of your followers. Thanks again!!
>Hmmmm, what do I like best? I think if I had to chose just one, I'm loving that vinyl behind the mirror. What a great idea 🙂
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