Our bathroom, when this house was built, was probably quaint and had colored tile midway up the wall. That all changed in the 80s when an oversized jacuzzi tub was put in along with brown flooring, brown 4x4 tiles on the wall, and a vanity that only allowed tiny hineys past it.
Last year, we switched the vanity out for a small sink, and that worked for awhile. But there was limited storage. We knew we'd be moving the master bedroom downstairs and turning upstairs into a grand bedroom/playroom for the girls eventually...and that time came more quickly than expected. So we needed a tad more storage in the bathroom, just enough to hold my limited toiletries and hairdryer. That meant figuring out a solution right now that wouldn't break the bank of Kiefer.
Voila!
There are few vanities small enough for our bathroom, at least in the affordable non-custom price range. It was pretty much this one or another pedestal sink with a shelf. I like hidden storage, so this vanity was it. We bought a darker one and painted it, mainly because I like painted surfaces, the irregularity, the character.
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| Dollhouse toilet adds a great touch, dontcha think? |
We tore out the tub doors and hid everything behind a tall shower curtain.
It's still kind of stuck in the 80s in this bathroom, but everything's lighter and fresher feeling, I get a little storage, and I don't have to look at those awful tub doors anymore. In a few years, we'll hopefully be able to remodel. This'll do for now.
It makes a huge, huge difference to have those tub doors gone! And it's probably easier to clean now? No more scrubbing of the doors, anyway.
ReplyDeleteWe had a really similar vanity in our old house's bathroom before we renovated. It was a handy wee thing.
Curtains seem so much easier than doors. Also I had to look twice to see if the medicine cabinet was new or just painted. The white paint made a big difference!
ReplyDeleteMe, too! I like painted things, too! Not that fakey fake whatever it is finish that comes on white cabinets from the store!
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