Powder Room Idea #1001
Just when I think my blogging days are over, the whim hits me to post, and I feel like I wanna share. It
praaaaably
has something to do with the fact that I've been doing a cleanse this week, the last two days of which were a fast. Brutal. But today, I am fla fla flying with inner energy, so here ya go.
The last I stopped in here, we were in demo mode for our kitchen. Happy to report kitchen is beautifully complete, but there's still things I wanna tweak before she's ready for her close-up. So, patience, peeps.
We've been trying to tackle other rooms here and there. I don't know if I've ever mentioned the scoop on the house we bought in our frantic quest for a home Stateside. In a nutshell: perfectly livable, but really generic. Trying to add in character and style from scratch takes time. And moolah. Neither of which I have the buckets of I feel I deserve (please read: sarcasm).
For the last few months, I've been going back and forth over wallpaper choices for our tiny powder room. It's the only bathroom on our main floor, and because of the micro nature of it, it needs a major injection of personality.
We replaced the old sink with a wider pedestal, and in the process discovered the lovely circa '74 floral wallpaper.
I've been all over the map with new paper ideas, but know I want a bold pattern, with a big repeat. My first thought was to reach back to our Brazilian roots with
- purchasable via
.
I love this pattern, but here's my hang-ups: Unless you specifically do a rush order, Spoonflower's shipping time is ridiculous. Secondly, they price and parcel in single rolls. It makes it more expensive, and more tedious to hang.
So, I never ordered it, and one day stumbled upon
from
. A gorgeous Chinoiserie, in a bold color way, and a big repeat. Perfect. Ordered.
The only thing left to source is a mirror. Because of the sconce placement, I need a tall, narrow mirror, but want it to have some shape. I've been toying with something with beveled edges to bounce the light around (there's no natural light), but spied this black lacquer framed one, and think it might just work. The dimensions are perfect, but is the outline too strong. Hashtag: overthinking it.
