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I'd like to give this tiny bathroom some personality

11 years ago
I just replaced the lights and am open to taking out the medicine cabinet and putting a mirror there. I was also thinking about mosaic tiles on the wall where the toilet is. I have a Kohler Tresham sink with pedestal that I'll be using. I also have Kohler purist faucet and hardware (towel toilet paper rack etc.) What about color? For the mosaic tiles and or the rest of the bathroom? I'd like to go with a cream colored trim that matches the rest of the house.
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  • 11 years ago
    I would go with tile for any room where you can have water issues such as overflowing toilets and the like. Put a throw rug in front of the sink and it should be fine for your kids.

    I agree about moving the medicine cabinet and putting a larger mirror above the sink. You could move the one over the toilet, and then put a nice picture there. I wouldn't put the medicine cabinet over the toilet for obvious reasons.

    Comments (28)

    • 11 years ago
      Are you open to new flooring?
    • 11 years ago
      Yes! It needs to go into the hallway and kitchen too.

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    • 11 years ago
      If this is a powder room, you can have wood floor. Otherwise, you need tile. Since it's tiny, you can go with anything.
    • 11 years ago
      You have nice inspiration photos. Pick one of them and go with it, It looks like you know what you like
    • 11 years ago
      With 5 children, is tile best?
    • PRO
      11 years ago
      First of all, I think the first problem of your bathroom is that it isn't getting adequate lighting.

      Second, are you open for getting a new sink/vanity? Your current one looks too..standard issue.

      Third, what style do you want for your bathroom, do you want it modernized? Do you want a traditional look?

      Lastly, I see that you have mentioned about changing your tile, what kind of tile did you have in mind?
    • 11 years ago
      We tiled the floor. And I am having the whole bathroom re drywalled. I believe we will take the medicine cabinet out, and I'm not quite sure what to do with the window at this point. Because there is no other sunlight I think we should leave it. The other side is a mudroom that was in addition. There is privacy frosting on the windows. the scuttle will be sealed as well..
    • 11 years ago
      I have a faucet that is going to match my kitchen sink. However, I am having a very hard time finding a sink I would like it to be matching the kitchen and other bathroom so it should be Kohler. I would love to get a Parigi, but I think that it may be out of my budget. I have granite people coming on Thursday to template my kitchen and I am wondering if I could drop an Undermount into granite and have the holes drilled for the Fossett.
    • 11 years ago
      Faucet
    • 11 years ago
      The biggest problem I'm having is space. Sitting on the toilet, your knees would touch if it were not a wall mount with space underneath.
    • 11 years ago
      Something like this would be ideal, where it tapers on the bottom.
    • 11 years ago
      This is the faucet I already own. I will be going for a more modern look.
    • 11 years ago
      And I will not be using the Kohler tresham sink. It is way too big.
    • 11 years ago
      Move the mirror over the toilet to the sink. Put a framed print over the toilet. You could make a little skirt for the sink and a window curtain to match.
    • 11 years ago
      Well, considering I'm a seamstress and have 100s of bolts of designer fabric, that should not be a problem. :)
    • 11 years ago
      My parents had a teensy powder room similar ...but they had a very narrow vanity that had storage underneath. I'm just thinking that with 5 kids, you will need more storage. And a pedestal sink will have none.
    • 11 years ago
      I would love more storage but the girls are 1 & 3 and into everything. Everything stored at their level will end up in the toilet.
    • 11 years ago
      lose the mirror over the toilet thats just kinda gross, agree a picture would be a better bet there. put it over the sink if you like it, but with a pedestal sink you should find more storage somewhere. keep the window but maybe shorten it to make it higher on the wall to keep light but give more privacy
    • 11 years ago
      Never looked at the mirror over the toilet from a male perspective. Sealed up the ceiling.
    • 11 years ago

      Mandi- that is the beauty of Houzz, you might not like what some people say but it gives you different perspectives ;) I hope you do not put back up the mirror...

    • 11 years ago
      I will never have a mirror over the toilet again:)
    • PRO
      11 years ago
      last modified: 11 years ago

      Go for a bold geometric stone design on floor or wall...or both if you dare!

    • 11 years ago

      I love the geometric design! Just put tile in there so I'd like to work with that. I may want to put this painting behind the toilet. I'm having a tiny granite wall mount vanity made with an undermount sink and a Kohler Purist faucet. If I use an art piece like this, do I choose colors from the painting? Or am I going in the absolute wrong direction?


    • 11 years ago
      Here's an update.
    • 11 years ago
      color for wall to give it a spa feel / tile to cover entire wall behind toilet / chandelier to match ure sconces / if replacing medicine cabinet use the mirror from toilet wall
    • 11 years ago
      since u have a small BR u could replace floor w marble to tie everything 2gether
    • 11 years ago
      love the spa suggestions - paint, tile, lighting
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