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New Powder Room, Before and After Pics!

14 years ago

Hi all, I am very excited to share pictures of our renovated powder room. We bought our house about a year and a half ago from the orignal owners who built it in 1970, and the I don't think the powder had been touched since then. It was important to me to do this powder room because it is the only bathroom on the first floor, and the one guests use. Before it was just a dark, beige and gold hole, and now I am in love with our light and bright classic with a touch of modern room. I drove my DH crazy with all the choices. Even though it is a small space, I still agonized over every decision.

Before:







After:







Our splurge, the Toto Soiree: (best toilet ever!)



Added ceiling light fixture:

Comments (20)

  • 14 years ago

    Very pretty! How wide is the vanity? I am about to remodel a powder room that I think has a similar layout, and I love your tiled backsplash.

  • 14 years ago

    Beautiful!

  • 14 years ago

    Wow! What a totally gorgeous bathroom you've made! Love the tile - well, all the elements actually. The light fixture is perfect - a little crown on your jewel.

  • 14 years ago

    That's really pretty, congrats!

  • 14 years ago

    Wonderful job, I love the towel bar you added to the left. The lights are fab.

  • 14 years ago

    Awesome job! I can't wait to do my guest bathroom!! I love that roman shade you have - the little circles and yellow stripe really look cool with the rest of the room. Is it custom?

  • 14 years ago

    Thanks for all the nice comments! I am pretty proud of it.

    Gmp3- The vanity is 36 inches wide. We originally wanted to use a 30 inch size to free up some room, but couldn't find an affordable vanity I liked. I am really glad we ended up going with the 36 inch size, I love having the extra counter space.

    therenee-yes, it is custom. I found the fabric at Calico Corners, ( a fabric store with discounted prices) and had it made.

  • 14 years ago

    Wow, fantastic! I love the materials selection. Your new powder room is beautiful.

  • 14 years ago

    Wow, what a difference! Is that the Delta Dryden faucet? If so, how do you like it?

  • 14 years ago

    Yes, it is the delta dryden. We like it a lot. The faucet was one of the first things I picked because it has the square lines and a high arc. It works great too.

  • 14 years ago

    Thanks! It looks great.

  • 14 years ago

    That looks amazing! What are the dimensions of your half bath? And, is that a pocket door in the first picture? Did you keep a pocket door (and if so, how do you like it as the main guest bathroom door)? We're debating one for a half bath we're adding on for guests but I'm hesitant.

  • 14 years ago

    Thanks for the size info my powder room is only 32" wide. LOVE the wall color...what color is it?

    Thanks.

  • 14 years ago

    Gorgeous!
    What a difference. it looks really upscale like a fancy hotel bathroom!

    (Some people are trying to bring br*ss back, I am so glad you took it all out)

  • 14 years ago

    Kermit4777, my room is 3 ft wide by almost 7 ft long. No, it is not a pocket door, the door swings out into a small laundry room/hallway that is off the garage. I actually really wanted to put in a pocket door but it would have been too expensive. I decided I would rather put our money into finishes in the room.

    gmp3, the paint is BM's gray owl. I love that is looks more gray at some parts of the day and you can see the hints of green at other parts of the day.

    pharaoh, thanks! That is what I first thought when we were all finished, "it looks like a swanky, upscale hotel bathroom."

    Thanks again for all the nice comments. I learned a lot from GW!

  • 14 years ago

    Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

  • 14 years ago

    You did a lovely job. How does your DH like it?

  • 14 years ago

    He loves it! He very happy when a project is finished, I drive him a little nuts asking him a million questions about what tile or vanity, etc he would prefer. In the end he just left it up to me, and was very happy with the results!

  • 14 years ago

    Gorgeous!

    I've bookmarked a pic of that same/similar vanity for my new half bath - can you give me the details on it? How many drawers open? Did the countertop come with it? If not is it a marble top that is built in to the wall?

    Sorry if these are dumb questions - first time on this forum as I am just getting started on the bath!

    Thanks!

  • 14 years ago

    Domino3
    We got the vanity from Lowes and modified it a bit. I changed out the hardware from the brushed it came with to more substantial chrome knobs. It actually came with a different beige countertop/sink but I really wanted a white marble countertop with rectangular sink, so I removed the countertop it came with. I found a rement of Georgia Cherokee Marble at a local fabricators and actually found the sink online. We had the vanity installed and then the marble countertop installed on top about a week later.

    It has five drawers that open, which is great. I love having the space for toilet paper, hand towels, lipstick, etc. I actually had a hard time finding a rectangular sink to fit in it,(it wouldn't fit the typical 18x12) so I thought I might have to take out the top two drawers and just make those fronts, but luckily I didn't have to do that!

    I know this probably sounds like a lot of work, but I spent endless nights searching vanities online and didn't find a thing. This one was just the style I wanted (all drawers, shelf on bottom, up on legs) and I ended up spending less doing this with my own countertop, etc than I would have going with a typical vanity/furntiure company.