Choose a dark color paint for above the wainscoting…something that would coordinate with the rest of the house…

I love this! I'd do a jazzy Interesting wallpaper on the wall with the mirror!

Wallpaper with a dark background will make it pop.

On all the walls. You can't just do it on one wall because it will look unfinished with the wainscotting. Beautiful bathroom.

Omg I LOVE the wallpaper idea. I do agree also that the mirror is too dainty. I got confused. I want it to be a ‘ooooh’ reaction when people enter. 🥰

I love the morror

Pick your favorite color from the art and use it on the walls and shelves.

pick a color

I used Hale Navy

Paint walls, wainscoting, ceiling amd trim an nice saturated blue-black, or a deep green. Swap the mirror out for another vintage one that is leas frilly. Hang a wider and hogher shower curtain outside of the shower and use the current one as a liner.

Love how these bathrooms paint all of the molding and wainscoting the same color. Your floors will really pop!

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Love the sink and the floor. Go dark and replace the mirror. Dark charcoal on the wainscoting with a wallpaper above . Even a deep taupe would work.
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That looks like a full bathroom - not a powder room.

I don’t think i need my tarot cards for this one. Something tells me the OP is not going dark charcoal, etc.

What about painting the whole room in something like BM Vintage Vogue - and bringing in a bit more striking vanity light.

This below is PPG Clover Leaf - similar type green, but Vintage Vogue is deeper/darker. (And btw, i am not the one who got paint on the sink, etc. :)

Thanks so much everyone! I am going to go dark green, replace the mirror, find interesting artwork, and get a new shower curtain and hang it outside of the shower stall. I will paint above the wainscoting and wallpaper behind the shelving. I’m excited.

Any thoughts about the light fixture? Should I replace?

I don’t care for the light fixture, but it seems to go with the sink, so I’d wait on that. You may be able to change the globes only. However be aware that the globes will affect the color of the light in the room.

When I had a green bathroom, I chose a hunting theme with small dog/duck paintings and a wood toned mirror. That was the more masculine bathroom in the house. I don’t hunt - the theme was really more about dogs and nature.

What did you have in mind for art?

Can’t wait to see the final results. I dont know how much you want to stick to a craftsman them but William Morris print fabric and wallpaper is about as craftsman as you can get. And, it is everywhere now. I have made many shower curtains from bedsheets - great way to get prints in a bathroom and very affordable fabric for the yardage. Google William Morris sheets and you will find a lot out there now. If you dont sew it is usually something a tailor at a dry cleaner can do. The last one I made was with a super easy grommet kit.

Dont be afraid to get a vertical rectangular mirror that goes below the wainscoting. I’d love to see a natural wood framed mirror, a nice mahogany or cherry would look great against the green.

The current light goes with the sink and TP holder. The globes look off though and I wonder if you can switch them out. I’d finish the whole room and then see how you feel about the light.

The dark green will be stunning. I would consider a different mirror in chrome AFTER you’ve painted. These styles feel less heavy to me.

Reassess the light fixture after the paint job. A new curtain and dark walls will be the attention getters.

The mirror is fine and works with the era of the bathroom. If you do change it, just make sure you don't pick something too contemporary.

I love your idea of painting the room a dark green and papering behind the shelves. Since it's such a tiny amount of wallpaper, check out https://bradbury.com/ac.html and their arts and crafts collection. Expensive yes, but so worth it for the quality. I have 2 of their papers in my house in small areas.

What is the age of your house?

I had a bathroom like this. For a time, I used Pear Green and then switched to Caponata. Loved them both. I think your mirror is fine. I also would love a William Morris wallpaper in here.

I remember when you could add a reply after a comment - I liked that better. Here are some answers to questions: the house was built in 1958. I did the tile in the entry way of the house 🥰 (Pic attached).
For the artwork I would like something over the toilet that is unexpected and interesting, I’m not sure what though…I am a wallpaper addict and am very family with the names that have been mentioned. I used to buy wallpaper and fabric and hide it under my bed (that’s another story - lol).I think a rectangular mirror that goes over the wainscoting would be perfect! Kelli_ I know exactly what you are talking about and I love that wallpaper!

How about this on the dark green wall behind the toilet?

It’s the sum total, so it’s important that you love that overall feel you are considering. Have you looked on line for inspiration and seen the overall effects? Hold off on mirror/lighting/accessory for now and then bring home items to test in the new space.

Wow! Omg thank you Maureen. I have looked and looked and find myself getting confused. I’ve been renovating our house for two years and I think I hit a wall. I actually love the painted wainscoting that you shared in the last picture. My husband had ptsd of dark bathrooms from his grandmothers house apparently 🙄 so is hesitant to paint dark green.

I think the William Morris Fox is perfect.

I haven't read the other comments but if I bought your house the only thing I would change about your bathroom is the mirror. At a minimum I would have looked for a black or silver/pewter/nickel frame, or maybe something fancier. I think I would choose a waffle-weave fabric shower curtain, a sheer for the window (probably just a tie-up with a colored ribbon).

or maybe a green framed mirror

Your beautiful classic bathroom just needs a wallpaper to upscale. Also change the mirror and vanity light. The vanity light is not the right scale for the size of the room and vanity.

This first pic is an inspiration and consider wall paper on the ceiling and a ceiling lantern.

Paint the niche and shelves a color to compliment the wallpaper. Move the art over the toilet to the left of the window.

The second pic shows a very expensive deGourney wall mural, and there a good copies around, like Anthropologie. Anthropologie has a very nice curated collection of wall paper.

You can paint the mirror frame. There are tons of fabulous specialty paints with metallic finishes etc. They are very user friendly.

My first thought was dark green or maybe olive. It would be stunning. And I also thought a fox painting?!? (But I think I saw one in another picture of a bathroom today.)

I love William Morris so I would pick one of his patterns for wallpaper for the upper walls and paint the wainscoting and all woodwork the background color. Dark shower curtain so it doesn’t stand out.

This would be a dramatic change for you but I would go with a leopardskin motif. Paint the walls beige, get a leopard shower curtain with some hot pink accents in it and a shaggy beige carpet with a leopard scatter rug and get some hot pink accents in there too. My former mother-in-law did a powder room like this and it looked fantastic. Amazon has a lot to choose from if you decide to do this and there are many pics of what this looks like on the internet including Pinterest. Looks great.

The eye of the beholder. I think your powder room is bright and quaint and I would leave it alone.

Usually a PR has no shower but I garee it is a nice clean calm looking space . Why not add a nice roman shade in a print that picks up the wall color and the black and white tile.

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I can’t thank everyone enough. I’m working on it over the next couple of weeks and will post a pic. I may not change the light right away but the mirror, shower curtain, window curtain and paint or wallpaper I will!
And I can’t pass on the William Morris fox print - I’m in love with it. 🥰

It doesn't look, on my monitor, that the beaded board is the white of the floor, or the sink. I would repaint...try B.M. Chantilly Lace, which is a white/white. Then paint above the paneling black.

The Wm Morris Fox Print can be your inspiration. Use the green or blue in it for the bottom paint color and a soft ivory at the top and your framed picture will look amazing.

A new mirror can be decided after you do the painting and hang the picture. That will dictate the color and style of the mirror’s frame. I think the current one is very heavy looking.

This has the makings of a truly fabulous bathroom. I just love that floor!

The globes on the light fixture loom a bit big. I wonder if you could find shades that are smaller that work with the fixture.

Thank you so much everyone!!! I really appreciate the time everyone took to comment 🤗