My dressing room project is done
It started with DH saying his medicine cabinet is too small, which gave him license to keep things a mess. I also had a rug that had faded from a cheerful faux persian-y thing to a mass of mostly gray.
Along the way, I realized my bamboo blinds were a massive dark, well... mass, when they were in use.
We tried several medicine cabinets. My fave was from West Elm, but the scale was wrong and as a result it implicated the lights, expanding the project further. I went with something else that still looks vintage and picks up the wood tones (SueB had pointed this one out too). Not as big and grand as the West Elm, and disappointing quality but the range of choices is small in vintage-y medicine cabinets in medium wood tones.
After trying several rugs I found one in happy colors that goes with the suite. I ended up sizing down because the next size up left odd-sized negative space; this reads almost like a big bath mat and i think it works better
Thanks to the person who recc Two Pages, I got cafe curtains quickly and reasonably. After a world wide search for a custom rod to fit, I found one very inexpensively at the hardware store. The bamboo blinds can still be used as before, though I don't think I ever will.
View from the BR into the dressing room
View from the "laundry room" into the dressingroom (french doors to the BR on the right)
The world's smallest laundry room! Laundry stackables ahead. Repeated the rug from the dressing room. On the right, pocket door to our full bath, with shower, toilet and folding RR sink. On the left, a door to the hallway. Before our reno, this full bathroom was simply a hallbath for everyone (1 of 2; the other remains a hall bath). Originally there was no wall door on the left, it was a continuation of the hall. What is now the dressing room had no tub, sinks or french doors .. it was a bedroom!
The West Elm medicine cabinet was rehomed to the (second) hall bathroom, where the scale works well and it echoes a big wooden armoire across the room.
The vintage suitcase medicine cabinet in the hall bath (originally from the Maid's room downstairs) was moved from its spot in the hall to a spot in the master "shower room".
The author would like to thank her DH who installed and uninstalled multiple medicine cabinets in multiple rooms, and boxed and unboxed several too...
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@Sueb20, They are one of my fave things, too. They are from here https://www.harveymaria.com/us/category/pattern/ .but they no longer have this Cath Kidston floral.
They have also held up very well (12 yrs). Shout out to @palimpsest who chose the Farrow and Ball Polka Square wallpaper to marry my tile and WT
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I just looked it up. I ordered the curtains Jul 22 @ 5:21 PM. They arrived 6 days later at 1:13pm. They cost me $317. They are probably the simplest curtains one can buy though, with rod pockets, no lining. Fabric is 100% linen but pretty lightweight. Length and width completely custom.
I just duplicated my order and I will put them in the "shower room" ie the part of the suite with the shower and toilet. It has the same double windows and same bamboo
I adore the Roman shade in that room.
Me too, @njmomma. That fabric is Perroquet by Nina Campbell and it was the first thing I chose for this room. LOL just noticng this room also has a tub under double windows. The old armoire stores towels. It echoes the wood of the medicine cabinet.
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