I finally screwed up the courage to ask Joern if I could borrow his computer for a few hours yesterday. I had a big project that I really needed to do for the house. But I needed photo editing software for the project, which I do not have installed on my netbook. "But what about the project?" you ask? I made mood boards for the bathrooms. This was so important because we have some important decisions to make upcoming soon, like the granite choices for the vanities, and of course, paint colors. But I also wanted to take the opportunity to pull together the choices that we have made, to see if it looks nice before anything is acutally ordered. So without further wait, here are our bathrooms:
Children's / Guest bath (a gentle beach theme)
I posted two different paint choices on the right and left sides, I'm not sure which one I like more. I also need some decor for the bathroom, but that can wait. The flooring choice is not actually wood, we will use "wood look," tile for the flooring. We also have a trim for the top of the beadboard. And we will use a white subway tile for the shower. I am also not quite certain as to which granite we'll chose yet. I think we'll have to go to the bathroom showroom for the granite or marble, tops.
Master Bath
I'm pretty convinced the granite vanity will be a tough choice, as the floors are such a light beige. My gut says a dark brown, but I don't think dark brown would go so well with the espresso wood. I'm still not entirely convinced with the shower floor and accent tile, it will be a travertine mosaic, but I'm not sure which one is really the best choice. Paint choices are also not so easy. I would love to add a punch of color, and I feel like a dusty purple would be great, but then I would need to use a light granite and I would also have to convice Joern to be happy with a purple bathroom. I am just afraid that beige paint will make the bathroom a big, beige cave. And yes, I am considering oil rubbed bronze light fixtures, because we have ORB accessories (magazine rack, towel bar, etc,) so I need the light fixtures to pull together the two metal finishes in the bathroom.
Powder Room (Istanbul theme)
In the powder room, most of the decisions are all set. I just need to decide how dark I want the gray paint. On the one hand, the room is small and dark paint would make the room oppressive, but there is a floor length window (which needs a good curtain,) and there will be a beveled white subway tile halfway up the walls. I also need to find a good frame for the watercolor I picked up in Istanbul.
So, that's what we have right now. The fourth bath is in the cellar, and I'm not so worred about decorating that right now. I am just so very happy to have this projected completed!
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