New Life For a Dark and Dreary Powder Room

This TINY powder room was an add on and it inexplicably opens up into the dining room. No natural light, no room, and VERY dated. I tried my hand at wallpaper right when we moved in and it helped... but it was peeling and a mess already. So I decided to bring in some heavier artillery and redo the whole space! I peeled the wallpaper and replaced it with board and batten and FABRIC. For the vanity, I gave the laminate counter a concrete skim coat, painted the sink (yep.. the SINK), replaced the faucet and painted the cabinet. The ceiling and dated fan got a coat of paint and the turquoise floor was replaced with gorgeous penny tile. Out with the blue toilet and in with this pretty new white one. And the door? Well that started out as a solid wood door from a local salvage joint and I replaced the top panel with this clouded glass with a fun vinyl washroom sticker. To say it's an improvement is an understatement!
New and improved, this powder room is SO much more cheerful and modern now. I love it!
The vanity before. Peeling wallpaper. Dripping faucet. Stained cabinet. No bueno.
The toilet. Dated blue. Cracked toilet seat. Time to go.
Dark, tiny, dated.
Time to have some fun! These letters and the shelf were scored at a local flea market.
This door was solid wood panels until I replaced the top panel with this fun glass and added the sticker and the glass door knob.
The vanity got a concrete treatment and new faucet. Towel rack and WASH were also found at the flea market.
Repainted S from Homegoods and a peek at the gorgeous fabric walls. Ming Dragon by Robert Allen from Online Fabric Store.


The board and batten keeps the space from getting too busy.
The fabric is amazing.
A peak at the newly painted cabinet and the penny tile.
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  • Jozi1070 Jozi1070 on Mar 31, 2015
    Question: How did you use the fabric as wallpaper was the process difficult or am I missing something likeit is fabric wallpaper?
    • At Charlotte's House At Charlotte's House on Apr 01, 2015
      @Jozi1070 Hi! I used liquid starch to adhere the fabric. I rolled it onto the wall, then held the fabric in place and rolled another coat on top until it was saturated and stuck in place. You'll want a straight edge and super sharp scissors to make sure your fabric is the right size for the wall. OR... you can find some coordinating ribbon to glue over the edges like a trim.
  • Lindy Lindy on Oct 06, 2015
    Did you say you painted your bathroom sink??? Wow! The bathroom is lovely, but the painted sink (if I read this correctly) in ingenious! What did you use?
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