Bathroom styling help - rental

10 years ago

Hi! I just moved into my rental apartment and am tackling the smallest room first with respect to decorating with hopes of building momentum from here! What are some thoughts on making this space homey and functional? I am not permitted to paint or do renovations, so just looking for color scheme help for accessories and such - thanks!

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POLKA GIRL DESIGN

10 years ago

First off I'd have a custom shower curtain made and hang it about the height of the shower tile. Use a fabric that's not busy with a lot of pattern. I just had one made and used Etsy (I asked someone who made drapes). You'll want it to be about 80-100" wide. You can buy an extra long liner and have two sewn together to get the bulk you'll need to make the curtain stand out. In the picture the bath paint looks like a soft green, is that right? If so, I'd select a fabric that has a similar color. It's important to keep your colors simple otherwise it will look cluttered.

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Kelly
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10 years ago
Thank you! Here's a close up of the paint color. I'd say a medium green. I'm not a big fan of it but can't change it.
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Kelly
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10 years ago
I'm also looking for ideas of how to use the space efficiently. I'd love to put an over-the-toilet storage piece in, but because the mirror stretches over the toilet, I'm not sure I could pull that off. Any ideas for what storage I could add in that area? Maybe a shelf over the toilet but under the mirror??
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TAYLOR DESIGN CONSULTANTS, inc.
10 years ago
Hi Kelly:
Just saw your interest in how to make this bathroom work. Got an idea for you!!

If you can go with a custom shower curtain, I would go with a soft tan that matches the tile work and border all four sides with a grosgrain ribbon in the wall color. Line the shower curtain with a water repellent lining and make it long enough to cover the shower head so up on the wall a bit. But, in the middle of the shower curtain, monogram your initials
in the green color also. Would be quite striking and everybody would want one.

Have a thick shaggy rug in the same tan family on the floor near the tub to step out onto when leaving the shower.
Hang lush tan towels, hand towels and wash cloths also in the same tan to soften and quieten down the green and red together. We are ignoring the base of the sink.
And, if you want to really go a little farther, the grosgrain ribbon that runs around four sides of the shower curtain, add that to the bottom of a couple of hand towels (2) that you would lay on the top of the granite counter top.

Go to Pier 1 and buy some bamboo scented candles (they are in the green) or the scented sticks in an attractive stand. Boom---you are done!!!

Happy planning and let us know how it turns out.
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Taylor Design Consultants, inc.
yoboseiyo
10 years ago
wow, they sure picked the wrong green for that salmon tile, ne? :x

i think you could probably do the over the toilet storage, but it would depend on if you do a cabinet style or an industrial style.
Kelly
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks for the thoughtful replies!
Kelly
Original Author
10 years ago
Yoboseiyo, can you show me examples of the style you think may work over the toilet?
yoboseiyo
10 years ago
sure.

an industrial styled one would be like this :: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Zenith-24-in-Spacesaver-in-Satin-Nickel-2623NN/202061575#.UoZoZCdOnIU
and a cabinet styled one would be similar to this :: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Zenith-Hartford-26-25-in-x-69-in-Space-Saver-in-White-9612W/202491639#.UoZocCdOnIU

i would say that either would work, really. with the industrial one, you'd definitely want to use decorative storage boxes and bottles, whereas in the cabinet one, you wouldn't need to worry about that all that much.
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mrsburrell5581
8 years ago
Did you ever put some shelving up. I swear we have the exact same bathroom. except mine is all white. But our layout is the same, even the mirror. I have that huge mirror and no shelving or storage. I was thinking of getting the shelving that goes over the toilet, but I'm concerned how it would look with the mirror.

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