After living here for two months, I’m thrilled to share that I finally finished renovating a room! When we first bought the house, my goal was to transform everything as quickly as possible, but I soon realized that’s not how things go when you own a home. We had to tackle some major issues like plumbing and electrical problems first. We also wanted to redo the floors before diving into other projects, but they still aren’t done, and I was getting restless. So, I decided to start on the bathrooms since they seemed like a faster project to tackle.
I’m only showing one of the two bathrooms because the other one looks similar, except it has a stand-up shower instead of a bathtub, and we haven’t wallpapered it yet. The bathroom we started with was definitely not our style. The cabinets were blue, the walls were gray, and everything just felt like a flip house, which wasn’t the vibe we were going for.
For our small bathroom’s modern makeover, we began by repainting the cabinets. Before moving in, we painted all the walls white and the cabinets pitch black. This simple change made a huge difference and immediately gave the place a modern touch. We chose to paint the cabinets instead of replacing them since it was more economical. Luckily, our cabinets hadn’t been painted before, which made this an easy and cost-effective change.
I really wanted to try out wallpaper in this house. While visiting Miami, I saw an adorable wallpapered bathroom in our hotel and thought it would be perfect for our guest bathroom. I found a black-and-white line drawing wallpaper featuring multiple faces, which was truly my style. Thankfully, Zack’s mom is skilled at installing wallpaper. It took two days to complete, but it was easier than I expected.
Here’s a quick guide on how to wallpaper: Start by priming your walls, let it dry for about an hour, then apply wallpaper glue. We purchased a wallpaper kit that had all the necessary tools and ordered a large bottle of wallpaper glue online. After the primer is dry, apply the glue, place your wallpaper, smooth it down with a tool, and trim any excess with an exacto knife. Repeat this process for the entire wall.
We also updated the mirror and light fixture. The old rectangular mirrors were bulky, and the frosted light sconces were outdated. Our bathroom is small, so we wanted to keep it minimal to avoid a cluttered look. We chose round mirrors and found stylish modern sconces online. They were a simple and effective update.
The faucets needed a modern touch as well. They were bronze, which didn’t match with the rest of our design. We initially bought matte black faucets, but they didn’t fit due to the spacing of our sink’s holes. We returned them and found another matte black set that works just as well.
We got rid of all the towel hooks and moved the toilet paper holder. Since I don’t think of towels as decorative, I didn’t want them visible. We removed the hand towel holder above the sink and the towel bar under the window. Instead, we installed matte black towel hooks on the back of the door to keep the towels hidden. We also moved the toilet paper holder from the wall to the cabinet and replaced the old bronze one with a matte black holder that blends perfectly with the black cabinets.
Matte black has become the theme for our bathroom accessories. We replaced all the old accessories with modern matte black items, including a toilet brush, a small trash can, and a cute toothbrush holder.
What’s left for the bathroom? The floors! We plan to install black hexagon tiles, but other projects are taking priority right now. I also have a wishlist of things I’d like to do, like replacing the countertops with marble, getting a deeper bathtub for the guest bathroom, and adding subway tiles to the shower.
For now, the bathrooms look amazing, and I’m so in love with them. I hope you like them too, and stay tuned for more transformation updates because the floors are scheduled to be installed next weekend! I’m so excited.