Welcome to a quick reveal of my brother’s guest bath which is small, cute, blue and right next to that new pink bedroom that we are obsessed with. Max Humphrey and I designed this together – starting almost 3 years ago when I was still in Arrowhead! He has the same tile in his bathroom, which was the jumping-off point and we designed the rest of it it to be simple and contemporary.
The Tile
Wall Tile (Spa) | Floor Tile (Lantern)
We worked with Ann Sacks on the tile and chose their Context line for the walls in this really pretty denim blue color called Spa. The wall tile is 2×12 so you can see we did a vertical row and then a horizontal tile on top, essentially creating a type of stripe. It’s a nice way to lay out tile to have it not be busy but do something interesting (neither a stack nor a stagger, no offense to either of those :)). We wanted to do a sort of color drench in here so we used a darker blue penny tile in a color called Lantern on the floor – a real Max Humphrey move. As you can see there is a lot of color variation to the tile that you can’t really tell on a sample, so when it’s installed it has some dark spots making each piece look more organic (but good to know).
The Shower Plumbing
Shower Trim Kit | Transfer Valve | Handshower | Handshower Hose | Handshower Wall Mount
We went with the Purist line in the Vibrant Brushed Moderne Brass with cross handles. The Purist remains my favorite line of theirs for both modern and transitional, but can absolutely go “modern traditional” as well. And per usual it comes in nine different finishes – all so pretty.
Trim Stone | Wood Mat (similar)
Max chose the grout for the tile which was lighter on the walls and a bit darker grey on the floors. We talked about it after the grout was put in, and both of us would’ve done a darker blue grout on the floor, adding more of a contrast with the walls. We used white Caesarstone leftovers for all the trim and niche.
We wanted to add some other design elements but didn’t want to make it too busy (and honestly at this point we were on a budget so we didn’t want to add a second tile. I felt that a paint color wouldn’t be impactful enough and didn’t necessarily want to add any wood paneling or anything like that. So once I found this wallpaper from Mitchell Black I loved how it picked up on the warmer tones of the brass and wood, but was still quiet and organic. We also didn’t know how we were going to design the guest room (and this bathroom is inside the guest room so they really needed to coordinate). So whatever we chose we didn’t want to lock us into a specific color palette just yet. This wallpaper is so neutral, soft, and pretty.
Vanity | Knobs and Pulls | Toilet Paper Holder | Faucet
This bathroom is pretty small, but this vanity has a lot of storage and works really well in here. We switched out the hardware to be black wood (stained, from Etsy) and I love that it looks like freestanding furniture. The sink and counter come with it making it easy for purchasing and install.
Light Fixture | Mirror (similar) | Vase | Hand Towel
I LOVE that light fixture, by Worley’s, which you can customize both the metal and the wood. I was greedy and wanted a multi-finish sconce so this black and wood double sconce was perfect here and married all of our finishes.
The mirror was a $50 Home Goods purchase, y’all. I know these are a bit trendy and I bought it on a whim, but once I held it up we all agreed it was pretty dang cute and the idea of continuing to shop for something “better” wasn’t necessary. I like the tone of the wood with the wallpaper and the shape of the mirror with the organic “flock of birds” like pattern.
For this bathroom we did a deck mount faucet, mostly to switch it up after a lot of wall mounts 🙂 Designing five bathrooms at the same time makes you want a bit of variety.
Old Wallpaper | New Wallpaper
But behind the scenes, we may have wallpapered a dark slightly gold-flecked navy blue paper at first…it was a big “hell no” which was a bummer, but thank god the install of it was also problematic so we were able to re-install the new paper for free. So much better 🙂
Art (unavailable) | Towel Bar | Towels (similar) | Shower Doors (custom) | Toilet
The flow between this bathroom and its bedroom is really pretty and while it’s small, it’s highly functional, so pretty, and does the job. Only one more bathroom left 🙂 Stay tuned!
*Architect: Anne Usher
**General Contractor: JP Macy of Sierra Custom Construction
***Interior Designers: Emily Henderson (me!) and Max Humphrey
****Styling: Emily Henderson (me!)
*****Photos by Kaitlin Green
Do you use special wallpaper in bathrooms?
With good ventilation you don’t need to.
Hi! Can you share where the shower stool is from? I’m looking for one this exact size for my shower.
I am kinda surprised the shower water valves are inside the shower so that you get wet when you turn them on. Was this discussed when designing the shower? Possibly putting the valves on the opposite wall where the door opens?
According to my contractor, it is a LOT more expensive to do that. I have not seen any actual figures to that effect, though, and would be interested in a post about it.
Its not that much more to do it, we do it all the time.
My shower is set up this same way. I can reach my arm in to turn on the water without getting sprayed. I think for this size shower it will work just fine. But for a very large shower it would be good to have them on the entry side.
I’m thinking about doing the same with our remodel. We have a tankless water heater, and they take a few minutes to warm up. I want one panel of shower glass, so the only option I think would be to put the shower values on the opposite wall.
This is soooo pretty! I appreciate the glimpse of behind the scenes of the wallpaper that was a “no” (the final one is perfect!!)
Question for anyone: Is it just my house that having a furniture style vanity == a magnet for dust, cat toys, etc?? We’re looking at remodeling a bathroom and there’s tons of cute vanities in this style, but I’m just not sold on the open bottom.
We recently installed a new vanity and I initially thought I wanted the open bottom (for that “furniture” look), but thankfully I reconsidered right before we ordered it for one that goes all the way to the floor. I literally have not looked at the bottom of the vanity since we installed it (and am super glad to not have to clean under one – eek!).
We installed this kind of vanity, which has an open shelf for baskets too, and we love it. Our vacuum and Swiffer can fit underneath just fine for cleaning day.
In my small bathroom the open door looks straight at the vanity and having it lifted means you can see the floor and therefore gives a more spacious feel to the room. It hasn’t got feet like this one though (it’s wall hung) so ie easier to clean underneath as you can do it in one sweep, but I got one that was two drawers, so quite deep, as I wanted to maximise storage so it almost has a furniture look. I think if it was more hidden away going to the floor wouldn’t matter and would be more practical. I think cleaning round the feet would ne a bit of a pain but cleaning all the grout on the floor, especially in the shower, would be a REAL pain,
I’m a little surprised by the small tile on the floor. Our current bathroom has 2″x2″ tiles on the floor and I absolutely hate them – so much grout to try and keep clean. I know you can get a sealer for grout, but I’m determined in my bathroom remodel to try and minimize grout lines that are difficult to clean.
I agree Diane. I love the look of this bathroom, however, kept thinking is it just me that sees all the grout that will need cleaning.
Me too!
I love that double sconce, but I just can’t bring myself to pay over $500 on one fixture when we remodel our bathroom. The wall tile color and pattern are lovely.