Good morning. How’s your week so far? If you are following along with my Instagram and stories than you know we are full steam ahead on my son’s bathroom renovation. I’ve given myself a $1,000 budget to do the entire makeover. Having a handy husband is helping keep the costs down. Plus I am doing a lot of the work myself. Catching you up to speed on our progress and what we have left to tackle.
If you caught our Monday Morning wrap-up than you know we finished painting the room and installing the shiplap. It was a relatively easy project because it was small and only one recessed wall. That makes it one thousand times faster. The white we used for the walls and shiplap is called “White Shadow” by Vista Paint. It’s a fantastic warm white with no undertones. If I am not mistaken, Vista is only found in California and Nevada.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
The light is better than I even thought it would be. I am in love with how it looks on the white walls. It’s a warmer brass than the store photo shows and just so pretty. My son is already so thankful. The lighting from the previous light was so awful (must have been the bulbs I put in it) and so this is a breath of fresh air. He walked in and said, “I can see! It’s so bright!”
NEW FAUCETS
The faucets just arrived yesterday and I am super excited. I love the clean, modern shape. The matte black is such a good, masculine touch and I really love the way they look against the white tile and sinks. Now let’s just hope we don’t run into any problems swapping them out. Plumbing can always be a bit of a surprise.
NAVY LOVE
You may have seen my update on stories. The cabinet doors are actually coming along! I was so scared when I first started painting them. They looked horrendous but that is all part of the process. Speaking of, I promise to do a very detailed post on how I went about painting these. I ended up using the same paint color we used in our son’s former room. Despite the name, it’s a deep navy. The finish is silky smooth thanks to my trusty paint sprayer.
THE PLAN
Creating this simple design board and sticking to it has really helped this project go quickly. Plus we are determined to not fall into our usual trap. I am famous for starting a project and then going on to another one before finishing the former. Not this time, baby. This bathroom WILL get finished. LOL. Plus our playoff sports schedule is about to kick into high gear so I am really hoping to wrap this up before it does. Not to mention my son would appreciate a bathroom without every tool in the house strewn all over the floor.
CHECKING IT OFF
You can see what we’ve accomplished and what we have left to do. I highly recommend keeping a running list with any project you tackle. Not only does it feel great to see you’ve made progress but it keeps you focussed on one task at a time.
Today’s task is hanging these pretty new mirrors on the shiplap wall. They are much heavier than I thought they would be and very nice quality. Here’s hoping we can hang them level with one another the first go-around. I’ll also give the cabinet doors one last coat of navy blue paint with my sprayer.
ONE MORE DECISION
We did take down the previous towel bar so I need to replace that. I have my eye on this matte black one.
I flirted with hanging two or three hooks on the wall instead of the towel bar. Do you have any thoughts on that? Are you team bar or team hook? Would love to know in the comments below.
Make it a great day, my friends. Whatever you are up to, I hope it is productive and happy.
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Love it…..
What are you doing about a hand towel? Toilet paper holder???
Awesome progress! Love everything!
I am a big fan of towel hooks. I think it gives a space a casual look, but with classy hardware and pretty linens it can still be a beautiful space (without being too casual or sloppy). In one bathroom I installed the hooks at two different heights and then in another bathroom I installed them side-by-side.
Team hook all the way! We just built a house and this is the first time we’ve had hooks. Love them!!
Towel bar all the way. I have a hook in my main floor half bath (wall space issue) and I find the towel needs to switched out so often! It doesn’t dry well in that hanging position.
I totally agree with this. We have hooks in one bathroom, a bar in the other. The towels on the hooks just don’t dry properly, and I often need to hang them somewhere else to dry.
I second this! This is exactly my experience!
Same here! Towels on hooks just don’t dry very well in my experience. I think it has to do with the towel essentially resting against itself. There’s no ventilation getting into all of the folds as it hangs.
I’m planning to redo my sons bathroom (he’s 15, time to lose the cute fish wallpaper and matching accessories) and I love the inspiration from this. Knowing him, a towel is more likely to end up on a hook. Casual and practical – otherwise it will end up on the floor and it definitely won’t dry out down there. Can’t wait to see what you decide and how you find it’s working.
I lean hooks. My parents went with hooks for us kids, and at the time, I didn’t get it. Now that I have kids of my own, I do think that the likelihood of a towel getting placed on a hook is far greater than a towel bar. In fact, I am toying with taking out the bar In our main bath and going with hooks. I just don’t want to deal with the drywall patch, though.
I’d go with a towel hook. It will make it appear to be intentionally casual vs. having a towel sloppily placed on a rack.
Very inspiring project! My son’s bathroom needs a reno; he would love this one. I would go with a towel bar. We have both in our bathrooms and the towels don’t dry as well on the hook. I also find that they are more apt to fall off and end up on the floor. Good luck with the remainder of your project!
I’m team hook. I feel like towel bars take up too much real estate in a small bathroom.
I have a question that maybe you can address after a month or so. I’m also looking at ruggable but for a 8×10 size. There are many people who say the sides roll up and don’t lay flat. I would like to know if that’s true, because i have a Roomba and it would get stuck everyday if the sides aren’t flat.
Everything’s looking good. Can’t wait for the finish.
Hooks all the way!
Team hooks all the way!
We have hooks on our children’s bathroom. I really like them and they are very functional. I now prefer it in their space.
We have hooks and I love them. I agree with others that the towels do not always dry quick with hooks though. On the other hand with my teen boys when we did have towel bars they shoved the towel over the bar and it was always bunched up anyway. At least with hooks the towel looks like it should! I just love your style, so classic and and still on trend.
I am a huge fan of hooks especially for boys LOL. I can always count on my boys hanging up their towels on a hook and it not bother me as much as when they try to hang it on a towel bar. Just sayin’ 😊
I love what you’ve done thus far and I’m sure your son does as well. I have hooks and I love them. I’d be very curious to know which option would he select? That might be helpful to know since he will be hanging up his towels, I think the weight, size and thickness of the towels he will use will determine the drying time as well. I adore your blog and all that you share with us 😊
I’m on team hooks as well. I have them in my bathroom and love them. But like Jeri … I’m curious what your son would choose.
Your design is so well thought out, as usual, and I can’t wait to see the finished project.
Team hook but I live in the desert so towels dry easily in either position.
I am all about the towel HOOK!!!! I can’t stand when towels aren’t perfectly even on a bar.
I am also for the stand alone toilet paper holder, just in case you need to know. Ha!ha!
You have done such a great job so far, I can’t wait to see the finished look.
Hooks. If you are worried about his towel drying, putting it over two hooks, mounted side by side, helps.
Pre Teen or Teen boys = Hooks!
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I’m loving your inspirational bathroom so far! That rug is awesome too!
Team hook all the way. In my house towels seem to dry better on hooks.
I think hooks would be best in this space – both functional and good looking!
Team hooks.
TOWEL HOOKS! I have them in our bathroom and they dry much faster on the hook then on a towel rod. We are re-doing our guest bathroom and I’m using hooks there as well. Believe it or not, Ikea and Target both have some really nice ones! I bought the ones for our bathroom at Target and the ones I’m looking at for our guest bathroom are at Ikea.
I can’t wait to see the finished product!
I’m also team hook. I don’t have an issue with towels drying and I think it looks nicer, plus takes up much less room. I will never go back to a towel bar!
We just took down two towel bars in my six year old girl’s bathroom and replaced them with two hooks. I now find myself wondering why we didn’t do that in my 9 year old son’s bathroom too? However, my husband’s towel in college was always on a hook and it reaked from never properly drying! Only time will tell!!
Hooks for sure! I’m a tiny bit neurotic, and it drives me nuts when towels aren’t straight and even on a bar! My kids like how easy they are to hang as well. We live on the coast and they dry fine, although our towels are not super thick.