Our downstairs bathroom was a joint effort by my hubby and me. He put up the beautiful bead board and baseboards and I painted {I am always the painter!}. I wanted the color to be rich and warm to offset the white woodwork and granite countertop. We used “round up” by Dunn Edwards and I love it. In the space above the chair rail I knew I wanted to use a grouping of frames, but I also wanted to have an overall calm and warm look. So I used matching frames from Aaron Brothers and we printed out all of the photographs in sepia. I really like they way they compliment the colors in the space. The photographs are especially meaningful to us as they each represent a place we have traveled to together. As you can see, the space is super hard to photograph because it’s not very big! Excuse the random photo of me trying to get better shots! Next project is ripping down the awful mirror. Any ideas for what we should do? Linking it Up: Tuesday: My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
Rene says
What a pretty space Courtney. I'll bet my bathroom is smaller than yours 🙂 As for the mirror, Janell framed hers and it looks great.
-Rene
Jena @ Involving Color says
I love grouping pictures, too. I really like the color you chose – very warm and cozy. I can totally understand the difficulty photographing a small bathroom. You should have seen some of the positions I had to get in to photograph ours! It was like a game of Twister to try and not take my reflection in the mirror- "ok, bend over the toilet, left hand on opposite wall right hand take picture, left foot on other wall to brace you from falling…"
Colleen says
This is so pretty! Love your color. I would love to do ours like that but we have no window in there so it'd be very dark.
Melissa C says
Beautiful space. Love the meaning behind the photos for your family. Cute! Thanks for sharing 😉
JC's Loft says
I'm always the painter to, haha! You guys did a fantastic job…good team work : ) Hmmm…I don't really have any advice on the mirror, but can't wait to see what you do with it!
Paula
Michelle @ Ten June says
Oh, so pretty! Love the frame grouping. Instead of tearing down the whole mirror, you could try one of those mirror frames… I think they're called Mirror Mate?
Megan {Honey We're Home} says
Wow- so impressed that y'all did the beadboard and trim yourself! The frames are perfectly spaced! What a wonderful idea to use pictures of places you've been to add the special touch. Are those photos you took or did you print them from your computer??
Cassie {Hi Sugarplum!} says
Beautiful grouping…and love that they represent places you love. I'm totally cracking up at you crouched down…I've SO done that!
I framed my bathroom vanities with mirredge…sold online from Home Depot. It looks like the mirror is framed with a beveled mirror edge. It might be a good interim fix for you if you really want it replaced.
SavvySurfer says
Looks great, Courtney!
michelle says
It looks so perfect Courtney! I love the pictures you chose!! That color is gorgeous! It really makes your room cozy as well as makes all the white and silver pop! Just beautiful!!!!
Karen@StrictlySimpleStyle says
Love,love,love the idea of using photos that are meaningful to you. Every time you use the room you get a nice reminder of the trips.
Michaela says
Well, everyone's said it…but I'd just frame out the mirror, too! There are some great examples floating around in blogland (: And you're right about the sepia tone totally complimenting the color on the walls. Great job, Courtney
ChRiS says
have you thought about framing the mirror?
Simply LKJ says
I love it! The grouping of pictures adds a nice touch. I love using pictures throughout the home that have meaning. I too would love to do something with the mirrors in our bathrooms upstairs. They framed the one downstairs with this beautiful chunky frame, but left the ones upstairs plain! Go figure. Oh, what we'll do for the perfect shot. LOL
Kendra {House of Ficek} says
Great job Courtney!! I love warm spicy colors, it's so inviting.
Leah says
Oh I love how warm and cozy the space is! It is like the perfect cozy fall room!!! I really love the photos too and the sentimental value is so precious!!! The framed F is so cute too! I could go on and on.
Oh and I think a pretty ornate mirror painted white would be fantastic to replace the one there now.
Luvs!
Debbie says
Fantastic, it looks so good too with that great wall color. Visiting from Kristins's.
Allison says
What a beautiful bathroom and a gorgeous warm and rich color. I love it! Isn't it wonderful to have photos surrounding us that are so meaningful and bring us sweet memories and special times. They are perfect done in sepia. You and your husband did a lovely job!
emily says
I love that wall color and the grouping of frames is beautiful!
Rachel says
tell me more about your great woven wood blinds. were they easy to install?
Emily {Frilly Details} says
I have been wanting to do a grouping of photos like that in our master bedroom. I think it's so special to add photos around the house that have meaning. Great job on the project. 🙂 And I love that wall color. So rich and pretty.
Sixty-Fifth Avenue says
The paint color is fabulous and the photographs are the perfect touch.
Londen
Courtney {a thoughtful place} says
Hi Rachel. I tried to reply to you, but couldn't! Those blinds are such a great little secret. That window is more narrow than most and is lightly frosted, so I really only need them for texture. It's a $10 blind from Ikea. You can trim the sides to fit what you need. There is no hardware. I simply nailed my up into the top of the window. Then I rolled it to where I wanted it to fall and tied it with some twine. Hope that helps a little.
Lisa says
Beautiful! Though its not a color I would pick, I think it looks great all together and the photos are the perfect tough.