I'm going to preface this post with saying that you'll see more of our house and our personal things and style in the coming days. I have no idea what anyone might be expecting, but know that our home is filled with things we love. We have family furniture that has been passed down, hunting trophies on the walls, family gifts or special tokens are found throughout. I have a rule and it is if I don't love it, it can't come home or it has to go. So our home is full of things we love that make us happy. It is our own eclectic mix of country cottage, classic clean, lake house, hunting camp, farmhouse love. We have been fortunate to have been given some beautiful pieces both furniture and decor. We have also worked to DIY items and used my passion for thrifting to our benefit. We are so blessed to have a roof over our heads and running water in our faucets and try never to forget that that is what matters. The fact that we have a home to fill with things we love makes us more fortunate than many. We try to live a modest lifestyle, we try to remember the gifts we've been given by those who love us and we try to never forget the gifts God has blessed us with. I'm am very proud of our house and the sweat we put into building it with our own two hands. I am also very proud of the love, hard work and blessings that have allowed me to turn it into our home. But no matter how much we or anyone else loves their home, I think we should all pause to appreciate how amazingly fortunate we are to have simple things like a roof over our head, running water, AC in the summer, heat in the winter, the ability to refrigerate food, washers and dryers, a piece of land we can call our own and in most cases, basic security. We are just so damn lucky that we were placed in these lives and not a less fortunate often more violent alternative.
So thank you God for all you have blessed us with; most importantly of which is Clayton and our safety and security.
Amen.
1) I don't want to spend more time then absolutely necessary cleaning a bathroom. Smaller bathroom=less cleaning.
2) Storage space was more valuable than a large bathroom.
We had a huge master bath in our old house with walk in shower, garden tub, his and her vanities and a toilet closet. But it just wasn't all necessary. So when browsing Pinterest while planning I saw the picture below and realized that was all we needed. The bare minimum. And you know what? We don't miss the big bath at all. The only thing bathroom related we would change is having a second bathroom. The small addition that will one day come will remedy that. Sometimes George and Clayton get their wires crossed and Clayton doesn't know how to wait very well, so he's peed off the porch a time or two. So definitely a second bath one day.
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| Inspiration Picture. Source Unknown. |
We were in this house for two years before I finally added shelving. With such a small vanity, the open shelving storage was very welcome. We pared our bathroom accessories/necessities down to what we really needed and we have plenty of space for everything. We don't feel like we are lacking anything; we don't miss anything; we are completely content with our tiny bathroom.
One thing we did to make the bath feel larger since technically this is our forever master bathroom, is we utilized the dead space beside the shower. We considered doing floor to ceiling skinny built-in shelving, but settled on a bench instead. I have to say that was the best decision because it makes the shower feel large, open, and with the combination of white subway tile, very light. Since that addition made our entire tub/shower opening too wide for a traditional shower curtain, I used two curtain panels. The combination dresses up the bathroom and makes it feel more master-like in spite of its small size.
And all the tiling was done by yours truly.
And my shelves! Oh, how I love them. I knew I wanted something open or door-less, but I had to decide on style. Which technically was dictated by price. These pretty ladies were what I came up with and the whole project cost less than $35! Woot, woot!
Sources:
Curtains- West Elm clearance
Van Gough Tree print- wedding gift from my sister
Vanity- freebie from friend's parents' reno...even can with faucet. But the counter I DIYed.
Vanity mirror- freebie (still deciding on proper makeover)
Shelving brackets-eBay
Wire basket over toilet- World Market
TP Basket- Pottery Barn clearance
The bathroom isn't quite done. Here's what's left on the list:
-paint vanity, replace knobs
-finish vanity mirror makeover
-add backsplash piece to vanity counter
-add one shelve above door and bath bench
And then of course the whole house needs trim added or replaced (door casing); and all trim and doors have to be painted. The great thing is that we can get to that stuff in our own time and aren't rushed. Back again tomorrow...kitchen maybe? Or master? Depends on which one is cleanest I guess :)
P.S. The future 2nd bathroom won't be any bigger than the first :)
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