You may have caught our closet-to-bathroom conversion on The Home Depot Apron blog last week. Today, I thought I’d follow up with some source information and tips for creating a similar look.
This project was part of the renovations we did a few months ago. It started out as our much used (and abused) upstairs toy closet:
Even before it was a bath, we had a shower curtain up for their “shows.”
We were able to put the boys’ bathroom entirely in the existing closet, with a new closet built out on each side of the doorway, creating a little hall:
Vanity: The Home Depot
Vanity Paint: “Wintergreen” by Martha Stewart Living (The Home Depot)
Mirror: Nadeau
Sebring Indoor/Outdoor Wall Lanterns: Joss & Main
Woven Basket: Target
Rug: TJMaxx
Wall Color: Shoji White by Sherwin Williams
Towel Hooks: Nadeau
Letter: Hobby Lobby (& sprayed in Valspar’s Indigo Cloth Blue)
Tribeca Console Table: Joss & Main
Poster: Alexander Creative on Etsy
Toilet: The Home Depot
Wire Baskets: Thrift Store
Globe: My Parents’ Attic :)
Mix and match finishes. Mix old with new, painted with natural, shiny with distressed—it all balances out in the end and makes for a more interesting finished space. The vanity we chose also had a coordinating mirror, but I love the look of pairing it with something completely different.
Put color on the vanity instead of the walls. In this case, the bathroom was so small (and windowless) that using a bold color on the walls could’ve been a little overwhelming. I had my mind set on a minty shade of green and put it on the vanity. Painting a vanity is one of the easiest ways to get a custom look. I wrote more about how I painted ours here.
Shop outdoor lighting first. I came across so many cute and affordable outdoor lighting options when looking for our bathroom sconces. They give a great industrial feel to the room, and seemed a little less formal than most bathroom lighting.
Add storage with a a piece of furniture. We had originally thought about adding cabinetry to the side wall by the toilet, but the idea of open shelving stayed on my mind. I was able to find a console table–almost the exact measurement of the wall–that could always do double duty somewhere else in the house if we change the look of the bathroom later.
Shop anywhere but the bathroom section for accessories. I knew my flea market and thrift store shopping/hoarding would eventually pay off. I had most of the smaller accessories around the house already. I think it’s always more interesting to put your toilet paper in a wire basket than in an actual toilet paper holder. . .
*Thanks to The Home Depot for providing me with a gift card to purchase some of the items for our closet-to-bathroom project.
It looks amazing Emily! I love the pop of green on the vanity, plus the cute styling! What a great use of the space.
This is so creative – love the mix of finishes and colors! I’m dying to see how your powder room turned out, too!
It’s getting there. I think I *might* have finally decided on some art. Right now, it’s all blank, dark walls. . .
This looks incredibly good! It’s not only attractive but smart in it’s construction. Well done Emily.
We had a great contractor with a great eye, which also helped.
Looks great! Perfect room for your boys! We renovated our bath recently (ok, 6 months ago) with the same vanity (painted a blue grey), a wood mirror above the sink and outdoor lights on either side! Feel so validated in my decisions that you did the same :)Thanks for sharing!
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I love your space. Fun to see the same vanity painted in a different color.
This bathroom is fantastic!! I love it all! Great job!
Emily, the bathroom looks FANTASTIC! I love the green vanity and your storage solution was brilliant. You did such a great job. I bet your oldest son loves it!
Emily!! This is now my favorite room in your house! I love the mix of colors and texture! I would be jealous of your boys!:) ~ Kim
Ahhh I love it!!! You are so talented! It looks amazing, Emily!
~Stephanie
Absolutely love this!
Love the idea of painting the vanity to make it look more custom! That is great.
Love the painted vanity. Such a great idea! The whole space is wonderful!!
We are working on making decisions for a bathroom remodel so this post is great! I love the green vanity…it all looks so lovely! :-)
~Sarah
Looks amazing! Would love to know the source for the duvet cover on the bed!
It’s from Nate’s line at Target. I have a little more work to do on his bedroom before it makes it on the blog officially :)
Thanks for the info! Love how the room is looking, can’t wait to see it finished!
Fantastic Emily! What a great use of space, the best I’ve seen for those looooonnnnggg attic rooms. Perfect, and love your choices and that Tribeca table is fab!
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Wow, I love it all! That mirror above the sink is stunning. Love that rustic detail. And I love the console in the bathroom. Great idea! :)
I love everything about this bathroom…the different textures and colors; the mix of rustic and contemporary all work together to make it unique. I couldn’t agree with you more about not shopping in the bathroom section for accessories.
That is just adorable Emily!! Perfectly masculine for a boys bathroom, but still pretty;)
Emily!!! This looks outstanding! I love the mix. Beautiful!!!
I love that the room is fresh and youthful w/o looking “kiddie.” Great tips! You’ve got me thinking now…
The bathroom looks fantastic, love it. The green vanity and the console area are my favorites. You did a really great job, Emily!
Jessie
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It looks so great, Emily! That room transformed so well with the 2 closets and bathroom. I love the colorful bathroom cabinet and rug.
I am in love with that little bathroom! The fact that you were able to add the closets is a bonus!
I looks great!!! I love the rustic wood – especially in the mirror and the towel hooks. What a great space!
I love this whole project – what a great use of space – and you still have closest space!! I have the hardest time decorating a bathroom – you make it look so effortless!
Love this bath. I’ve always liked that vanity at the HD, but the green color really makes me love it. Great job!
It looks amazing Emily! Hard to believe the space started out as a closet!
This looks SO perfect! What a great use of space!
looks amazing! I love that green color, and I love the perfect proportions on everything, so that your small bathroom looks plenty spacious!
Thanks. I was also surprised at how roomy that tiny closet ended up feeling as a bathroom.
love this makeover. painting the vanity is such a fantastic idea – it adds color to the space without overwhelming it. love this!
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I cannot begin to say how much I love this renovation. I am also obsessed with the table you put in for storage. Love it!
– Jaime
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Looks great! Would love to know the dimensions of the space…
I meant to include that in the post. The bathroom is approximately 11′ x 4.5′.
Beautiful as always. :) But I have a question Emily, are those kind of ‘regular rugs’ good for bathroom? I love to have such thing but just not sure if it works out when you come out of shower with damp foot… (especially kids…)
I’ll let you know :) It’s pretty thick so I’m thinking it should hold up well. And, it was $30 so if it doesn’t, it’s not a huge loss, I suppose. Anybody have experience with washing these?
Such a smart idea! The bathroom looks so good!
Emily, I’m totally swooning over that green vanity! The whole bathroom looks amazing. I’d love to feature the vanity color on Involving Color. Let me know if you’re interested!
I’d be honored. Just let me know if you need anything else. Thanks!
Such an amazing transformation Emily! Loving the green vanity and lighting!
I love the bathroom and the green. The boys are so lucky. And I the love the globe in the bathroom what great reading material….lol
They should be really really good in geography :)
Well, you’ve done it again! It looks fantastic! You are a designing genius!
That is a seriously stylish little boys’ bathroom!
I love this so much! This is totally my inspiration for my boys’ bathroom in the house we’re building! Thanks for sharing!
Looks great! Do you have an exhaust fan in the bathroom and is it effective?
Yes, and yes :) It’s on the ceiling.
You have such impeccable taste! I love the bathroom rug choice, the simple wall color throughout, the color combinations throughout. Beautiful!!
It turned out so great, Emily. I love that green on the vanity. The console table fits so nicely in there too. Love this transformation. :)
Wow it looks great and I just it all put together! :-) Love the idea of open shelves myself and that piece looks awesome in there. Thanks for sharing with us all. :-)
Love how it turned out – well done!
You have done it again lady! I love absolutely everything about this bathroom. It feels so collected and personal! Fabulous!
It looks fab! Love the entire space.
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Amazing, Emily! I know you’re going to love how that functions for your family, too. :) Thanks for sharing!
xo Heidi
Amazing, Emily! I know you’re going to love how that functions for your family, too. :) Thanks for sharing!
xo Heidi
Your bathroom looks great! I love the green on the vanity and your tips were great too! Well done!
Emily, this is awesome. So you! So perfect with the different finishes and I love the idea of painting the vanity a pop of color. What an awesome bathroom. {oh, and people say I have a California accent. . . you won’t understand me!!!}
This looks so great! With a lot of creativity you nailed ~ I love the contrast between the mirror, sconces, vanity color, rug, tile….well, I guess about everything! :-)
Wow, what a transformation! I love the color of the vanity.
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Just gorgeous!!! I love it :)
Emily, I have been pinning images for my Boy’s bathroom re-model happening this month and it’s like you took this out of my brain. lol. I so badly wanted a green vanity for my boys but could convince my husband! Your bathroom looks amazing! Great job.
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Hey guys, I just installed a new bathroom vanity so I don’t have a use for this. But I thought I’d share in case any of you do! Cabinets To Go (who I got my vanity from) is actually giving away a free bathroom vanity. Just click the link: http://www.cabinetstogo.com/Bathroom-Vanity-Contest.asp and vote for which vanity you want. Then you’re entered to win that exact one…pretty easy! GOOD LUCK :))))
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I very much love the rug and the wooden mirror! This has such a cozy feel to it, I’d love to have something like this! I’m thinking something like a maroon theme color for my bathroom fixtures and style. What suggestions do you have to make it feel cozy?
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I love your advise on painting the vanity as opposed the the walls for a small space! I have a design background and that make so much sense! I am going to try this in my small spaces with items to bring color and try and keep the room feeling as big as possible.
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I would love to have the dimensions of the bathroom as I am inspired to turn a closet into a bathroom too! Thanks!
Do you happen to remember the name of the floor tile you chose? Looks very nice and also very practical!
This is the one I used on the design board:
http://www.lowes.com/pd_28373-88283-76969538695_0__?productId=3740223&Ntt=ceramic+tile&pl=1¤tURL=%3FNtt%3Dceramic%2Btile&facetInfo=
(Haven’t seen this in person–I chose it based on the online photo.)
I’m looking for a faucet just like the one you used here…where is yours from? Thanks!
Home Depot–I believe it was also Martha Stewart.