bathroom Archives - Emily A. Clark

Peel & Stick Wallpaper: Powder Room Picks

Oct102018

I’m following up my post about peel and stick wallpaper for kids’ rooms with more pretty patterns that I think would be perfect for a powder room. There are several reasons I think wallpaper is a perfect option for a powder room. They’re small so less paper is required, and they can handle a “big” pattern since there won’t be much of it. And if you have a really open floor plan, you can still do something special with a powder room since it’s its own space. It doesn’t necessarily have to flow with everything else. Go crazy. Pick the zebras. ;)

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Kids’ Bathroom Renovation: Subway Tile + Chrome

Nov152017

If you’ve recently been through a bathroom renovation, you probably know that even the smallest decisions can often become the hard, keep-you-up-at-night design dilemmas. I still have a few finishing touches left to do, but the boys’ and girls’ bathroom renovations are complete, and I wanted to show you a couple of the details I chose.

Like most people, we were working within a budget and with the mindset that this renovation will (hopefully) take us through many years. For those reasons, and because the house is pretty traditional, it was important that my design decisions were fairly classic, giving us the biggest bang for our decorating buck. But, boy, is it tempting to do something really bold and maybe even a little over the top in this crazy game of “Pinterest one-upper.”

I eventually decided on two classics: subway tile and chrome. There are so many good patterned tiles out there right now and beautiful brass fixtures, but. . . These are our kids’ baths. And again, I didn’t want to invest in elements that I would be “over” in the next five years. But just because you go classic doesn’t mean you have to predictable–right?

shower curtain // garden stool // bamboo shade

In the girls’ shower, I opted for a 3×6″ white subway tile with a navy “stripe” going all the way around. (Those tiles are 1/2″ x 6″, from a local tile shop.) It looks more black then navy in the photos but definitely reads more blue in person. I wanted to stay away from doing too much black and white since that can sometimes look a little more retro than I wanted.

Finishes can be tricky, and I know brass is all the rage. But, I just feel like simple chrome–especially for a kids’ or guest bath–is here to stay, especially when paired with mostly white. It’s a combo that always works. My designer friend Rebecca recommended the Cassidy shower head by Delta Faucet and I loved the oversized design and shape right away. A more modern design in a classic finish is a nice compromise. (I still used brass touches–drawer pulls, mirrors, lighting–and will show you that later.)

The shower head is adjustable, by the way. It took me a couple of weeks to figure that out. . . ;) And, in case you’re wondering, I’ve snuck in a few showers in the girls’ bathroom and you do get plenty of water.

Hope this helps some of you who are knee-deep in renovation decisions. What bathroom design elements do you consider “classic?”

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A Bathroom Lighting Source You Need To Know About

Jul112017

Since I’ve recently spent hours of my life online searching for bathroom lighting for the upstairs renovations, I feel like I have a pretty good handle on what’s out there. And I can tell you that lighting–especially pretty wall sconces–are expensive. I was so tired of looking that I almost pulled the trigger on a much pricier one before I happened onto this one for the girls bathroom:

lighting // mirrors (large)

It was exactly what I had been looking for: simple, clean and just the right price. This find led me to research more lighting from the same company. I found some really good ones also from Capital Lighting that I thought you might want to know about. Some of their styles are very similar to higher end designer lighting but the pricing seems to be much more reasonable.

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I sourced all of these from Overstock, but Amazon carries some as well.

PS–Did you know it’s Amazon Prime Day? I thought it might be a good opportunity to get a jumpstart on Christmas shopping (yeah, right), but so far I have two wet brushes in my cart. :)

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