We moved in a little over a month ago and are still getting artwork and pictures hung on the walls and lots of little things organized. Plus, there are a few projects we still have to complete (the list is never-ending!)
Anyway, on to the powder room. This room is the first room on the right as you walk into the entry of the house. It’s conveniently placed in the entryway just off of the living room for easy access.
Here is a picture with the door to the room closed:
The half-bath, or powder room, is a small, rectangular room, really just the right size for a toilet and sink. It feels plenty big though with the tall ceilings (10 feet) we have throughout the first floor rooms. Nothing special about it except–SURPRISE–the chocolate brown tiolle-inspired wallpaper!!
Everyone told me I should not do wallpaper (this is the only room we papered) but I didn’t listen to them and I’m SO glad I went with my gut because I absolutely am in love with this beautiful wallpaper from the Home Depot. Ya’ll know how much I love chocolate brown tiolle (like my transferware collection, glider in the nursery, etc.) Our builder literally had to bring someone out of retirement to hang our wallpaper because so few people are using it anymore. I feel like it’s making a comeback 🙂
Above the toilet are two Paul Sawyier prints–something I have a lot of throughout my home. Paul Sawyier was a famous watercolor artist from Kentucky who painted quite a bit of his work near the Kentucky River and particularly in my hometown of Frankfort. I love the soft colors and delicate beauty of his pieces and have collected prints ever since getting married. Most of them were given to me as gifts and a lot of them have special significance–for example, one of the larger prints we have depicts Berry Hill Mansion, where my husband and I were married.
The floors are the same as the rest of the downstairs public rooms–standard oak hardwood floors stained in “dark walnut” and finished with a satin finish.
The sink is by Mansfield and is a basic pedestal sink. The chrome faucet is Delta Cassidy with the cross handles. We opted for a chrome hook instead of a towel bar. The mirror is an inexpensive antique I had at our old house and it worked nicely in this room with its silver finish on the frame. The light fixture is a simple barn-light type fixture with a galvanized/aluminum finish from Capital Lighting Gallery in Raleigh (from where we selected most of our fixtures).
Most of the time we have a cute little stool helping the girls reach the sink in this room. I’ve decided to show all my rooms how we really use them–because this is real life and I don’t want to feed you a lie. I feel like so many blogs out there have rooms “staged” so beautifully but they are not practical nor functional for how people really live. So I’m hoping and planning to keep it real with all of you friends!
The awesome guy who did our wallpaper even lined up and camouflaged the outlets and light switches! Can you spot them??
I love that we decided to do something surprising and different in this room despite the advice of others. It’s just such a fun change from all the white in the rest of the house. Hope you enjoyed the first of the tours of our new home. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
