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bathroom update

By Stef | September 5, 2009

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The bathroom’s nearly finished and it’s time for me to start decorating. I had a lot of fun designing the bathroom. I gathered design inspiration from a number of places, but the main starting place was an IKEA hack I saw at Modern in MN. Modern in MN is a fabulous blog - incredibly motivated people building one of the coolest homes on the planet.  They’ve just finished constructing an outdoor pizza oven, much like the one Keith learned to build during his class at Zingerman’s Bakehouse.   I’m in awe.

…but back to my bathroom…

The countertops and shelves are butcher block counters from IKEA, but that’s about where the IKEA hack stops and the regular construction comes in.  For the first time ever, Keith let me make all of the design decisions.  This was a bit scary.  I was concerned that the faucet might not play nice with the sink, but it really does function well.

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We haven’t decided exactly how we’ll hang the shower curtain, so we’re using a tension rod for the time being.  We asked our contractor to construct things to accommodate a ceiling track or a frameless glass door.  I’m thinking that we’ll probably hang the curtain from the ceiling (again, inspiration from Modern in MN).

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I’ve also got to make a decision about the window treatment.  I was pretty sure that I liked the idea of an unobtrusive roller shade or insulated blind, but when I put my handwoven curtains up to the window, they looked pretty darn good.

I’m planning to make some terrariums to sit on the top shelf so that there’s a little bit of life in the bathroom.  I really like the idea of moss and stones as accents in the bathroom. However, I’ve also got an idea for a bunch of strange spiked ceramic objects.  Maybe I’ll do both.

The corner opposite the tub will (I think) have an arrangement of hanging blown glass candleholders and vases.

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Everything has to be out of reach of the kitties, though.   I’m not sure whether installing dangling glass balls is a good idea in the bathroom.  We’ll see.   If you see a post entitled “Broken Glass, Bleeding Feet, and A Visit to the Vet,” you’ll know what happened.

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5 Responses to “bathroom update”

  1. K Says:
    September 6th, 2009 at 8:52 am

    That’s really striking! (Also, inspirational, to someone who tends toward more clutter than I’d like.) It looks like a retreat.

  2. splatgirl Says:
    September 6th, 2009 at 10:11 am

    It looks amazing! Excellent, excellent work, and I love your idea for the glass candleholders. I’m always on the verge of buying a bunch of those to do SOMETHING with!

    cheers from Modern in MN!

  3. Building Materials Supplies Says:
    September 8th, 2009 at 7:57 am

    Great use of the size of room.

    I would have been tempted to use a smaller piece of furniture for the basin unit, but you have pulled it off!

  4. Andrew Thornton Says:
    September 14th, 2009 at 5:31 pm

    What a lovely bathroom! Simply modern! My bathroom does not look like this. It is not lovely like your bathroom.

  5. Stef Says:
    September 21st, 2009 at 2:10 pm

    Thanks for the nice comments on the bathroom!

    I’m still on the fence about hanging the glass balls in the corner. They are bigger than I initially expected. I may have to think of something else to do with them. They are really cool, so I hate the thought of returning them.

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