People ask me if my home has lots of murals and fancy finishes in it. The truth is, this one doesn’t. Lots of artwork, yes, but not directly on the walls. I have added some color to the home though in most of the rooms, and this powder room had been crying out for some sophistication for a long time- the flowery border and white walls had to go!
I chose a lovely ocean blue shade for the walls, since it was a small and narrow space. Like the rest of the main floor, it has 9 foot ceilings, making it seem even taller and narrower. Using the old rule that horizontal stripes make things look wider (remember that one, ladies?) I felt a wide stripe up high would do the trick, and that a deep shade on the upper wall and ceiling would lower it without making it seem too heavy. You can go bold in spaces you don’t really spend much time in.
I love the combination of blues and browns, so popular right now. The brown I pulled from the living room wall color, no need to buy additional paint, when that would work perfectly.
For the accent stripe, I just taped it off and had fun layering colors I liked, and colors pulled from the glazes on Al’s pottery I was going to be displaying. Some of the paints are metallic, difficult to photograph, but adding their own dimension and glow.
Art is usually an afterthought with me, I figure I can always paint something to hang on the walls, or print up some photos and frame them, whatever works. I knew I wanted something with a calm feel to it, some scenery, probably water, and it had to have the right colors to complete the look. We do have a small stash of prints and artwork that didn’t seem to fit anywhere. Some are mine, some are Al’s, we kept them because we liked them. So I went ‘shopping’ in the unused art section of the basement to see if I could find something that would work, at least for the time being.
Looky, looky what I found! Do you think this print could be more perfect? I don’t think so. All that remains is to find a couple of towels the right color to hang on the newly ‘bronzed’ towel bar that matches the T.P. holder. I’ve already picked up some dried grasses and reeds to fill up the pots above the commode, and a few other accessories. There’s a magazine basket under the pedestal sink, a sparkly copper votive holder and new soap dispenser on the sink to boot. Don’t you love it?
