This powder room decor takes the space from a 0 to a 10 with some simple DIY changes! Find bold inspiration in this traditional green and blue powder room reveal, with picture frame moulding, Calke Green paint, blue hydrangea wallpaper, a brass double sconce and brass finishes!
The powder room makeover is finished, and I am THRILLED! It's my favorite makeover to date, and I have to open the door and take a look every time I walk past it. It's just so pretty.
The Powder Room Beginnings & Vision
Ahh, the powder room. It's the small room that lets us keep guests out of our regular bathrooms. #hallelujah I've always dreamed of having a powder room for guests, because in our old house guests had to use the girls' bathroom, and it was always a struggle to keep it presentable!
It's also a fun design space where you can make a statement! While you want your main living space to feel peaceful and calm, the powder room can be the disco ball. It's the door to a wild, new world: the unexpected jewel box in your home. It's a place to step out of your comfort zone! Yay!
So when it came time to design this space, I wanted to bring in color through paint and wallpaper. I also wanted lots of pretty brass finishes and some beautiful texture! I want my friends and family to walk into this room and feel like they've been transported to a fun, new place. I'm so excited to share how my hallway half bathroom turned out!
Let's take a look back at the vision for this space:
Vendome Double Sconce | Calke Green paint | Vintage Rounded Mirror | Summer Mountain Petite Art | Navy Hydrangea Wallpaper (here, too) | Pedestal Sink | Tank Basket | Candle | Toilet | Toilet Paper Holder | Towel Ring | Hand Towel | Scallop Jute Rug
I love that everything I added is simply powder room decor. I didn't remove anything in here; I only added new decor and paint to the walls. It was all DIY, too! I love these kinds of makeovers!
The most challenging parts were cutting the picture frame moulding, hanging the wallpaper and taking the light fixture down (and then putting it back up) so I could wallpaper. But I'm so happy I was able to do it all myself!
Okay, let's look at all of the changes. But before we jump into the reveal, let's see where this room started!
This picture is exactly how the bathroom looked when we bought the house. It had yellow walls, a dated light fixture, an odd horizontal mirror, an old towel rack and toilet paper holder. That's it!
After we moved in, I had it painted Edgecomb Gray, like the hallway. I also changed the brass light fixture and replaced the mirror. It was all just in a holding pattern until I could actually makeover the room.
But now this same view looks like this! Are you ready??
You're not ready…
Gah!!!!! Isn't it the best?
I'm not trying to pat myself on the back, but I can't get over how much impact some paint, trim, wallpaper and new decor can make. But it can!! And if there's ever a place to go bold, I dare say the powder room is the perfect spot!
DIY Powder Room Decor & Changes
So let's walk through some of this transformation.
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It obviously started with the picture frame moulding. I shared all about the decisions, planning phase and execution of the picture frame moulding in this tutorial post. It took the most time of anything and really made a huge impact. The paint color is Calke Green by Farrow & Ball.
And how the toilet side looks now …
I continued the paint onto the baseboards, door trim and the inside of the door. Several people recommended adding the paint to the crown moulding and ceiling, too.
But there's a can light and fan in the ceiling, and I feel like they would stick out like a sore thumb if I painted the ceiling green. I also like that the crown and ceiling stay white, because they tie in with the white sink, white toilet and the white in the wallpaper.
Once I finished the trim and paint, I realized the discounted mirror I'd found at a closing Pottery Barn was going to be too small. So I went on a hunt for a mirror that fit this space and could be installed over the trim on the wall.
I was lucky to find this beautiful mirror, which fit the space perfectly and shipped quickly. I wanted to wait and make sure the new mirror worked before I wallpapered the top third of the walls.
When the mirror arrived, I knew it would be great, so I started the wallpapering process. I've only wallpapered once before with pre-pasted wallpaper. This time I had to apply the adhesive myself. It wasn't too hard, though.
I bought this wallpaper toolkit, and it had everything I needed except for the adhesive and wallpaper. Learn how to use paste-on-the-wall wallpaper.
Once the new mirror was hung, the space was transformed! I had to add a few finishing details to make it complete. I LOVE how everything came together.
The Finishing Details for the Powder Room
Let's walk through some of the finishing powder room decor details, shall we?
I hung this landscape art behind the toilet. I'd originally bought it for the kitchen makeover, but it didn't work in there, so I hung it in the hallway. When I started planning this makeover, I realized it would work beautifully in the bathroom. It pulls the greens and blues together perfectly!
The seagrass lidded basket on the back of the toilet holds exactly two mega toilet paper rolls. (I measured beforehand to make sure they'd fit!)
In a bathroom without any storage, I needed a place to hide the extras, you know? Then I placed a candle on top for obvious reasons. I don't know if I'll ever burn it, but it's there for looks either way.
The new brass toilet paper holder and brass towel ring are so solid and pretty. I even replaced the standard white outlet and light switch covers with satin brass ones. I've had the brass trash can in there since we moved in, and it works great!
And that scalloped green and jute rug is so cute on the floor! I still need to add a non-slip backing to it, but that won't be difficult.
In the end, I'm so glad I went bold! I had moments when I questioned whether I'd regret this makeover. Was it too much?
Nah. I'm hooked on going big!
I'm eyeing the dining room next. It's going to be so different from anything I've ever done before. I can't wait to share!
Have you ever gone bold in a powder bathroom before?
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