Designing a masculine bathroom for a pre-teen boy is a challenge in itself. Incorporating my love of modern industrial farmhouse with classic touches upped the anti. And did I mention, this is also our guest bathroom? Challenge accepted! Now finished, I’m loving how great this space looks. My only wish is that we had done this makeover a few years ago! Today I’m finally sharing everything all put together. I can’t wait to hear what you think.
Storage
Now that everything is finished, I love how pretty the functional storage looks. Turning hidden space into a recessed linen tower turned out to be an amazing addition.
I was able to fit so much stuff into this linen tower, I ended up with empty space in our linen closet!
Plus, an empty shelf to add a fun decorative touch.
A giant jar is a perfect place to store and display a large quantity of Tasha’s bath salts.
Dry towels rolled up, look great on one shelf (even though I’m the only one who does this when company is expected). We’ve switched to bamboo towels and I don’t think I will ever go back! Not only are they better for Tasha’s skin, but so soft and dry quickly!
Even though O-Man is the primary user of this bathroom, I opted for hooks instead of a towel bar. Hooks make so much more sense to me than a bar anyways. Now if he would just use them…
I finished the wood the same way as the bins and re-used the hooks from this previous project.
Everything else needed in the space fits perfectly into either the medicine cabinet or the vanity.
Industrial Touches
Convincing O-Man to give up his monkey shower curtain wasn’t easy. Taking him to look at new curtains resulted in both of us frustrated.
So when I found this black and white tribal print-ish curtain (similar) around Christmas, it turned out to be a great choice. O-Man likes black and white and assuring him we would use a black curtain rod and hooks made him even happier. These hooks are a little more “active boy-proof,” aka, not as easy to fall off the rod when he opens the curtain at full speed.
For me, it’s the perfect pattern to pull everything together without being too girly (which he felt anything without monkeys was!).
With the shower niche looking as great as it does, I don’t want to hide the tile behind the bottles needed for bathing. Squared bottles made from plastic in black and white were the perfect compromise. O-Man’s supplies are in the black bottles while Tasha’s are in the white ones. Plastic means they won’t break if they fall.
The shorter shelf is perfect for a bar of Bad Hippies soap. Cool black soap makes O-Man much more willing to use it!
Backsplash and More
A few rows of traditional sized subway tile worked perfectly on the furniture style vanity. More Schluter edging kept the lines clean.
Initially, I wasn’t sure what color I would paint the room. With black, white, and gray I could have chosen any color. When I stepped back and looked at the space, I decided there was no reason to go crazy and introduce different paint colors. Using the same Silvery Moon from Benjamin Moore as the rest of the main spaces in my house was perfect. Because this is a bathroom, I did use the Aura Bath and Spa paint. It’s the only paint Dave and I use in our bathroom jobs now. No moisture streaks on the walls.
The doors and trim are also finished the same as the rest of the house in a crisp clean white. Paintable caulk is the secret to making trim look perfect. Not only do I use it on the trim but along the Schluter edge of the tile work as well. Be sure to actually paint it, otherwise over time it will yellow.
Anti-microbial bamboo towels are so soft and fluffy which are great for Tasha’s allergies. As the rest of the bathrooms are finished, I’ll be switching each room over to these towels.
One thing I didn’t do in the bathroom was to make my custom vent cover like the rest of the house. I made one for the girls’ bathroom, but the moisture and humidity in the room caused the command strips to dry out and it fell off. So we went with a basic white vent cover.
I think my favorite thing in the bathroom is the light fixture I made. Making the coordinating toilet paper holder pulled different elements in the room together.
I love how this bathroom turned out. A touch modern, a touch farmhouse and a touch industrial.
Next up for renovation is the girls’ bathroom upstairs. I’m so excited to see how my plan for that comes out… and then start dreaming of how I will finish our little master bathroom!
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