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Blue Bathroom Update

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December 1, 2016

I’ve been holding out on you and I’m SORRY! I know I said this bathroom refresh would be on the blog much sooner, but… I blame turkey and black Friday.  A month or so ago, I shared a vision board for the kids bathroom and pretty quickly got around to painting the vanity but I left it there. Until today!

design board for taking a neutral bathroom to navy

Disclosure: I reached out to three amazing brands for this post… because I love them. And thankfully I was able to work with WallsNeedLove , LampsPlus and World Market to help make that little vision board above a reality. There may be some affiliate links to the products used included in this post.

Then… a little thing called the One Room Challenge interrupted the bathroom progress. It only took a few days to implement the next couple of details for this fun kid’s space and… here it is in all its glory.  WallsNeedLove sent me their AMAZING  Waves of Chic removable wallpaper and LampsPlus completely updated the vanity area thanks to these two AMAZING pendants!

Updated kids bathroom with wallpaper and new pendant lights.

I’ll share a tutorial/ tips on the removable wallpaper in a separate post. I LOVE the results, but definitely learned some things after installing it. It’s a soft shade of blue that keeps the intricate graphics of the pattern from being too harsh. Also… it’s waves and it’s a bathroom so, ya know… that totally works.

Updated kids bathroom with wallpaper and new pendant lights.

Updated kids bathroom with wallpaper and new pendant lights.

Like I said, it took a little practice to figure out the removable wallpaper, but doesn’t the room look SO much more interesting and fun with the waves?

Updated kids bathroom with wallpaper and new pendant lights.

Updated kids bathroom with wallpaper and new pendant lights.

Let’s move on to the new lights, though… because they updated the space way more than I expected. The previous lights were poster children for the 1980s. If you look carefully, you might see a few of those little bracelets that Madonna wore.

Updated kids bathroom with wallpaper and new pendant lights.

I was able to easily swap out the old lights for these distressed brass sconces.  When choosing bathroom lighting, it’s important to pay attention to the wattage of the lights as you want something brighter than 60W ideally. These are just bright enough and I love the new and improved modern look they bring to the room!

Updated kids bathroom with wallpaper and new pendant lights.

Updated kids bathroom with wallpaper and new pendant lights.

As with any room… the finishing details are what make the space, and these paper mache animal heads from World Market are the best. I asked my Facebook page whether they liked the animals and everyone said yes… so in they came! This is a kids bathroom so what better place to have a little fun, right?!

Updated kids bathroom with wallpaper and new pendant lights.

The wall hanging is from Homegoods, but I’ve seen similar ones at Target. (You know I can’t say no to a good wall hanging…)

Updated kids bathroom with wallpaper and new pendant lights.

I have one last little detail to bring in here, and then the room will be done! It’s a shame that the kids’ bathroom is so bright and cheery, while ours is still awash in dated floral wallpaper! Baby steps, folks. Baby steps.

blue-vanity-3-of-3

Updated kids bathroom with wallpaper and new pendant lights.

BIG thanks to Walls Need Love, Lamps Plus and World Market for being so generous and making this bathroom makeover so colorful and playful!

Don’t forget to pin it for later here –>

Updated kids bathroom with wallpaper and new pendant lights.

 

XO Charlotte

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  1. Cassie Bustamante says

    December 1, 2016 at 10:29 am

    bathroom dreams coming true!

    Reply
    • Charlotte Smith says

      December 1, 2016 at 1:20 pm

      I never realized how fun a bathroom could be to design. 🙂 Ha!

      Reply
  2. Bridget says

    December 1, 2016 at 11:54 am

    Stunning! When kiddos get older and want to shower and not take a bath, will you have to renovate this room or is there another bath with shower? How does the wallpaper do with splashed water?

    Reply
    • Charlotte Smith says

      December 1, 2016 at 1:22 pm

      Thanks, Bridget! There’s a separate shower on the other side of the door that isn’t shown in these pics! Currently, it needs to be retiled, but that will be useful when they get older! And I’m not sure about the wallpaper with water! I rubbed it in one place with a damp rag and the ink smudged the tiniest bit but… I was scrubbing. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Tracey says

    December 2, 2016 at 5:51 am

    That wallpaper is gorgeous; very ‘The Great Wave off Kanagawa’.

    Reply
    • Charlotte Smith says

      December 4, 2016 at 8:39 pm

      Yes! I considered a stencil of just that wave, but when I found this wallpaper… game over. SO pretty!

      Reply
  4. Hope says

    December 6, 2016 at 12:19 am

    I love the navy sink. The wallpaper is so much fun. I bet the kids love bath time now!

    Reply
    • Charlotte Smith says

      December 6, 2016 at 10:00 am

      THanks! I’m not sure my kids are as impressed with the transformation as I am… but one day maybe. 🙂

      Reply

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