#1: We had out of town guests take over our basement for a weekend, and I realized that we had nothing for them to use in that bathroom. We made do, but I had to spend a lot of time scrounging around for a makeshift bathmat, extra hand soap, and toiletries for the shower.
#2: Shortly after our friends left, I overheard my BIL yell at G: "G-d, G, you don't even have a hand towel in this bathroom" (this was also the moment I learned that you can hear just about everything taking place in the basement bathroom while you are in the upstairs bathroom).
Needless to say, I felt a little guilty. We might hate the basement bathroom and we might be two of the cheapest people you'll ever meet, but we also like to be hospitable. Something had to be done.
The bathroom accessories section at TJ Maxx was impressive, and included some high end brands like Ralph Lauren. I found two small bathmats in a really pretty shade of green-blue that were only $10, so I added them to my cart. We'll use on in front of the shower and one in front of the sink.
Having found the bathmats, I decided I should probably look for some towels to match the color. I found these:
I love the print and the colors. And by love, I mean I'm totally inspired to rip out every last tile and shred of wallpaper in an effort to make the bathroom functional and pretty. As a reminder, here are a few pictures of what our bathroom currently looks like:
You actually have to pass through this short hallway to get to the bathroom. In order to to turn on the bathroom light, you have to walk all the way into the bathroom and reach around in the dark until you find the switches. Very convenient, especially for guests who don't know the layout of the bathroom.
I'll be the first to admit this room is ugly, so don't pretend it has good qualities. There's only one...
...and that's the extra storage space we have due to the awkward placement of the water heater. A real door would be nice in that corner, don't you agree?
The duck shelf and organizer thing above the toilet were both "gifts" from the previous owners. We're selling them a our garage sale this June, so if you want them let me know and I'll put a hold sticker on them for you. Just kidding. I'm not even going to show you what's behind that skinny sliding door or what the shower looks like.
Here's a close up of our lovely new towels right next to the super awesome wallpaper border that features deer prancing through the wilderness:
I'm sure you're jealous and wishing you had a country woodlands hunting themed bathroom with a dingy dropped ceiling in your house. I bet you're even more jealous that you don't have towels and bathmats that look quite as awesome as part of the decor. Aren't the towels inspiring, though? The colors and prints are just lovely. They give me hope for this room - I can't wait until we renovate it!
Update on my embroidery project later today!
HAHAHA, I am so jealous of the deer border. Fortunately our house didn't have that in it, but we looked at some that had similar, ehem, features.
ReplyDeleteI'm assuming the previous owners must have hunted - I can't imagine what else would have inspired them to pick that border. We've actually had people tell us they like it, which just leaves me feeling baffled.
ReplyDeleteAdd some florescent orange curtains and a small set of antlers mounted on the wall and you'd have the most manly bathroom imaginable.