Yesterday I decided to start some changes I had planned for my studio bathroom. I started with the color of my new vanity. I wanted to change the color of the vanity, the accent tiles, and possibly the upper wall design. However, vanity was the easiest of the three projects for him, so he decided to start with that. Also, I had just finished a very long project of painting a checkerboard design on the floor of my studio, so I wanted to do a quick and easy project that I could complete in a day.
The bathroom is very colorful, starting with hand-painted walls with a square spiral design, yellow accent tiles that you custom-colored yourself (you can create tiles in any color you want for your project), and a coral vanity. I was.
So yesterday I stripped some of the yellow tiles out of the way and painted the bathroom vanity….
The color is called Behr’s Satin Black. I wanted off-black so that the dark black hardware would shine. Additionally, the bathroom door and storage closet door are deep black, but I didn’t want to add any more deep black to the vanity.
As for the tiles, I chose very simple 3″ x 12″ white subway tiles. Not the one I was using in the kitchen or master bathroom shower. The surface is slightly imperfect and wavy, and captures the light beautifully.
When I was thinking about what to do with this bathroom, I was considering using tiles with a more defined ‘wave’ pattern (like water ripples), but let’s make this current wall design work. When I made up my mind, wave tiles just didn’t seem like a good option anymore. I wanted something that wouldn’t conflict with the wall design.
This weekend I plan to remove the remaining yellow tiles and install this new white tile to mark the second item on my three item list for this bathroom.
When it comes to walls, I’m still undecided about the current square spiral design. Interestingly, when the yellow tiles were removed and the vanity was painted a new satin black color, the walls appeared to be spotless. sufficient Color it to my liking.
However, I’m still going to wait until I make a final decision. I don’t want to make a decision about the walls until the vanity and tiles are done. And since the black vanity and white tiles go with anything, you can finish them and then live with the walls now for a while to see how everything looks. If not, the possibilities he narrowed down to two different options. Either (1) vertical painted stripes in a bright/bold color of your choice from wallpaper (you know how I feel about stripes!), or (2) actual bathroom floral wallpaper.
I’m still not sure how I feel about using wallpaper in the bathroom. If you use it on the main long wall of the studio, it will lose its impact and feel less special. But on the other hand, it seems a little sad to use wallpaper only on walls where you can barely see it due to cabinets or two windows. I really like that wallpaper and would love to see more of it. A back door is not an option due to cost, so a small bathroom seems like the next best thing.
But I’ll wait to make that decision. The bottom line is the bathroom wall, either a current square spiral design, colorful vertical stripes, or floral wallpaper. And an off-black dressing table and white tiles go well with any of these options.
On a completely different note, I am still impressed with this floor paint!! This vanity is not light at all and has little feet. I wanted to go around the vanity back, to the left, and to the right when it was pulled out, so I scooped it up and pushed it all over this floor. I knew that when I finally put it back in place, the floor would be a mess and would need to be redone. After all, the paint took less than 30 days to cure.
However, when I finally put the vanity back in place, there were only two small areas where the paint was damaged.
I was really surprised! I couldn’t believe how much it could hold up against a heavy dressing table. That’s exactly why this paint is on his updated list of my favorite paint products for 2023.
In Addicted 2 Decorating, I share my DIY and decorating journey of modifying and decorating a 1948 Fixer upper that my husband Matt and I purchased in 2013. Matt does most of her work because she has MS and she cannot do physical labor. I do my own housework. You can learn more about me here.
