Oh the fun of picking colours, textures, materials etc. The hard part is always waiting for it to be put together and see the end result. Our upstairs bathroom was the last room that had not been renovated yet in our 1890's farmhouse. Having a second washroom on the second level was just wonderful. I only wish I could have had it during my pregnancies. Regardless it is now here and we are loving it. It is actually the first room that I have designed myself and I have to say I am very pleased with the results.
This room has been used for years as a bathtub / baby room. Our kids never did get a fabulous nursery like many others but they have great stories to tell. This room consisted of a bathtub, change table (where the toilet would go) and a crib(where the sink would go). When the crib became to small they were moved up to a toddler bed in the space of the crib and the moment one of them could turn on the tap for the tub, they moved out! It worked quite well and gave us the space we needed for that stage of our lives. Now that the children are growing up(too quickly I might add), we have no need for a baby room. Therefore we have the new bathroom.
We went with a beadboard bottom, painted white and red walls to finish it off. The contrast is absolutely delicious. I love red! I most especially love the black details that can be added to make it look for country and rustic as well. Of course we have many barn boards since we took our old dairy barn down 3 years ago. We salvaged all the material and I'm hoping to use alot of it in our new addition this summer. I will certainly share our progress on that project. We have waited 14 years to start that one. I'm an thrilled with the results and cannot wait to tackle the new downstairs washroom and mudroom/laundry room next.
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