The wallpaper has arrived for the bathroom under the stairs and if you saw on my Instagram stories, I’m pretty nervous. I’m wondering if I can pull off this style of wallpaper in our house, but then I look at this mood board and I remember how much I love everything when gathered together. I suppose that’s the point of a mood board…to give you a bit of confidence that it will all work out in the end!
First off, let’s give a look at the room. It’s absolutely tiny!! I’m talking 75cm wide and 144cm at it’s longest. And being under the stairs, it’s also sloped!!! Now do you agree it’s tiny?! 🙂 The funny thing is, this little room is our only bathroom downstairs, which means all of our guests use it when they come to visit. That, combined with it’s size, means that I want the design to pack a punch!!
The Before
As you can see, the walls are in pretty poor shape. Old tiles near the sink have been removed. A new toilet was installed that took up a little less room so there’s a bit of damage to the wall above. The new taps have already been installed, as have the geometric floor tiles you see in the mood board above.
So What’s The Plan
The first thing on the to-do list is to fill and smoothen all the walls. After that, I’ll want to get started on my idea to clad the ceiling to make it look like Tongue and Groove panelling, the same panelling as the boiler cover. I want to keep the ceiling and the woodwork simple by painting it white. The wallpaper will be the star of the show here! See below a picture of how I’m hoping the ceiling will turn out!
The Wallpaper
So let’s talk about the wallpaper. Initially I was looking for a vintage feel, mural wallpaper with green tones – which is exactly what I got! But let me show you the other two wallpapers that were in the running!
- This William Morris inspired wallpaper from SpoonflowerHome on Etsy is stunning. I was very close to ordering it, but it was too blue for me. I knew I wanted the main colour to be green.
- Another stunner here from FloralMural on Etsy. Love the colours and the cloud pattern.
I went with the most beautiful mural by VintageArtWallpaper. The seller was great to deal with, as I wanted to make sure the wallpaper still looked well, even with the sloped ceiling. He was great to show several different previews, until I was happy with the order.
Which wallpaper would you have chosen??
The Accessories
I think I’d be less worried about the wallpaper matching our style if the accessories are more modern. Things like an acrylic tray and a scandi inspired toilet roll holder. I think I’m going to spray paint the current light fixture to update it a bit. Oooohh, I getting so excited about it already!! What do you think??
