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It’s SUMMER!!! This means a lot in our family, from BBQs and late nights around the fire pit, to DANCE WEEK- where Addie has her dress rehearsal, last class, and recital. Tack on last tball practice and game, and you’ve got one busy schedule… did I mention Mima and Pa (my parents) are driving up from Philadelphia to enjoy the final festivities with us? This makes our only full bathroom, which is rather small, a bit of a meeting up upstairs.
Needless to say, this past weekend was hectic (and fierce)!
With someone waking up every half hour from 5:30am to 8am, the bathroom is the first place both ourselves and our guests really see, and even I’ve come to dread it. The walls were painted green when we purchased the home, and though it’s not the shade I would have chosen, it was freshly done and is holding up well. The brown towels we came with worked well in our first home, but being 8 years old, they’re tattered and bleached. Their color dulls the room, making it appear smaller, and the floor rug has lost much of its backing, letting it slip all over the place. And the floor… the patterned tile is a bit of a clash with the shower tile, and I’d love a simple floor without pattern to open up the look and give more simple, clean lines.
When we moved in September of 2015, I remember it was 9:30pm before we realized after a hot day of unloading a moving truck, we had no shower curtain… this made showing our sweaty selves off rather difficult- so I ran out to Target and found the perfect shower curtain and hooks. The pattern was fun and it pulled the green from the walls and brown from the towels we already had! It was perfect… for then. This past week, when I decided to refresh the bathroom before my parents’ visit, I went back to Target hoping to find something to brighten up our little space and pull the blue from the curtain. With a desire to freshen the room with a clean look, I needed to add more bright color!
In all of my home’s decor I look for bold patterns as a base and solids to bring it all together. In lieu of whipping out an entire can of paint, or a whole re-tile, I simply looked to my lackluster towels to make a new summer statement!
There were so many options, patterns, sizes, and textures that it was a total playground, and referencing a picture of my shower curtain, it was easy to find a complementary color. There’s even a matching contour floor mat for a completed look! I even snagged a sand-color pack of washcloths from the end cap as the perfect makeup removers, and to pull the whole bright summer theme together. The color gives a homage to the browns that are quite relevant in the bathroom, from the tiles to the shower curtain, but bright enough to keep the look very beachy, bright, and functional!
As I headed towards the checkout, Target’s Cartwheel app reminded me to check it out, where it gave me an alert to 10% off Quilted Northern Mega Toilet Paper from 6/20-7/8! YES PLEASE! With 4 adults and 2 kids sharing the house for almost 5 days, the only way to go is Quilted Northern® Mega Rolls. One roll is equal to 4, which means no calls from the bathroom asking for a new one.
I have enough responsibility working from home and caring for the ladies all day… one less chore works for me! I want to enjoy these summer months and my pretty bathroom- not dread its existence! But these rolls are more than just 4-in-one, Quilted Northern® Mega Rolls are soft and strong. As parents, Dave and I need to make sure the paper stands up to the kids- I know you mamas and papas out there get it- and the girls need to like it!
When you have a small space and a lot of people, it can be hard to keep the bathroom fresh and pretty. Streamlining your decor and adding brightness and a cohesive look, paired with less busy work, and you’ve got a summer long-weekend of guests enjoying tball and dance with less worry!
Ready to refresh your small bathroom?
- Take a well-lit photo of your shower curtain, or the statement piece in your bathroom that you want to grow from.
- Head to Target’s Bath aisles and decide: pattern or solid towels.
- If you go pattern, stick with a solid curtain. Too much pattern is dizzying and makes your space seem claustrophobic.
- If you go with a solid color towel, check out some of the texture options! I opted for a traditional towel so the eye is drawn to clean lines and appealing colors.
- Add finishing touches that will give comfort to you and your guests, like a soft contour rug and the softest toilet paper you won’t have to change so often in Quilted Northern® Mega Rolls.
So, the only thing left to know: Will you be adding color or pattern? Texture or classic?
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Great post
Thank you!
We did a little refresh on our upstairs bathroom. We painted the mirror, got some new accessories and knobs – and it was like a whole new room.
It’s always the little things!
I absolutely love what you did with the refresh! I love how it feels like a whole new bathroom with just minor changes!
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Right? It’s all about the little changes!
You have a very cute bathroom. We need to get ours decorated and I really like some of the ideas you have here. We do not have a big bathroom and so I’m trying to make it look nice without making it look crowded.
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It’s so hard with small spaces!
You did a great job! We’ve been talking about redoing our guest bathroom, and I love this simpler approach rather than just gutting the entire thing.
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle recently posted…Teen Bedroom Decor: A Room of Her Own
I would love to gut parts of the house… but sometimes just a little thing, like brighter towels, make all the difference!
We recently redid our downstairs bathroom and it made a HUGE difference in the house. Just updated the whole area. I love what you did, your bathroom looks amazing!
Thanks!
Such cute ideas! Thank you
🙂
I need to decorate my bathroom, it’s naked…bare walls, no flair. I love your shower curtain.
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I LOVE flair!
I love the designs you picked out!!! I have to stay out of that part of Target, or I would have a whole new set ever week!!
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I absolutely get that!
It’s amazing what a little fresh linen can do for the space! I love your monogrammed towel! Perfect touch!
Thanks!
I love to freshen up the look of my bathroom each season. It is great how much a new shower curtain and towels can change the space.
So true- just small stuff make the biggest impression.
I have been looking for a few new pieces to change the look in my master bathroom. I love your new shower curtain.
Thanks!
It is amazing how some new bath towels, shower curtains, and hand towels can refresh a space. I love the new color scheme you have going.
Thank you so much! I love the brightness!
You’ve made a small bathroom look beautiful and inviting. I hate our small bathroom, but we only have one bathroom also. I totally get the sharing thing, one bathroom never seems like enough and there are only two people in our house.
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It is hard to have small spaces!!
It’s amazing how a few simple changes can freshen up a room. I really like that shower curtain.
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So true!
Our bathroom needs a complete overhaul. lol. I like your tips, but what I loved the most was the picture of your daughter at the beginning. SO cute!!
Aw- thank you!
The bathroom is the right place where reflects the nature of human lives there as you said never ignore the decoration for a bathroom. Absolutely great job!
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It’s all about the kitchen and the bathroom! Right?
I love these ideas!
Thanks!
We are working on our bathroom in July! Small and 6 people use it and it’s badly in need of it!
Oh man- I bet!
My bathroom needs a little refresh too. I love how quickly and easily it can all come together – just a few elements and it looks bright and new.
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Exactly!
Your bathroom looks fantastic! I love the colors you chose to brighten up the space. It’s very inviting.
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Thank you!
These are really great tips! I will keep this in my to give my bathroom a fresh feel!
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Awesome!
I have a small bathroom and I love the colors you picked . I thought light colors would make it look larger, but I’m going to put more color my changing my wall color. Great ideas!
I hope you share your finished product!
Thanks, this gives me some great ideas. I live in apt and have had the same shower curtain for about 15 yrs. I would like to brighten it up a bit.
A new curtain will definitely help!
Wow. great idea. thx for the post.
Hope it helps you out!
Beautiful ideas! We will be moving soon, and I want my bathroom to look great!
great ideas!
I love the photo of her in her dress! She looks lovely! –And I used to go neutral on towels, etc., but lately I want bold color around me for some reason. Maybe I’m having the female version of a mid-life crisis, lol.