working on the master bathroom

We had our master bath updated last December, and in true Melanie fashion,

I'm still not done getting it to look exactly the way I envisioned. It's a small bathroom

 with a small shower - no tub. We had the walls painted a light beigey-yellow, and had

 a new toilet, sink, vanity, light fixture, door and porcelain tile put in. Do you know how
 hard it is to find a shower curtain that's not the standard shower-tub size? I do! Had to

special-order this one on the Bed, Bath, and Beyond web site. They don't even

carry it in the store.

I found these two flower prints at Goodwill, but not sure if they're 

going to stay. The bright blue is a little "off" compared to the blue

in the shower curtain and rugs. Though they match my spray-painted

bright blue shelf!

The sink area - with another picture found at Goodwill. This one's

staying. I like it.

One thing this bathroom sorely lacks is storage. Like a typical woman,

I have an assortment of beauty products. I have extras of shampoo,

conditioner, body wash, toilet paper, razors, mousse, hairspray, etc. 

underneath the sink, but then there's no room for my everyday stuff ~

or even pretty accessories such as a candle, knick-knacks, or a bottle of

perfume. So, my temporary solution was to buy an over-the-door shoe rack

 and use it for hold items I use frequently. Not pretty - but practical. 

I do like that there's a window in this bathroom but now I need some kind of

 window treatment besides wooden blinds. I don't want curtains; I think a 

valance would be more appropriate in this room. But are valances still "in"?

Here's what I'm thinking as far as storage and display. There's some

 decent,  unused space between the vanity and toilet. We've been looking in

 stores and every place we can think of online - even doing a google search -

 to  find a three-tiered corner shelf that would fit in the little corner niche by

the vanity. I have found a few decent ones online, but they all have that metal open

 shelving instead of having solid shelving - or else they're too  expensive. I found

 one  with glass shelves but the frame was a very modern-looking steel. Too harsh. 

Not my style. I found a site that had a bamboo shelving unit - but it was discontinued! 

Aargh, how can something so simple be so complicated?!

 Thanks for visiting and happy weekend!

master bath in progress

 Last month, we had both our bathrooms updated.

It certainly was about time...we've lived in this house 24 years and we

hadn't done anything to the bathrooms except to paint them!

We were still living with the original linoleum, which was beyond disgusting,

and the original fixtures (can anyone say 1980's lightbulb bar?)

So now I'm in the decorating phase of the master bath ~ which is the fun part, right?

Found the large, white mirror at Lowes. The cat picture is from Goodwill.

I'd been on the hunt for some vanity accessories, but couldn't find ones that I really liked.

Until yesterday, when I found the white porcelain tray and drinking cup at Target. On sale.

Love the raised flower detail on the cup and tray...

I also found the perfect-size-and-color bath mat at HomeGoods.

The master bath is tiny and doesn't have a tub - just a shower. So it's really

hard to find a shower curtain that fits a free-standing shower. After hunting

in stores and online, I finally found one online at Bed, Bath, and Beyond.

They are made to fit just a free-standing shower instead of the standard 72" bath/tub

shower combos. I haven't ordered it yet though, because it's rather pricey and the

clerk at the store told me that if I bring in a 20% off Bed, Bath, and Beyond coupon,

they'll place the order for me online and that way I can use my coupon.

Sooo...I'm still waiting to receive a coupon in the mail or find one in a magazine.

I used to be inundated by these coupons and now I have none. Doesn't that just figure?

Another  thing I'm looking for: some kind of white shelving unit

to go underneath the towel rack, beside the sink.

This bathroom doesn't have any storage except for under the sink (oh - and I do

have one of those over-the-door clear plastic shoe racks that hold a lot of 

my bath and beauty items) - but I'd still like decorative shelving in this area.

NOT the stool and basket that I currently have there now.

Still looking for just the right artwork to go in the commode area, too ~

or I might actually create something, who knows.

Thanks for visiting!