on my radar: modern dressers repurposed as bathroom vanities

October 3, 2016

I am very much loving the trend of taking modern wood dressers and repurposing them as bathroom vanities. This is a great choice for a bathroom because it brings a lot of warmth to a space that is otherwise full of hard materials and cold surfaces.

photo via Emily Henderson

Photo via Decor and the Dog

Without a countertop you run the risk of ruining the wood with water or product stains, so I'd only recommend doing this in a guest bathroom or powder room. If it's used in a main bathroom I suggest having a piece of stone fabricated to fit the top like these pieces below:

Photo via Cre8tive Designs Inc.

Photo via Kristen Grove

In case you didn't want to track down the perfect piece of furniture to use for your vanity, I've included some of my favorite furniture inspired vanities below. My absolute favorite is number five. It almost makes me wish we had another bathroom to remodel in our house!

>> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 <<

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e-design: contemporary eclectic bedroom in iowa

August 17, 2016

Hello! Today I'm sharing another recent e-design completed for a client located in Iowa. The main goal with this design was to help make their master bedroom feel both brighter and more modern. Their bedroom had not received much attention since they were renovating other parts of their house, which I can definitely relate to, since it has taken me almost three years to finally start thinking about ours!

BEFORE

Their style was contemporary eclectic, and they loved the beautiful windows in their room and wanted to find a way to not have them so covered up. We chose these roman shades (fabric: winding leaves in lapis) with a blackout lining from The Shade Store. These could be pulled all the way up to let light in during the day, and felt much lighter and brighter than the existing window treatments even when pulled down in the evenings.

The photography was chosen to represent places they have lived and traveled, and after going back and forth between a few lamp options, we ended up deciding on the modern Flynn table lamp from Serena & Lily which are a favorite of mine!

The walls will be painted Benjamin Moore Classic Gray, which will freshen up the room and go well with their existing wood trim. They also have children and didn't want an all white duvet cover, so we decided on this striped linen bedding from Restoration Hardware to keep with the light and contemporary feel of the space.

BEFORE

The existing floor plan was kept and two faux sheepskin rugs were added to bring in some texture.

As always, out of respect for my clients who have paid for their design I will only disclose a few sources in this post. If you would like information on a specific item, please e-mail me!

master bathroom before + after

August 15, 2016

It's finally time for me to share our complete master bathroom transformation!

AFTER

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AFTER

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This biggest difference was made by taking out the ceiling soffit above the sink and shower and partially removing the shower walls. This turned the cave-like shower into a super bright and happy place to get ready in the morning. I've envisioned this space since day we moved in, and I'm so happy that after two long years we finally have a master bathroom we can use!

BEFORE

AFTER

When we framed out the new shower we were able to make a slightly larger door opening, and we gained about one inch on each side of the shower which makes a huge difference in such a small space. We also replaced the rough-in drain so we could use this square drain cover that tied into the herringbone pattern in our tile.