Our tiny neutral coastal farmhouse powder bathroom remodel +recent vintage rug finds love

We are currently in our third home and in all 3 homes, updating the bathrooms have always been on the back burner. So when we got to working on this powder bathroom, I was so excited to tackle this project! There were a few bumps along the way but I’m so happy with how it all worked out!

Here’s a look at some before pictures, yellowish beige walls with coordinating yellow toned wood, and all:

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With working on many other needed projects in the house, this bathroom waited a year for us to even touch it. In the mean time I did put up a rifle paper print that always makes me smile.

We added this semi-flush ceiling light before even renovating this bathroom because the light the house came with was just a bulb and had to come down asap! The only things we didn’t touch in here was this toilet and the fan cover. They were both in great shape and perfectly fine to stay.

Other than that, everything else had to change. The door was painted, knob update, walls covered in vertical shiplap, flooring, vanity, mirror and sink removed, hardware swapped out, everything.

And here she today:

Hello pretty updated everything. I will link everything at the end as usual.

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First let’s talk about the counter Jason created from scrap quartz pieces leftover from our kitchen remodel. Quarantine made us do it and I’m so glad because we had zero plans of using these pieces and thankful we were able to use them here and not have to purchase anything.

Did you know when we first updated this space back in September, this counter wasn’t part of the original design. September 14th to be exact, and I was so so excited to get started on this space.

As much as I love that wood butcher block counter, it caused a bit of stress for me. Trying to keep this busy sink dry was already a task, but because the vessel sink was very close to the back wall and we didn’t give it very much space to clean throughly behind the sink, it would stay moist and we knew in the long run it would be a major problem. So we had to switch it out and that’s just what we did a few weeks ago.

This time we decided to make the counter a good 3 inches deeper which might not sound like much but made all the difference, added a little backsplash so we could protect the wall and keep everything sealed, and still have room to wipe down every so often behind the vessel sink. The good thing is with quartz, we can all breathe and not worry about little hands splashing and warping the vertical shiplap in here.

If you’re coming in from the main living space, this is what you see from the hallway. I know some people don’t care about perspective, but I like knowing stuff like this so just in case you’re curious like me.

If you’re coming in from the garage or little laundry room, this is what you see from the hallway. There’s a few tiny spaces right in this little corner of the house.

Okay so something I learned from this DIY bathroom remodel is if you’re gonna do penny tile yourself and you’re not a pro, don’t, I repeat, DO NOT expect your tiling job to come out perfectly. This project reminded us, we are no pros and I’ve had friends tell me that even pros have failed in the penny tiling department.. Some are just not great at laying tile, and I get it. Laying penny tile is no joke and as much as I love the look, I will probably never do it again unless I know of a very skilled pro who will do a good job.

How I understand it is as a cosmetologist, I know anyone can go to cosmetology school. And even not being good at it, can even pass and get their license. Well I think this is the same for all trades, not everyone is going to be good even with a license or dare I say even with experience. So basically be as careful with choosing your tile guy as you are with choosing your hair dresser;) With that said, I will never be good at laying penny tile. The end. You still there?! Okay where was I… So yeah, not our best tile job, but for the most part it’s totally fine and I can live with the imperfections and distract myself with a pretty vintage rug.

I’ve always wanted to cover a whole wall with shiplap, but never thought we would do it because of the time and money it would take. But with this tiny space, I knew it was the perfect space to do this and I love it!

The bathroom didn’t originally have electrical for a light over the mirror, but Jason knew I would ask for it even before I asked and already planned on adding it! I felt like a wall scone would give this bathroom some personality and a little extra lighting, and the gooseneck detail on the wall sconce is my fave!

If you want to try new projects that might be new to you, start small, take in as much info on it as possible (youtube, tutorials, blogs), give yourself grace, be teachable and don’t rush the project! I feel like having this mentality and working your way up to bigger projects really helped Jason and I. We are no pros and have had our fair share of errors even now, but we love that we get to do these projects together and learn along the way!

I often get questions about our vintage rugs in our home and let me tell you, finding a great vintage rug that’s not gonna break the bank takes a lot of searching. Here are some recent vintage rug finds I came across if you’re searching:

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Any projects you’ve been working since the stay at home order? We just put cement down in our backyard where we had to remove a deck and I am just so excited the kids won’t be tracking gravel in the house that we put down in the mean time!

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