Water Closet Makeover.

Do you have an ugly area of your house that just nags and nags you? If I'm being honest, I have more than one of those in our house. But I am slowly taking them on and it's bringing me so much joy.

I just finished this project and I am so excited to share the photos with you. I designed a modern take on classic ship lap and mill work and am thrilled with the end product.

If you've been following for a while. We completed the main part of our primary bathroom makeover a few years ago. I was about to burst I was so pregnant with baby Lorelai, and was just through the moon I was going to have my own shower again and not share with the kids anymore. We never touched the water closet, but it was behind a door that could remain closed the majority of the time so I just left it, neglected and sad for far too long.

When you are living in a huge gut job project house, I think you don't realize how much the smaller undone areas weigh on you as time goes by. Your subconscious mind takes note but then life is busy and it stops registering on your conscious mind.

The Design Process

Anyways, I always knew I wanted to infuse this small space in our home with a lot of personality. I thought it was a good spot to have fun, mostly because you don't spend tons of time in there, ahem, unless you are my husband, but I digress.

I have nickel gap ship lap in a few areas of our home, the boys room, and our hall bath just to name a few. I like to repeat design elements when working on a whole home to make it feel cohesive and thoughtful.

This is what the space looked like when we started. It was not pretty.

I have a ditzy floral wallpaper in my main bathroom that I absolutely love and I wanted to pull the small accent in the paper of mustard/ochre color out on some cool mill work.

I came up with the idea of doing a divided nickel gap ship lap with an offset row. I thought it would bring a modern twist to a classic trim detail. I scoured the inter-webs to see if anyone had done it before but my searches were unfruitful. I started worrying it was a weird idea, but I went forward anyways.

I loved them all, but ultimately went with Sherwin Williams Woven Wicker. I thought it was saturated just enough and had the green undertones I was hoping for.

The Details

Accessorizing a utilitarian space can be difficult. I kept it simple with a small collection of frames on the wall you see most when the door is left open, and a small shelf over the toilet to hold a plant and necessities.