I love copywriting, but I also love interior design. I think my next career will be interior design! We moved into our home in Connecticut in June 2023, and I’ve slowly been designing our spaces. Recently I took on our guest/main floor bathroom refresh!

The Space

It’s a difficult layout with a long-skinny structure and two jack and jill doors. I had a budget of $700, so I knew I wouldn’t be replacing any countertops or sinks, but rather more surface-level stuff.

The Inspiration

I have been going for a blue and red color palette with this home. I wanted it to feel like a rich, warm, inviting English manor house! This bathroom was no exception. I also knew I wanted to try wallpaper since my last home had very textured walls and I wasn’t able to try it.

The Experience

I ordered a sample of the peel and stick wallpaper I used to make sure I liked it. Once I knew I did, I ordered more and got to work putting it up. It was definitely a labor of love and took several sessions of the course of a few weeks. But it wasn’t AS hard as I thought it would be, which is great because I would definitely like to wallpaper more rooms in my home. I will say I wish I had gone with one that had a simpler matching pattern, because it was tough to line up the pieces perfectly. Don’t look too close, ha!

I also attempted to take down a few of the tiles in the backsplash because I don’t love it. But they are attached using really strong, old adhesive grout that I knew I would not be able to remove myself without destroying the drywall. So one day down the road when we redo the countertops, I’ll have a pro remove the tiles, patch the drywall behind it, and apply new tiles.

Although I don’t LOVE the vanity light fixture, it isn’t too bad and I didn’t have the budget to replace it at this time. Here’s to living with what you’ve got and learning to like it, eh?

The Outcome

Overall, I’m super pleased with the new look I was able to accomplish for just $700 dollars. I genuinely had so much fun and feel really pleased with the space. I can’t wait to do the next one!

The Links

Rug – Vintage from Etsy (here is the shop, they only sell one of each kind)
Knobs – Etsy
Mirror – Target
Towel Ring – Etsy
Art – Lore Pemberton
Curtains – Sewed them myself
Wallpaper – NuWallpaper, Amazon