Farmhouse Powder Bathroom
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When we took on the task of building a custom home on our own a few years ago, I thought I was totally prepared.
I wasn’t. I had a million pins & dozens of ideas, but I quickly realized none of them were exactly complete plans ready to be executed. I also didn’t anticipate those pretty tiles, fixtures, & tubs I’d filled my Pinterest board with, being so hard to find in stores, & in my budget no less. I mean, you think you’re all set because you know you want wood mirrors, & oil rubbed bronze fixtures, but try narrowing it down to one out of a billion options that fit the google search.
Oh, & don’t forget the hardware for that custom vanity you’ve had picked out forever, & the grout color you didn’t think about for that pretty tile you choose. The list of “oh, I didn’t think of that”’s grows by the minute when you start a build or remodel, usually minutes in front of an impatient contractor waiting for an answer. 😬
Luckily for me, I was sleeping with my contractor, so he cut me some slack. (FYI, it was/is my husband incase you were worried 😉) But in all seriousness, out of everything in our build, the bathrooms were the only thing we really argued about! I’m talking real, full blown, raise our voices, look like idiots, disagreements.
I’ll never forget the trim lady trying to bring us to a compromise over shiplapping the entry wall (Matt’s want) or the whole powder bath (my want). We both had strong attatchments to our designs & plenty of reasons we were quick to share with anyone, of why ours was more important.
It was the one thing neither of us were willing to budge on, & the poor trim lady realized it the day the materials order had to go in. Luckily, she was smart enough to figure out that if we did the entry wall, it left just about enough from the cut off boards to do the whole powder, so we didn’t have to pick one or the other to stay in budget, & no divorce lawyers were called.
This is probably weird, but the powder bath is actually my favorite designed space in the house haha, but I have to admit...after the fact, I can see now that Matt was probably right about the entry wall being more important for the feel of the house.
Anyway, my point is-getting to a completed bath design is harder than I thought, so I wanted to share everything I used & where to find it to make it easier on your DIY!
Be on the lookout for 3 new blog posts over the next few days, one for each one of my baths. Everything from toilets to paint, to decor 😉
We’ll start in the powder today, since it’s obviously my favorite...
Flooring:
We carried the wood floor into this space that we have throughout the house, which is Cinque Terre Baveno hardwood. We got them locally from Savannah Floor Covering, who also laid them for us & did a beautiful job.
Walls & paint:
Because we had leftover MDF material from the entry wall, we were able to do buttboard on all the powder bath walls 🙌. We ordered all of our trim materials for the whole house from ESPY Lumber Company in Bluffton. You can go with any width you like for the boards, but I went with 7”. We also did a nickel gap- meaning just that, holding a nickel between the boards to space between them. I matched the trim on powder walls to the trim color I chose for the rest of the house, which is “greek villa” from Sherwin Williams.
Faucet:
This cross handle wall mount faucet from Wayfair was the most stylish & best priced that I could find, & I did A LOT of comparing! Make sure when you add this to your cart, you choose oil rubbed bronze & also go down to the next box & change the handles to “cross handles” or else you might accidentally end up with the lever handles.
Sink:
I went with this white ceramic rectangular vessel sink, also from Wayfair, because it was the perfect size, & deep enough that water wouldn’t splash out from the wall mounted faucet.
Vanity:
I had the idea for a floating wood vanity, but knew I couldn’t find it online since I wanted it to fit perfectly from wall to wall. We got the reclaimed wood locally from Timberstone & custom built this beauty. Then we hit it with a couple coast of polyurethane to make sure the little water it would see wouldn’t damage it. If custom isn’t an option for you, I found two great options below. I love the look of the Etsy one, & the Wayfair one comes as a complete set so you won’t have to buy a special sink (keep in mind this one already has a hole for faucet, so you would have to skip the wall mount for a sink mounted one).
TimberStone Antique Building Products
Wayfair Rachal 49" Wall-Mounted Single Bathroom Vanity Set (get it here)
Mirror
So I actually found my mirror at Home Goods for $30. Sadly it was the wrong color! It was way under budget & the shape I had been searching for, since we have 10ft ceilings & needed something tall, but the blue/grey color wasn’t gonna work. I decided to hit the frame with with two coats of oil rubbed bronze spray paint I found at Home Depot. (FYI, make sure to cover the glass if you can’t take it out, but if you do get any paint on it, nail polish remover, with acetone, will get it it right off. Also, hold the can a good bit away so you get an even coat. I started too close & you can kind of tell on the top right corner 🤦🏻♀️. I’ve linked some mirrors I like & that fit this vibe below if you don’t have any luck in the TJMAXX/hobby lobby/home goods department. Kind of obsessed with the Abingdon for our next build.
Abingdon Lighted Mirror with Shelf
Amazon Brand – Stone & Beam Modern Round Arc Iron Hanging Wall Mirror With Shelf
Toilet:
American Standard, Cadet 3 FloWise Tall Height 2-Piece 1.28 GPF Single Flush Elongated Toilet in White with Slow Close Seat is what we went with, or what we thought went with anyway 🙄 This is what we have in both our master & guest baths, but somehow we ended up with its awkward cousin in the powder, because that’s what they mistakenly installed. Although I’m sure no one else notices; Matt & I definitely notice that it’s more round & a little lower than the ones in our other baths. It’s still the American Standard brand, but seems like a cheaper version, so definitely go with the one linked below. It’s not super fancy, but it’s also not janky, so I think you’ll be satisfied. We have better things to spend our money on & time stressing over, so just click the link & add to cart, people.
Hardware:
Obviously there’s not much in this department, since the vanity doesn’t have any drawers or cabinets, & I skipped the hand towel wall mount. I planned to get a standing oil rubbed bronze one for the counter top, but somehow I’m 2yrs in & still haven’t gotten around to it. So, for now I just have my hand towel laying around waiting for a stylish rack to be draped on 🤷🏻♀️ Therefore the only hardware needed in this space was a toilet paper holder & to swap the chrome toilet lever out for an oil rubbed bronze to match the faucet.
Oil Rubbed Bronze Victorian Toilet Tank Lever
Brantford Double Post Toilet Paper Holder in Oil-Rubbed Bronze
Light Fixture:
Okay, we snagged this one at a annual sale for $48 only bucks! It doesn’t look like this one is available anymore, but I’ve linked one similar below.
Decor:
Full disclosure, this adorable wash your hands sign, is actually covering a small hole that angered me every time I saw it. It seem my amazing contractor, aka my husband, didn’t pay attention to me when I said I wanted a pendant light rather than sconces. Thankfully, I happened to pop in before they wired the other side, but this side has yet to be mended. I begged, pleaded, & nagged the first 6wks we lived in the house for this to be fixed, & was growing infuriated every time I saw it...until...I decided to solve the eye sore myself. I couldn’t fix it, but I’m pretty good at finding the perfect item for the perfect spot. If you can’t beat em, join em, right? It’s a actually scheduled to be fixed now, but I’ll be putting this magnolia sign from Target back up even after it’s mended.
This & all the other goodies, or ones similar, are linked below.
Sultana Luxury Eco-friendly Hand Towels (Set of 4)
Towel rack bc you shouldn’t be like me
