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It’s been a while since I’ve done a home tour post! This last year has been a little bit crazy what with having a new baby, finishing the last year of my undergraduate degree and finding out that we were pregnant again. I haven’t had the time, energy or inspiration to do much more decorating in our house until the last couple months. I’ve been nesting in full force, cleaning and organizing every corner of our house and making plans for how I want to finish decorating different spaces. Because the basement bathroom only needed a few finishing touches, I decided that would be the room that got finished first and I’m excited to share the completed space with you!
This bathroom’s purpose is two-fold. It’s next to our spare bedroom, so I knew it would be used by guests when we have them. It’s also located just down the stairs from our family room, so it gets used when we are entertaining friends and family in our home. I wanted this space to be clean and clutter free, cheery and inviting, and also be relaxing and somewhere that I enjoyed being because I was claiming it as my sanctuary as well.
This room didn’t take a lot of demolition. They had to chisel a hole in the floor to find the drain for the tub, we had them remove a few outlets (there were at least two on every wall) and then we moved the door opening from the wall that would be inside the bedroom to another wall that was directly at the bottom of the stairs. We wanted the bathroom to be easily accessible to everyone, and relocating the doorway made the most sense.
Because the space is small, we kept the entire room really simple. My biggest request was that we put a deep soaking tub in but also have a shower head for guests to use when they stay with us. A few years ago, I referred to this shower/tub combination as a “shub”. I’m not sure why, the word just slipped out, but we’ve jokingly called them that in our house ever since.
My second priority was to keep the space clean and simple. Our storage choices have allowed for this. We have plenty of space to store our bath time pampering supplies, extra bathroom supplies, and the things that we keep on hand for our guests.
The colors in this bathroom are my favorite, they feel so relaxing and fun to me! I wanted white to be one of my main colors for decorating because the space is small and doesn’t have a window. The white brightens everything up and makes the space feel more warm and inviting.
I picked a simple white shower curtain and a colored accent rug for in front of the sink. We have a simple grey rug that hangs over the tub and can be laid down while we’re taking a bath or a shower. Because of the limited space, especially in front of the tub, having a rug laying there all the time looked a little silly.
The above the toilet cupboard space is a great location for storing extra towels, a stock of toilet paper and travel sized items that our guests may have forgotten at home. It’s also a great location for all of the bath things that I use when the bathroom becomes my sanctuary. That frees up under the sink for storing cleaning supplies and a space heater (because it gets really cold, especially when I’m trying to relax in the bathtub). Such simple organization keeps our bathroom functional, and provides our guests with the comfort that they need to feel welcome and at home because we have anticipated any potential needs before they arrive.
Quilted Northern® Ultra Soft & Strong® with Cleanstretch (9 Mega Rolls) helps us keep our home and guest bathroom stocked and organized on a regular basis so that we are always prepared for last minute guests or gatherings at our home. Mega Rolls have four times more than regular Quilted Northern® rolls so we don’t have to worry about refilling the roll as often! Our guests are never faced with that uncomfortable moment when they run out of toilet paper and can’t find where it is kept. There are two rolls in the canister below the roll that is in use and five or six rolls in the above toilet storage cabinet.
I honestly don’t have any future plans for this room, other than replacing the heating vent cover that has a lot of paint on it. I’m pretty happy with how this room turned out and all of the tiny details in it!
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How does Quilted Northern® help you keep your guest bathroom stocked and ready for guests?
