Glam Bathroom

My Hall Bath of Mirrors

Sometimes you just have to work with what you have. 

This is the case of my hall bathroom. 

This bathroom was created by tearing down the wall between two closets. 

A renovation done long before I bought the house. 

Personally, I think I need the closet space more than the extra bathroom...

but...this had already been done. 

(view from the kitchen...oh silly Sally)

This bathroom is small. 

It measures 3 1/2 feet deep and 7 feet long which includes the shower stall at one end. 

So its really more like 3 1/2 by 5 ft.

The walls were already painted gray when I moved in. 

Something I at first didn't like but now love. It has the cheapest pedestal sink in it you can buy. 

And a mod toilet that I hate. I hope to change the toilet one day soon. 

The floors were covered in a large marble tile of gray and cream,
 which I at first thought strange and too upscale but which I now love.
I would have never chosen that flooring but....
it pushed me to make the whole little bathroom as upscale as it is.

The pedestal sink by itself just never seemed substantial enough 

to hold it's own with all those mirrors above it. 

So......

Last night I finished sewing up this little skirt for the sink. 

Its made of gray organza with a metallic silver embroidery. 

I had the bright idea (- literally - ) of winding white twinkle lights up the pedestal. 

It makes the sink look magical.

I didn't pick the faucet. 

It's not what I would choose but I like it well enough to live with it. 

I actually prefer chrome faucets over any other choices because its so classic.

See the big mirrored medicine cabinet? Both of my bathrooms have these. 

To take them out would make such huge messes that I can't afford to fix 

and I don't know that I could patch the wall where they have been without putting in all new sheet rock.
My walls are plaster and sheath so really don't want to tear into any walls that I don't have to. 

So in both baths....I've come up with creative ways to leave them while changing up their look. 

And I actually kind of like them now.

I decided to leave this one as is and hang a venetian mirror on top of it. 

I love the look of layered mirrors. 

I found three ornate silver metal wall ornaments at ROSS (love the Ross) that I've used in this bath. 

The first one I hung from the ceiling with chains to cover the bad existing light fixture 

that I just haven't dealt with yet. 

I call this make do decorating. Because, I'm just makin' do.

The two small chandeliers also hang from this metal piece. 

As you can see there are many other venetian mirrors reflected in the larger mirror.

These are Shabby Chic mirror coasters from Target. 

I just added four of these to the walls tonight bringing the grand total of mirror-age 

in this tiny bathroom up to 68! 

It's as if the walls are wall papered in mirrors.

All the small mirrors are attached with velcro. 

I love sticky velcro. 

That is also what I used to attach the sink skirt. 

(sticky velcro on the sink and sew on velcro on the skirt)

So far this velcro has held very well as some of these mirrors have been up for as long as three years. 

I just keep adding to the arrangement. 

I added the new coasters today to the sides of the bottom metal wall piece. 

This is the far wall. I had to stand in the shower to get this shot. 

I have to say that I only got two sets of these coasters while they had them at Target. 

Most of these I've bought off Ebay. 

Although, I haven't found any there in quite awhile. 

Most of venetian mirrors in this bathroom were bought off Ebay. 

A few from Hobby Lobby too and here and there.

The arrangement began with the two metal wall pieces, a few coasters, 

the middle larger mirror just above the towel rack. 

(rack was already there and I had to work around it, as was the toilet paper holder)

I just kept adding mirrors as I would find them. 

The other walls are full too. 

Above the door and on both of the other walls. 

The only spot without mirrors is above the shower. 

And they will go there too...as I find them.

I'm usually not a big fan of over decorating the toilet tank but 

it's the only spot in this bath where you can set anything. 

It brightens up the spot under the cabinet which I feel is entirely too big for the space. 

Another thing I'm just having to live with. 

I'd like to take the panels out of the doors and replace with either glass or mirror.

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