An Internet FULL of Bathroom Updates!

I have been thinking in a vague sort of way about tackling my bathroom this spring. I got a brand new window back in the fall (the old one was leaking water from the shower down through the wall) and it's time to make the paint and other details just as new and shiny.

And then I was doing the reading-blogs-instead-of-doing-laundry thing and I figured out that everyone else is thinking about bathrooms this week, too.

The lovely people at Young House Love, who are pretty much the home improvers I want to be when I grow up, just painted their bathroom walls gray. It brings out the gray accents in the beige (or maybe it's cream?) tile in the bathroom. Maybe someday I will be as brave with color as they are.

Then I meandered over to Ducks in a Row. I sympathize with her neglect of her bathroom, decoration-wise. Luckily, I don't need kid-friendly storage myself, but I am definitely going for a functional, low-maintenance bathroom.

My thoughts? It looks a little like this so far.

It's in a sad state now:

The bottom half of the walls are white-painted wood paneling and the upper walls are painted in flat yellow paint, which is flaking, as is the ceiling paint.

The sink and vanity are newish but nothing special. The floor is inexplicably hardwood, but pretty nice hardwood.

The tub needs to be reglazed or whatever it is that tubs need. Eventually, I hope to take down the vinyl shower surround, put up tile, and replace the wooden window trim with PVC. There is a fabulously placed shower window, which I am used to now and it gives a nice breeze during a shower on a warm day.

Currently, there is one towel hook, no bars, no toilet paper hanger. I have a fantastic cedar closet that I don't use very efficiently. That needs to change.

And the light fixture needs to go. I am going to stick with brushed nickel for the metal finish and I hope I can eventually get all the hardware in the same finish.

Next summer's project, maybe, is to clean and repaint the radiator. It also drips on the hardwood and that can't be good.

I haven't started anything yet, but I think it might happen suddenly, as soon as I find a good deal on a gallon of pink paint and the light fixture I am looking for.

I will keep you posted, of course.