Studio Bathroom Details — New Vanity Color, Faucet, Mirror, and Ceiling Light

I also took some time yesterday to go to Home Depot and make the final decision on the vanity color. The crowd favorite for the vanity color was the eggplant color with the white wainscoting and white ceiling.

But a lot of people voted for that one with the caveat that it should be a bit lighter with less blue and more purple so that it actually matches (or comes closer to) the darkest purple in the wallpaper.

But when I got home and tested it out on the vanity, it actually looked a tiny bit lighter than the back entry walls because of the different lighting in the two areas.

I’m going to stick with this color, though. It’s a Behr color called Laurel Tree, and I was actually shocked at how close it was to the green on the walls.

If you were around back when I painted those walls, you may remember that I had Home Depot color match the green in the wallpaper twice, and both attempts were terrible. So I ended up purchasing a gallon of one of the color-matched paints (that didn’t match at all) that I thought I could work with. And then using that paint as my starting point, I mixed my own color for the walls using some paints that I already had on hand. You can see their color matching attempts and how I mixed my own paint color here. Here’s the color that I used on the back entry walls compared to the green in the wallpaper. You can see that they’re almost identical.

Laurel Tree by Behr is pretty close to the walls, but it is just a little darker than the walls. Here’s Laurel Tree compared to that same green in the wallpaper.

Maybe when the vanity is all painted, it’ll look a bit darker. I kind of hope it does because I really don’t want it to be an exact match to the walls, and I definitely didn’t want it to be lighter because I don’t want this room looking like a basket of Easter eggs. But the fact that it looks lighter right now just goes to show how much of a factor the lighting in a room plays in how paint colors look in a room.

Anyway, moving on…

I also bought a new faucet for the sink. I picked up this American Standard Highgrove faucet in a brushed gold. I’m anxious to get it installed, but I’m going to wait unit all of the trim is finished because it’s difficult working around a large faucet. I don’t want to take a chance on it getting scratched.

I know it’s kind of different having a kitchen sink and kitchen faucet in a half bathroom, but the reason I chose kitchen fixtures for this bathroom is because this is still my studio bathroom. I wanted a large sink and a faucet with a pull-down sprayer in the studio, and I chose to go the route of a kitchen sink and faucet rather than using a large utility sink in here.

I also went ahead and ordered the mirror for the room. I ended up going with the round wavy design (affiliate link).

For me, it came down to this wavy round mirror and the one with the large bead frame. But in the end, I thought that the large bead frame mirror was a bit overpowering.

And finally, I want to replace this very simple ceiling light that’s in the room. I remember when I installed this light, I got several comments from people saying, “I’m really surprised by your choice of light for the ceiling!” In hindsight, I am, too. When have I ever used such a bland ceiling light other than in this room? This is definitely not me.

I really wanted to choose something floral. (I know you’re shocked! 😀 ) But I didn’t want it to look busy or draw too much attention away from the wallpaper. I wanted something gold and white in color, and I wanted texture. So after looking at several flush-mount light fixtures either had flowers on them or were flower-inspired, I ended up going with this Possini White Flower flush-mount light from Lamps Plus (affiliate link).

I like that it’s white, so it won’t stand out too much from the ceiling and demand too much attention. But it also adds a bit of interest and texture to the ceiling. It’ll be an upgrade from the plain utilitarian light that’s in there right now. And with that, I think I have all of the main elements I need to finish up this bathroom.