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One Room Challenge- Basement Bathroom Update- The Plan

By Dana Tucker 9 Comments

Our basement bathroom is kind of embarrassing. We really haven’t done anything in there since we moved in 6 years ago. I know, I know, it’s a basement bathroom. Who’s really going to see it? I’ll tell you who- How about everyone who comes over in the summer to swim in the pool or hang out with us at one of our epic Kentucky Derby Parties? That is the bathroom everyone ends up using. Did I mention that this bathroom has flooded three times since May? I wish I was kidding. So, it’s time for an update. 

Here’s where we are starting 

Orange Oak dresser, large scale art, and tan linoleum floors.
Orange Oak dresser, large scale art, and tan linoleum floors.

Green and maroon plaid wallpaper, warm tan linoleum floors, golden oak vanity, and a fabulous 1980’s vanity light bar. 

Design inspiration

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Bella Tucker Design Board

My total inspiration for this bathroom revolves around the fabulous creative works of Thomas Ard. He is an artist who paints amazing chinoiserie style murals. He also paints art on canvas, pottery, fabric and – you name it! I tracked him down when I saw these amazing walls he painted for Life Guard Press at the Atlanta Design Center. 

thomas ard walls
Fabulous hand painted walls by Thomas Ard

I can’t get enough of his work. Check this out. 

thomas ard mural
Inspiration for our wall mural from Thomas Ard

Brooks will be painting the bathroom walls in a chinoiserie style mural in blue and white. I will be adding in as many bamboo accents as the law will allow (design law :)) Ditto on the blue and white porcelain and ginger jars. Check out this stash I picked up for $84 at a local thrift store.

blue-and-white-porcelain

One of my best thrifting scores. 

As with all of our design updates this one will be done on a tight budget. I’ve used one of my favorite sources, EBTH for the new lights, wall art and an amazing mirror. We will be painting that orange oak dresser and the bath vanity to bring it all together. 

One Room Challenge- ORC

We are entering our basement bathroom and participating for the very first time in the One Room Challenge. This is an online design event where bloggers around the globe design and complete one room within the six week time allotment. Each week we/they will blog about the design and progress of the room. You can follow along with all the amazing design bloggers by clicking on the logo below.  

I’ll be back next week to share the progress on what I’m calling the neutralization of the plaid walls AKA- a painting update. Don’t forget to follow along the ORC. 

 

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Filed Under: Bathroom Remodeling, Decorative Painting, Interior Design, One Room Challenge, Stencils, Tucker House

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  1. Lori Pruitt says

    October 5, 2017 at 3:51 pm

    “As many bamboo accents as the law will allow…” Love the way you think! #righttherewithyou!!!! Excited to follow along. Three floods, yikes!

  2. Dana Tucker says

    October 5, 2017 at 3:56 pm

    Thanks friend. I’m obsessed with bamboo. One flood, two toilet incidents 🙁

  3. [email protected] says

    October 5, 2017 at 10:30 pm

    Handpainted walls!! I can’t wait to see it done and $84 dollar for the collection?? I need to come for a visit!

  4. Dana Tucker says

    October 6, 2017 at 5:57 am

    Thanks for stopping by! I just checked out your design plan and I LOVE your style!!!

Trackbacks

  1. The Perfect Blue and White Paint Color- ORC Week 2 - Bella Tucker Decorative Finishes says:
    October 12, 2017 at 7:09 am

    […] Room Challenge. If you missed last week’s post that details our design plan, you can catch up HERE. This week we tackled the base painting part of the project. Remember this […]

  2. Tile, Termites, & Flooding- ORC- WEEK 3 - Bella Tucker Decorative Finishes says:
    October 19, 2017 at 5:22 am

    […] We are guest participants in the One Room Challenge. If you missed it, you can catch up with WEEK ONE HERE and WEEK TWO HERE. This week we are sharing our new bathroom […]

  3. Greek Key, Chinoiserie, and Blue and White-ORC Week 5 - Bella Tucker Decorative Finishes says:
    November 2, 2017 at 8:07 am

    […] back to week 5 of our participation in the ONE ROOM CHALLENGE. If you want to catch up here’s WEEK 1– WEEK 2– WEEK 3– WEEK 4. This was a super productive week in our basement […]

  4. Chinoiserie Mural Painting- ORC Week 6 - Bella Tucker Decorative Finishes says:
    November 13, 2017 at 4:11 pm

    […] our basement bathroom as part of the One Room Challenge. You can catch up with our progress here: Week 1/Week 2/Week 3/Week 4/Week […]

  5. Blue and White Bathroom Reveal- One Room Challenge Completed - Bella Tucker Decorative Finishes says:
    November 16, 2017 at 8:46 am

    […] to start at the begining and follow along the remodel? WEEK 1/WEEK 2/WEEK 3/WEEK 4/WEEK 5/WEEK […]

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