new home: master bathroom

Hello, friends! We just moved into our new home this past weekend. It feels so good to be in one spot and not to be driving back and forth between our rental and the house, the schools and everything over here. We are up to our ears in moving boxes and craziness, so I’m going to show you pictures of the only room that isn’t chaotic right now: the master bathroom. This room is long and skinny (you can see it on the floor plan here) so taking pictures was a trick, but please come in!

We went with the darker wood cabinets to give a little contrast to the sea of gray and white.

Did you know that wood stained cabinets are actually less expensive than paint grade cabinets?? Because they don’t have to be perfect and smooth like you expect white cabinets to be. Imperfections and knots are perfectly acceptable.

For the counters, we went with a carrara marble. We had it in our bathroom in Virginia and we loved it, so we chose it again. It is softer and scratches and etches easily so I would NOT recommend it for high traffic areas or kids’ bathrooms, but I figured my husband and I could handle it. The cabinet hardware is from the Jeffrey Alexander Belcastel collection.

Let’s talk about the tile! It is all from Daltile (you can find your nearest location here), and we have loved working with them and are so pleased with how it all turned out. For the wall behind the mirrors, we went with the carrara white random mosaic. I have to tell you, this was a happy mistake--we weren’t even going to do a tile accent wall. I didn’t order it, but it accidentally was sent and I fell in love and we decided to keep it.

It is the classic carrara gray and white with a mirror-like sheen when you look to the side:

For the floor, we used the Daltile 2 inch carrara hex 

and for the the tub and shower, we used the less expensive subway tile with an accent strip of the white carrara oval mosaic with the first snow pencil rail. It is a great way to save and still get a custom look, like we previously talked about here.

We also need to talk about the shower door. I was bound and determined not to have one. Because I didn’t want to clean it! We were just going to do a walk-in shower, and maybe if it was deeper and longer it would have worked, but we decided to keep the water and heat in, a door would be best. So, I am a squeegee nazi now.

The mirrors are the Moen Glenshire Oval Tilting Mirror (using our trick here!) 

The chandeliers (over the vanities and tub) are from Home Depot and were on sale this winter for only $69! They are mostly plastic, but you would never know unless you climbed up to touch them.

The lights are the World Imports Ava Sconces – only $34 compared to PB’s pricier sussex sconce.

We also had them put some shelves above the tub that I need to accessorize, but it’s fun to have a blank slate and to imagine what will go on them when we discover what is in the boxes that have been in storage for 9 months. :)

Another feature I love is the linen closet so we don’t have to go down the hall for extra towels or toothpaste. The wall color is Sherwin Wiliams 7057 Silver Strand.

This other door is the toilet room, but there is just a toilet in there, so I figured you didn’t need to see it.

So, there it is! It needs some warming up and personalization, but that will come with time (and unpacking!)

Thanks for letting me share – happy Tuesday!

Here are all of the resources in one spot:

paint color: silver strand by sherwin williams

countertops: carrara marble

tile behind the mirrors: daltile carrara random mosaic

tile around tub and shower: daltile carrara oval mosaic

white subway tile in shower and tub: daltile rittenhouse

floor tile: daltile carrara hex

mirrors: Moen Glenshire Oval Tilting Mirror

wall sconces: World Imports Ava Sconces

chandeliers: maria theresa chandelier from Home Depot

cabinet hardware: jeffrey alexander belcastel collection

* Daltile and I partnered on this bathroom project. They were so kind to contribute some of the tile, but all the choices were made by me and all opinions mine. Some affiliate links may be used in this post. Please see full disclosure here. Thank you :)