Hey all! I wanted to share and update and thank you all for the advice that finally got me going on this powder bathroom. 

I posted day before yesterday asking what to do with the empty looking corner. I got so many good opinions, and a couple of genius commenters posed an ai example pic for me that included wainscoting in the room. 

It immediately caught my attention and I knew it was the right move. With the help of a very accommodating husband, some paint, a staple gun, a trip to Lowe’s and a follow up trip to Home Goods, I finally feel good about this space. 

Note, there’s no shower on this floor, it’s a bathroom for guests and us when we don’t want to wander upstairs. 

What we did:

1. Added wainscoting. We measured and cut, and dry fit it to the wall. Removed and pre-painted it. Installed with staple gun, caulked, and then touched up the paint over the caulking. We’re definitely not professionals, so it’s not perfect, but it looks pretty good for our first paneling job. 

2. Scoured Home Goods (because it’s affordable and there’s some pretty things there). Found battery operated wall sconces, a couple pieces of art that I liked, some hand towels, trash can, soap pump, a rug and a stool. The stool has extra storage for TP in it. 

I also put the TP holder on the door because there was no room for it on the wall (the previous setup had an old 1984 dispenser half sunk into the wall. I think the new one is unique and cute and bonus, it protects the wall from the door hitting it. 

Yes, the rug is supposed to be angled like that. It’s a design choice. It works for me. 

I was going for moody, a little elegant, a little feminine. I hope I pulled it off! 

Previous post: 

https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeDecorating/s/GdqgPSpRd2

Update on bathroom post!