I was trying to decide what to put on the wall above the toilet in this small studio bathroom. I played through different ideas in my head. I originally planned to put up some shelves.
Shelves on the wall above the toilet seem to be my standard option when designing bathrooms. I’ve been doing this for over a decade now. Shelves in this spot just make sense to me. Here is the bathroom in the hallway of our apartment…
I did the same thing in the hallway bathroom of our current home.
And I had shelves in this studio bathroom before this current renovation.
Shelves over the toilet just make sense to me. But in this new version of this bathroom I really don’t want to use shelves. The walls are already pretty busy, and shelves lined with various items would add even more activity.
So this time I think I’ll actually break out of my favorite shelving option and just hang a large, framed piece of art. But since there will only be one, it has to be just right.
My original idea was to frame a piece of the floral wallpaper from the studio, but I really don’t want to repeat this pattern a third time. It’s already hanging on the main wall of the studio…
And I have this pattern in the curtains on the back doors of the studio.
It’s enough for me to have this pattern in these two areas. To repeat it a third time would be excessive for me. So I went to Etsy to see if I could find any downloadable, printable artwork that might work. Of course I want something colorful and imagine putting the colorful artwork in a white frame with a thick white mount.
I found this series of colorful artwork with gold accents and this particular print from this series really caught my eye. I like the juxtaposition of the swirling colors with the linear design of the wall.
I made a quick mockup, but in reality I would like the frame and white mat to be even wider to create better visual separation between the artwork and the wall.
Again, I would have a wider mat and thicker frame, but that’s the general idea.
I really love this colorful abstract print. I like how bright the actual print is, I just had more colors in it. But I decided to try it anyway.
Despite the limited colors in the print, I really like the contrast with the walls. I really like the lightness of the print.
I really like this one. But I wish there was at least a little green in it. I would also use a wider mat and a thicker frame here.
I really like how bold this is and it seems to fit the walls really well.
So I’m going out of my norm, out of my comfort zone, and I’m not going to put any more shelves in this bathroom. I think one of these prints will look great in this bathroom. I just haven’t quite decided which one I want to take yet.
