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Navy Blue Cottage Bathroom Makeover

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Navy Blue Cottage Bathroom Makeover

This article is all about taking a dated 1920’s cottage bungalow bath from tired to refreshed! Get ready for lots of budget decorating ideas, lots of paint and some simple, basic DIY home improvement projects – like changing out light fixtures, hardware and bathroom accessories to reflect a cottage farmhouse feel, with a bit of a coastal/nautical flavor. If like me, you can’t afford a full on bathroom renovation, I hope you’ll love it!

Hi guys!! I always love to share new crafts, projects and ideas with you… but when I have a room makeover to share, it’s the most exiting for sure. And I’ve been sitting on this one for a few weeks, because there was a little snafu with the shipping of an item. Everything is complete now, and I finally get to share our brand new look!

DIY Home Improvement - Navy Blue Cottage Bathroom Makeover

Welcome to our New Navy Bathroom…

DIY Home Improvement - Navy Blue Cottage Bathroom Makeover

Not the easiest color to photograph… but I absolutely love it!! (I just had to add that…. haha)

Over the years I’ve become drawn to dark, moody rooms and the depth you find in the deeper shades… and the mood they create. I’ve painted a large chalkboard section over my mantel, and done a lot of pinning and mooning over some of the amazing space I’ve come across… but I never went dark because over house and location aren’t really conducive to a deeply colored room.

Navy Blue Cottage Bathroom Makeover with Bool & Branch

And then my Boll and Branch Navy towels arrived, and I knew. I knew this was the perfect opportunity to go dark! I was pretty confident I could get away with a dark shade in the bathroom because of the vaulted ceiling, and the fact that we don’t spend any lengthy amounts of time in there. I felt like the impact could be really fun, without it affecting anyone’s mood during say, a long Winter after months of seemingly endless rain.

Once I decided on the bathroom, I debated between painting the vanity, and the accent wall. The accent wall won out. I’m so happy with my choice. I think it’s much more dramatic than the vanity would have been.

DIY Home Improvement - Navy Blue Cottage Bathroom Makeover

With the rest of the bathroom so bright and white, the navy towels look extra rich and luxurious.

DIY Home Improvement - Navy Blue Cottage Bathroom Makeover

DIY Home Improvement - Navy Blue Cottage Bathroom Makeover

DIY Home Improvement - Navy Blue Cottage Bathroom Makeover

Our yummy new towels were just the push I needed to update a few key pieces in the bathroom, without going full-blown renovation. Jim and I had agreed on doing a full gut remodel on the bathroom when Austin graduated (because we’d all be running down to The Little Cottage for showers) but ending up deciding to shift our budget to building the new workshop instead. We made the right choice, because everything functions pretty well, so we continue to hold off on a complete renovation.

However, it was really nice to give the bathroom an update… while still staying true to the “no big changes until we renovate” plan. 

DIY Home Improvement - Navy Blue Cottage Bathroom Makeover

I couldn’t be happier with the new lighting, mirror and shelf. I got really lucky finding something I liked, that coordinated so beautifully with our existing faucet suite.

DIY Home Improvement - Navy Blue Cottage Bathroom Makeover

Concentrating on spending my budget on those 3 key items really made a big impact. I shopped the house and pulled in just a few things I already owned to finish off the space.

Le Bain French Silver Bathroom Accessories | Navy Blue White Cottage Bathroom Makeover

DIY Home Improvement - Navy Blue Cottage Bathroom Makeover

I decided to bring the marble cake stand back in, because I just love it in here. It keeps the counter from feeling cluttered too. 

Navy White Stripe Curtain - Woven Blinds - Blue Cottage Bathroom Makeover

I picked up the navy & white curtains 8 months ago when I was down in California visiting my family. My mom asked me; “Where are you going to put those?” and I remembering say… I don’t know but I love them & I’m buying them! (and they’ll fit in my carry-on). A major shopping requirement when traveling.

DIY Home Improvement - Navy Blue Cottage Bathroom Makeover

Speaking of my mom… we were on the phone a few days ago and I was telling her the space really needed something on the wall between the vanity and the shower. I didn’t want to rush filling the space by just buying something. I didn’t want meaningless filler, and we don’t have a lot of shopping options. As we talked, I spied a lantern in my “things to take over to The Little Cottage” pile. Yes, I have piles… but enough about that.

So I see the lantern, and I think to myself, maybe that’ll work?

DIY Home Improvement - Navy Blue Cottage Bathroom Makeover

I hung it with a cool, old cast iron pulley… after I gave a quick paint job. It doesn’t overfill the space, and the candle will be perfect to light when bathing. I can’t wait to use it.

DIY Home Improvement - Navy Blue Cottage Bathroom Makeover

Between it, and my little bar stool/tray table, it feels just right. And see? I didn’t need that darn Target apothecary tower anyhow. (you’d have to follow me on Facebook to get that one) I couldn’t resist.

And that my friends, is the riveting story of our new navy bathroom makeover!

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I want to thank Boll & Branch for sponsoring today’s post. It was a joy to collaborate with such a wonderful company. Not only did they send me beautiful, new 100% organic cotton towels, that aren’t only soft, but have a weight and denseness that speaks to their quality. But… they are a company with a fantastic heart & mission. I encourage you to [click here] to read about how Boll & Branch operates their business, how they change lives and how they give back.

Update October 2019 – I’m happy to report that our Boll & Branch towels are holding up beautifully – still, fat fluffy and soft! Definitely a purchase well worth it.

You can visit Boll & Branch online [here]

And find their gorgeous, lofty, luscious towels [here]

When you buy from Boll & Branch, your order arrives like this…

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and you’ll know, you’ve purchased something very special.

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PS: I promise to share all the DIY details and the sources for everything else in the room like I always do, very soon!!

Find the budget breakdown & source post with all the direct shopping links [by clicking here]

If you’ve never visited Fox Hollow Cottage before, you can see the before bathroom with it’s light, coastal cottage look [click here].

…and to keep me extra thankful & appreciative, I always like to remember what I started with…

Bathroom

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Comments

  1. Sue says

    I love, love, LOVE it, Shannon! It’s exactly the colour I was planning to update our bathroom. Unlike lighter blues, I find Navy a nice, warm colour and it looks perfect in your bathroom. And those towels….. Lush! Sue x

      • Sue says

        I’m sure Beloved wouldn’t mind, but I might have to chase you! lol Thank you so much for your kind words, you have been (and continue to be) a big inspiration on my blogging journey, so it means a lot x

  2. Judie says

    Love the whole of it.. I like you took the color chance, and it turned out lovely..m I would like to know where you bought the shades on your window perfect. I live in Idaho.

  4. Karrie Rudd says

    Wow! You pulled it all together:) A cozy & nautical/cottage warmth with beachy openness! The ceiling woods & woven rugs & shades just pop don’t they? What a wonderful job! Thanks for sharing:)

  5. Kathryn says

    Too many ads on this site! Very annoying trying to read/look at pics when ads pop up on every single one of them! Then try to get rid of the ad, & most of the time it takes you to their page instead of closing. You have to VERY CAREFULLY touch that X. Getting fed up with bloggers using so many ads.

    • Shannon at Fox Hollow Cottage says

      I agree! I noticed the same thing when I was trying to view on my iPhone. I will be addressing this with my ad network. It seems a few more ads have popped up then I have approved. Sorry about that! Please be patient with us, it’s a fine line to have your blog be user friendly, and also make sure we can support the running of our sites and the many expense it takes to be a full time, serious blogger.

  6. Gee says

    The dark blue does create a nice moody vibe. Perfect for a relaxing soak. Aaahhh!! I might have to ‘borrow’ this idea for our son’s bath. I luv the depth of color!
    We just redid our master bath in whites. It’s such a tiny room. Posted some shots on the blog.
    Beautiful job Shannon !!! ?

  7. Terri says

    This has got my “all things aqua loving heart” in a complete flutter! Amazing how world class and timeless the right navy can be. I start with the photos themselves. Cause I know how hard it is to get the lighting right in a bathroom with so many reflective surfaces and then you add a deep colored wall, but you did an awesome job there girl. The ceiling has always wowed me as does the fact that you painted your tub. I think when using navy the shade is so important and you picked a winner. That lantern on a pulley is so stinkin cute and since I have both stool and round galvanized tray I will most assuredly (how often do I get to use that word?) be stealing that idea!
    Love the towel story – worthy, worthy, worthy. Love you too and thanks for prettying up my morning!

  8. Elaine says

    Your bathroom is very smart and “Hampton” looking – you did a great job while still staying within your budget and not ripping out laminate, etc. It is very easy to re-vamp a bathroom when you have unlimited funds and can buy everything new and tear the entire room back to its studs! You have skillfully worked with what you had and it looks very fresh and inviting. I seem to always use dark colors in bathrooms – it’s a small room (usually) that if you hate it, you can afford to repaint. Dark colors do NOT make a room look smaller at all but create a pretty “jewel-box” like feel to the room, add sophistication and drama and a real punch! My bathroom is a dark chocolate brown (with no windows!) with grey-blue accessories and I love it. Congratulations on a job well done.

  10. Christina says

    Shannon,
    I absolutely LOVE this bathroom makeover! It is so beautiful, dramatic and elegant but also relaxing. I would love to do something like this in a bathroom one day. I love that you didn’t need to spend a lot to make these changes. Thank you for sharing it! I think I pinned almost every picture for future reference.

    • Shannon at Fox Hollow Cottage says

      Hi Christina, thank you so much for your enthusiastic response to the new room. That makes me feels so happy that it was a helpful post, and that you liked it too. No, we really didn’t spend a significant amount to give her a face lift. She has been budget all the way, from the beginning. If you search my before & afters, you’ll see many of the DIY projects (and paint) that helped refresh the room.

  15. Barb Hughes says

    LOVE IT, Shannon… Kudos! I recently repainted my master bath for potential resale, and now thinking, UGH, should have done an accent wall instead of the full room… back to the drawing board! Its TOO MUCH color. Good job!

    • Elaine says

      Hi Barb: what color is it? If you read my Comment above, you’ll see I painted my entire window-less bathroom a dark chocolate brown. Can you add lots of white: white towels, very full white shower curtain, good looking faux white flowers and perhaps, some sort of “shiny” accessories to bounce light around the room. (By shiny, I mean metallic OR mirrored pieces such as wastebasket, soap dish, etc.)

 
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