the loo

After work today, I ventured out sans kiddos to one of my favorite stores- Home Goods. {I had the utmost intention of going in and out quickly, picking up only what I needed to make Chris's anniversary present} But what's a trip to Home Goods without a quick look through all the goodies?! I kicked myself for already spending all of my carefully-saved house decor money (granted, it's been gone for a year now!), wishing instead that I'd saved some of it for today's awesome finds! I've never seen such a good selection of high-quality, designer-style merchandise, especially for the bathroom. Haha, I just laughed writing that sentence. I shall try to act my age for the rest of this blog.

One room in our house that I'm constantly thinking of ways to update is our master bath. I love a peaceful, rustic, elegant bathroom. Ours is pretty plain but has so much potential-empty white walls, floor space, dark wood. I searched for a few seconds on pinterest and found some gorgeous inspiration...

all pics can be found on my pinterest account

Since I couldn't partake of the goodness that the store was offering, I thought I'd share some look-a-likes, in case you want to grab some green and head on down to your neighborhood HG.

I am a huge Restoration Hardware fan. The clean lines, rustic and elegant design, balance between industrial and vintage, I could go on and on. :) You have to be careful to not monopolize your design with RH though, or you might accidentally realize your house looks likes an over-sanitized hospital from the 20's.

I saw so many pieces of furniture, baskets, trays, and accessories that looked like someone had plucked them right from Restoration's own shelves. My phone died before I was able to take pics, but here are some similar pieces you can run to Home Goods for, and probably spend a tenth of the cost! My favorite piece of decorating advice for a bathroom- use plush white towels. They won't bleach from face washes or meds, and they have a hotel/spa feel to them.

all pics found on the RH website

I'm proud to say I resisted spending $757 on above items and instead snagged this cute little $6 woven tray to store my bath stuff on.

PS. Please, if you are going to go redecorate your bathroom, make sure to incorporate this into the design somehow. Nothing like a little clean humor on the pot to get your day started right!