It’s official = 2013 is the year of the major bathroom renovation!

Here’s to having a proper sized bathtub, not hitting our elbows on the wall every time we shower, being able to brush our teeth at the sink together (at the same time…what a concept) and not having the top of our toilet tank overlapping with our sink (true story)!  Before, during and after photos will come as the weeks pass – we plan on starting this overhaul in mid-February.  Until then, and as we begin shopping for all of the elements that go into a bathroom reno, I thought I’d share with you our ideas and inspiration for the design and aesthetic of the soon-to-be-finished product.

Our goals:

• make use of the existing window inside the bathroom and allow natural light in
• create a ‘spa’ feeling
• create enough room so that we can both be in the bathroom at the same time

I’ve been adding to our Pinterest board for…about the past 6 months (what can I say? I was excited!) and it’s been neat to watch the progression of our vision.  First, ‘spa’ meant more grey tones: stone tiles, and neutrals.  But as the months progressed, our images started to move towards lighter, clean and crisp tones with pops of ice blue or seafoam green.  I suppose spending a week on the west coast over the holidays, including a trip down to Cannon Beach, helped us to channel “sea shore” inspiration into our plan!

So, with beach inspiration fresh in our brains, it was back to the Pinterest drawing board!  Here’s where we are at, and as we finalize our tile choices in the coming weeks, we are feeling great about our percolated vision (yep, it’s like coffee…you just have to let it brew, and it will come):

The main bathroom images above come from here, here, here and here…let’s highlight the one the really started it all, and really got us thinking about the beauty that is blue and white:

I love the simplicity of this bathroom (from Houzz.com).  Plus, the fact that is the very same layout that we are moving towards, complete with an in-shower window, the look just clicked.  So, our path is set and this shopping has begun!  New bathroom coming very soon…