Caitlin Wilson’s 5 Tips for Remodeling a Bathroom

Welcome to Alongside for the Revival, exactly where we observe designers by way of the renovating and decorating procedure of historic properties. In our 1st-ever Along for the Revival collection, designer Caitlin Wilson invitations us into her 1920s Georgian house in Dallas’ Highland Park as she reimagines it for modern existence.

I’m generally surprised by the amount of people who ignore their loos when decorating their homes. To me, they provide some of the most exciting style alternatives! Intricate tile mosaics, antique-brass faucets, very well-developed cabinetry: There’s no shortage of interesting information when you’re arranging a toilet renovation. In the rest room, far more than anything else, the order in which you make individuals decisions issues.

In this dwelling, we have 5 bogs, so I’ve experienced a good deal of understanding prospects. Here are a couple insider toilet design tips that I’ve gleaned from all these rooms.

Caitlin Wilson’s Toilet Remodeling Tips

Be prepared to choose your fixtures.

To start with factors very first: In advance of you do something else, you have to choose your fixtures—the everlasting pieces of a toilet that have to be plumbed in, like the bathtub, rest room, sinks, and taps. Why? Since your builder needs to know which valves to purchase to accommodate your fixtures. Once you select, you’re committed. For me, that was a whole lot of pressure early in the system.

At a showroom, you can simply be persuaded that you really should invest in all your homes’ fixtures from the exact same seller. The fact is, you do not have to decide on just a single. There are loads of alternatives out there, but as very long as you use the similar seller for every single toilet, you will not generate your builder nuts.

Use finishes to create your model.

Do you want your lavatory to feel informal or official? Modern day or regular? No matter whether you go with chrome, nickel, oil-rubbed bronze, or brass, the finish you pick goes a long way towards setting up the room’s aesthetic. I really like how Waterworks’ porcelain levers feel outdated-world—fitting for our property, which was at first created in 1920.

I selected a several distinctive finishes in the course of our bathrooms, but typically went with unlacquered brass and polished nickel. A tip: If you are battling with consistency, you can really much normally depend on polished nickel golds are not designed equal.

Take into consideration the art of cabinetry.

I absolutely really feel like you can overthink cabinetry. When we designed our 1st residence, we included a cupboard room for every single. one. detail. I had personalized cupboards and drawers all over the place. I realized my lesson on that—sometimes when there are much too a lot of constructed-ins, it will take absent the heat and character.

In this residence, I did not use as quite a few designed-ins because I preferred to leave space for accumulating and layering antiques. The bogs, however, were being sites I could go large on cabinetry. In the girls’ bathroom, I integrated a scallop into the cabinetry to give it a French, antique come to feel. In the baby’s rest room, I extra a tall cabinet for storage and a trellis overlay so it feels like a charming piece of household furniture alternatively than a massive cabinet.

Do not ignore the mirror.

Mirrors are underrated! Just as finishes can set the tone for a area, mirrors are an opportunity to make a statement. It is not important to pick a mirror that matches your vainness. Whether you are customizing your mirror or shopping for an antique, attempt to discover a mirror about the identical width as your vanity. If they never match absolutely, that’s Okay aim for a mirror which is about 75 % as vast. As far as top, the taller the superior.

Wallpaper is the wonderful uniter.

Early on, I ordered a tailor made bathtub, painted in my most loved periwinkle blue. It was wonderful and fantastic, and I experienced no doubt it would be the piéce de resistance in our girls’ bathroom. 3 months immediately after I ordered it, I observed a slab of pink marble that I couldn’t reside with no.

I was not preparing to use multiple shades in one particular space, but how could I decide among the marble and this magnificent bathtub? Wallpaper to the rescue! By choosing a sample that pulled the two hues alongside one another, I did not have to pick.