I'm So Shamed.

Today's post could be called Tacky & (Not-At-All) Fabulous.

Or My Secret Shame.

Or I Might Be Able to Dress Myself but I Obviously Can't Decorate Worth Crap.

So. I moved. Into a house that had never seen a lick of paint in 14ish years. Or a mop. Shudder.

But now that the obvious stuff is out of the way... and the bedrooms and main rooms are well on their way to being complete... I have hit a major roadblock.

My Bathroom.

Dun dun dun. (That was that scary "danger is coming" music.)
Yeah. 1995 done this bathroom good.

First off... the vanity. Oh lord the vanity.

When I told my dad I wanted him to buy this house (geesh, pampered life I live. I'm sure he would tell this story a different way), I didn't remember seeing the bathroom.

I was happy-ish.

Then we went back and I saw the sink.

I mean... come on. There are brown swirly turds all over the damn sink! Would white have been SUCH a bad decision? No. It would have been liveable.

Ok, fine, this is livable. Especially since it appears this bathroom was used approximately 25 time in the 14 years before I moved in. Damn it for being in perfect condition!

The current "soft" decor is a holdover from my old big childhood house.
I had a big turqouise bathroom and when I switched it from a "kids" bathroom to a big girl bathroom... I got brown and white stuff. Riveting, am I right? (Snore.)

I took down the mirror to paint the bathroom... and chipped it. Ooops.
But I think I can still salvage this mirror if I frame it out with trim and make it a framed mirror... right? Cause mirrors get pricey if you think that the only way to have a nice bathroom is to throw money at it. (Down the toilet.) Not that I have that view or anything. Noo.

And last but not to be forgotten... the lighting.
You can't see it from this shot, but it is shiny, shiny brass.

I want to rip it out but I'm afraid there is a big long rectangular chunk missing from my wall that would be a big issue towards a new light fixture.

I kinda think it's cool in an old-Hollywood-Art-Deco way... but not with the shiny brass-ness of it. No. Over it. 1994 wants its brass back.

So far, I have replaced the towel bars. Very classic and neutral, I hope.

(Like I said... I can dress myself but my home is a whole 'nother story.)


I also bought a set of towels from Macys that I thought were cute.

As opposed to the three sets of white towels I have been using since I moved... I think these might hide my makeup smudges little better. Just sayin!

It's the same towel, just front and back. The reverse side, if you will.

So here's why I need you, internets. Have I mentioned you look pretty today?

What color do I paint the bathroom?

My brain says "Yellow yellow yellow cause gray and yellow are so hot right now."

And by right now I mean... last summer? This summer?

Or do I go with some kind of blue shade? Cause in my mind, bathrooms are almost always blue. Maybe because bathroom=water=blue=blue bathroom? (Decorating algebra is HARD!)

Tell me, wise and style-ish decorators. I am tacky and clueless.

Wow me with your color picks.

(And do I have to buy a new shower curtain? For real I shopped for a curtain for 3 months and can't find one I like under $80. Which means I should keep the quilted white one, right?)

Ready set give me your opinions.

(Cause if you don't... I will never defeat The Tacky.)