Work on the powder room mini makeover has begun, even with a 3 day trip to the cottage for Thanksgiving thrown in. Here’s a quick update on what I’ve been up to:
Removed the ornate mirror, and tried hanging the great portal mirror I grabbed at Value Village during the blogger thrift store tour. The mirror is AMAZING, and looks so good with the black wall color.
However… it is just too small for the space. Even with the convex shape of the mirror, it is just not big enough. Sad face.

When I was in Denmark and Sweden this spring, I went on a bit of an art print binge, and during that time I picked up the full set of Warhol quote posters from Moderna Museet in Malmo, Sweden. They are nice big prints (70cm x 100cm or close to 27 1/2″ x 40″) and I thought one or two from the series would look great in the bathroom. We have 12′ ceilings in there, so they should be able to hold the big art prints without feeling claustrophobic. Now all I needed were frames. Of course, there is really only one place to get good quality frames that large (we’re talking three and a half feet tall!) for a good price. Like the prints themselves, my frame source was also Swedish. Can you guess where that is?
I hopped on the subway last night, and trekked out to Ikea Etobicoke, and picked up two large 70cmx100cm Ribba frames in black.
While at Ikea, I did a good amount of perusing. They have upped their game with their new store displays. It was looking good! There were also a few new great items in store, that are not listed online yet. I could do a whole post on it, but here is one of my instagrams from last night:

Alas I was not shopping for new armchairs or rugs (but hey, that faux fireplace would look great in my house!) I needed to source some bathroom items. I was hoping to pickup this Molger mirror (in birch):

I saw this fab beauty, but it was like $120 (sorry no exact price as its not on Ikea’s site.) and thats more than I wanted to spend for the mirror for this project. Although I think two of them would be fab for my upstairs bathroom reno!


Then I went and carried everything home on the shuttle bus and the subway.

And no, that was not the most awkward nor heavy item I’ve carried home from Ikea on the Subway.
I can’t wait to get home from work tonight and start framing the posters. I want to see them on the wall!
I am still however on the hunt for a light, a small shelf, towel & tp holders, trash can, and accessories. I also added to my wish list a set of antique taps, which I have my eye out for (aka stalking craigslist and eBay).
If you guys see any taps like these (for cheap) let me know!


Ikea seriously has upped their game with the store displays. Kes & I went in with a list of everything we needed and STILL spent like 2+ hours walking through & fawning over stuff. I’m writing a post about it as well, lol! And that mirror is the Stockholm Collection mirror. I’m absolutely in love with it (along with nearly everything else in that collection, haha!)
Can’t wait to see how the bathroom comes together!
Antique brass taps are usually not too hard to find on eBay. Often they also show up in chrome, but the chrome can be stripped off (they are always brass underneath). They can be taken apart fairly easily to replace worn washers.
That is what I’m hoping for! I checked out our local ReStore this weekend without avail, so I think eBay will be my best option. Great point with the washers!