In my opinion those powder rooms are way to gaudy for this house.
I love the clean lines you have chosen overall. I would try to stick with that idea.
I personally would not want navy walls in the smallest room in my house…without windows.
Sorry folks, I should have copied/pasted the link instead of typing it. Here’s the page (I hope) on which there’s a navy bath with white trim and sink, and a green ceramic something-or-other. It’s not exactly your green, but gives an idea of the contrast. About the 10th photo when you scroll down.
http://www.bungalowblueinteriors.com/home/tag/navy-blue-walls
Nice photo but there the green is a minor accent piece, not a major element.
Magenta/burgundy? It’s a complementary color to green.
I worry that the room will feel smaller if the walls are too dark, especially with the black door. But I love everything happening in the house so far and I am not an expert. I look forward to seeing the day by day updates.
Yes, nottelling, it’s a minor accent piece. I was trying to find a bath photo in which navy walls contrast with something that’s a (somewhat) similar green. This is all I could find. Sorry if it’s not helpful. As mentioned above, my first choice would be a white.
Your tile installers are doing a beautiful job. I was wondering about grout color; glad to hear they’re using two colors. The master bath will be gorgeous. Exterior is looking sharp; no need to be sheepish about the scale of the project since you’ve added living space, preserved so many original details and have added fabulous features including the green gate and the renovated curved wall. The backyard is about as immaculate as you’re going to get during a major construction project!
If you’re on the fence about the kitchen cabinet inserts, I’ll note that I’d be concerned about keeping them clean. I need to wipe down my cabinets from time to time. Something that’s likely to trap dust not easily wiped off (i.e., any not smooth surface) or that’s susceptible to denting would not be my top choice. Of course a buyer could always replace the perforated metal with glass.
I’ve been thinking about your powder room a lot today and hope you won’t be offended if I suggest that sometimes it might be better not to “pop.” Though I’m an unabashed fan of Benjamin Moore’s Hale Navy, a dramatic powder room seems incongruous with the rest of this house. The vanity is already an attention-getter. It doesn’t need any walls to scream, “Look at this vanity!” I also question whether a dark and dramatic wall color is in sync with a house of this style and era.
As a buyer, I would indeed be more likely to say, “Wow, I love this powder room!” if the room were light, clean, and crisp as opposed to dark and dramatic. Wood floor, white walls, white towels, white sink, interesting vanity and mirror, some reflective surfaces to bounce the light around, and a (real) white orchid in a white or silver-toned pot if there’s room on the vanity top…that would be a "Wow! for me. I like baths with a spa feel…light, clean, spare, serene.
You are creating a spectacular house in a spectacular setting. If I were you, I’d abandon attempts to select options that “pop” and look for simple, clean, quality fixtures and finishes. No industrial kitchen islands, no glitzy light fixtures. Just straightforward options that enhance the beauty, immaculate taste, and value of the ocean-view house you have conceptualized and brought to life.
^^^Love!
I think butter yellow would be pretty for the powder room.
I suspect the right choice for the powder room is wallpaper, but that is such an individualized thing that the buyer should pick it.
Zipyourlips… thanks for your discussion. I also think I need to back off and hope that buyers can see that they can personalize some of the spaces. I think a gorgeous bit of wallpaper (probably just on one wall) would be just the right touch but I do not dare put up wallpaper because it is very personal and a lot of people hate wallpaper. They can only think of a huge project to get it off the wall.
I’m going to cut one of the inserts today. We have lots of little hardware that was sent by the cabinet company for attaching the metal. If I can get one piece in so that it is tight and is not susceptible to dents I’m just going to move forward and make sure that I note they can change it out for plain glass.
I need to focus on my bigger problem right now which is that I don’t have any glass ordered or any way to get moving on the deck railings. This means that we will have to start showings with big signs on all the doors “do not go out on deck… no railings” because it will be a huge safety issue if someone falls off one of those decks.
Oh god…no wallpaper.
And I still agree…can you just try a teeny sample of a pale butter yellow? I think it would make that bathroom look like a breath of spring.
In our neck of the wood, the builder is required to block any door that leads to an unfinished above ground deck. We lived in this house for 2 years with a boarded up kitchen nook door until the deck was officially finished. 
Would it be better to:
- block access to the deck completely but still have the unimpeded views over the deck through the doors and windows; or
- temporarily install some 2x4's to create a railing so that people can go out on the deck and take in the views from there, but sacrificing some of the view from inside the house?
I think it would be better to let people out on the deck, so I would suggest putting up temporary railings.
^^Agree, as long as the temporary railing boards do not block the views from the inside of the house, which could easily happen.
I can’t imagine listing the house before the deck is done. That deck is the number 1 selling point in the house, in my opinion.
Well, they will block part of the view by definition, since boards are not see-through, but from looking at the pictures I don’t think they will block any of the ocean view if you are standing (anyone viewing the house will be standing) by the doors to the deck, which I think is the important part. And using 2x4’s rather than, say, sheets of plywood, would still allow you to see through the railing and get the idea.
I could put up 2x4s but I am hesitant to put screws into the stucco pillars because it negates the waterproofing when we remove the screws
Is it only the top deck that has stucco pillars? I was thinking more of the deck off the living room, from the pictures that deck doesn’t appear to have stucco posts.
For the stucco posts… I don’t know, use 2x4’s to build a little box around the pillars and then screw the temp rails into that? Then you don’t have to screw into the stucco… just thinking out loud.
Order the damn glass for the deck! Even if it takes longer than you want, at least you’ll be able to tell prospective buyers that it’s on order.