<p>I just have a pair of normal doors that match the rest of the house on mine. I’ve got magnets to keep them closed. When you open the closet half is normal rod and shelf the other half is cubbies with hooks for the kids. Their gone but it’s still easy to use the hooks. I love it - so glad I finally got around to doing something about it.</p>
<p>Update: our “situation room” is in almost usable shape. The mirror is up and running, so to speak. I will find a photo of a similar mirror on the manufacturers’ website and post a picture. DH managed to install 2 recessed lights almost directly above the sinks. I love it. I let DH pick wall paint, and surprisingly he did a great job matching the paint chip to one of the colors of the tiles.</p>
<p>How is everyone else doing wih their home decor/remodel projects?</p>
<p>I had my favorite contractor in the house for another project and dragged him up to look at my bubblegum pink bathroom and bedroom and dressing room. He had a good idea for how to rearrange things so we can have bit more room in the bathroom and make the bedroom work better. He’s a good guy - I’ve been thinking about this problem forever, but I think this solution may work. (It means sacrificing some symmetry on the house, but I think it’s worth it.)</p>
<p>mathmom, by “sacrificing symmetry” do you mean building additions to the house or moving walls?</p>
<p>As promised… here is the mirror, mirror on the wall (ours is a big single mirror like the one in the third picture in the slideshow):</p>
<p>[Silhouette</a> by Electric Mirror](<a href=“http://www.electricmirror.com/products/lighted-mirrors/silhouette/silhouette.htm]Silhouette”>http://www.electricmirror.com/products/lighted-mirrors/silhouette/silhouette.htm)</p>
<p>It was manufactured locally, almost in my backyard. DH fell in love with this contraption at a local home show. And when my DH decides to do something, it is a done deal… The showroom did not have a large enough sample on display, so I looked around and discovered that the mirrors were installed in hotels throughout the US and Canada. Since the closest hotel to us that had these mirrors was in Vancouver, BC, it took us a trip abroad to confirm our mirror selection!</p>
<p>Very nice, Bunsen! I really like those mirrors. </p>
<p>I got sidetracked from my powder room for awhile with work and general laziness. But I’m back in the saddle, getting ready to make my move – which will be extremely “safe”. White, white and more white: cabinets, ceiling, walls. New faucets in pewter. Now I need to find an overhead light fixture and two sconces. </p>
<p>Any suggestions for good lights websites?</p>
<p>sewhappy, a coworker raved about their home remodeling things they got from Homeclick dot com. I have not used that site, but will consider it when the time to change the faucets comes. I bet you can spend hours and hours looking at light fixtures on Lighting Universe!</p>
<p>Thanks, Bunsen. I’m enjoying the Homeclick site. </p>
<p>I just wish I had more visual flair and the ability to make a decision on this. </p>
<p>I think my problem with my powder room is that budget is dictating that I keep stuff I really don’t like - green marble counter, pickled wood cabinetry. I want to gut the darn thing and start from scratch. And maybe I’ll just tell my DD that she can live at home and go to state U so that mom can have the powder room of her dreams!</p>
<p>Reviving this thread. The powder room from hell has transformed rather nicely. We painted the ceiling, shelving and below the chair rail in white. Added some framing (also) white below the chair rail. Then a rose shade above the chair rail. It somehow works with the green marble counter and tulip sink. It really does feel like a “powder” room with the rose half-walls. </p>
<p>Wouldn’t have been my first choice but given the budget and what we’re working with . . . I’m at peace with it.</p>
<p>Also, found a pretty neat site for looking through redecorating ideas:</p>
<p>houzz dot com</p>
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BB, didn’t mean to leave you hanging actually neither. Our house now is a main block. On the second story are two pairs of windows and a smaller bathroom window inbetween. This proposed plan would require making one pair of windows have a higher sill height. Maybe the same height at the bathroom, I’d have to measure the headboard of our bed. I don’t think it bothers me, but it* is* the street facade. There are trees and things so you don’t necessarily notice the symmetry that much.</p>
<p>Sewhappy sometimes you can do a lot with paint. I hated, hated, hated the oak frame on our powder room cabinet. I kind of liked the rest of the bathroom - it’s very 1960s - burgundy fixtures, grey tile on the walls and a gray and burgundy basketweave on the floor. One day I took my oils paints from portrait class and just painted the frame burgundy and it made such a difference! Now I just need to get rid of the light fixture. It would be fine if the chrome were in better shape, but I don’t think it would be as easy to fix with paint.</p>
<p>mathmom - it’s very easy to spend a gazillion dollars on light fixtures. Huge, huge range of prices out there. I just can’t seem to find lights I like at Home Depot or Lowes. I think it’s the lights that are going to put me over the edge of reason with all this remodeling . . . but the powder room lights with the clusters of grapes and little glowing corns Have. Got. To. Go. Plus they seem to emit a horrible perfume smell. Not kidding. This powder room haunts our house. It’s like Liberace weds Frankenstein’s Bride.</p>
<p>Well well well …I , being fauxmaven had to check out this thread . You can only imagine what I am good at !! (When not discussing 'the Swedish Boyfriend " )</p>