It’s been a while since I wrote anything about my home. It’s also been a while since I cleaned the bathroom in the cabana! Yep, that’s the space we’re talking about today. Armed with a ton of cleaning supplies and my camera tucked into my back pocket, I tackled the job. It really wasn’t so bad, I promise!
Would you believe that the cabana bathroom is my favorite space in this beautiful home that we were blessed to build six years ago? The cabana was built about a year after we moved in.
It all comes down to the flooring. This is the one room where I took a chance on something that’s trendy and that I might despise in two decades, but I still love it after five years of its installation.
An “old” neighbor once told me that you design with the unexpected in smaller spaces. She had the most amazing home, leaving the front door unlocked for whosoever will! (I always shook my head in wonder and confided to her, “I could never do that. I grew up in inner city Houston, Texas! And that’s all the reason I need to give.”)
That neighbor has moved on to newer design projects (that’s her hobby: turn an old home into a showcase, sell it, and invest a bigger, better old house. Each home offers her an opportunity to sharpen her design instincts and start the process all over again). I think she was right about taking chances!
I’ll share a Pinterest® inspiration for the outside bathroom, as well as the reality. By the way, metal doesn’t behave in a humid closed up space. I’ve removed everything except the garbage can, curtain rod, and curtain rings since opening the door to the bathroom one day and finding the whole space freckled with weird rust marks.
So my advice to you and to me is to take chances when you design a space. You’ll be able to feast on eye candy for at least five years and hopefully many more!
