Before & After: Jolie’s Bland to Glam Bathroom Makeover

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Adrienne BreauxHouse Tour Director at AT Media
Adrienne BreauxHouse Tour Director at AT Media
For more than 10 years, I've led Apartment Therapy's real home content, producing thousands of house tours from around the world. Currently, I live in my maximalist dream home in New Orleans, Louisiana, with my partner, a perfect dog, and a cute cat.
published May 17, 2014
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(Image credit: Jolie Dionne)

Do you suffer from a bland bathroom? You might find some inspiration in the ideas that Jolie added to her standard-looking, not-very-interesting bathroom. She made this boring room turn glam with some DIY projects and vision.

(Image credit: Jolie Dionne)

From Jolie:

When we purchased our first house nearly a year ago I loved everything about it except the bathroom… it was bland and dated, my husband couldn’t see anything wrong with it but I felt like I was stepping back in time in comparison to the rest of the house.


I wanted to feel like I was stepping into a high end hotel bathroom in the morning so I decided I would decorate it with glam wallpaper and gold accents. I waited until Home Depot had their bathroom sale and got a really good deal on a new pedestal vanity and Kohler toilet. I wanted a dark grey flooring and opted for vinyl since our floors are quite cold in the winter.


My father helped my husband as he installed a vanity, toilet, and flooring for the first time, he was sooo proud of himself :). We started at noon on a Saturday and finished around midnight but thankfully not one thing went wrong and everything fit perfectly! I spent most of the next day admiring it and listening to my husband tell me how right I was for wanting to renovate it. Hope you like it!

Wow! So much more fun and bold. See more photos on Jolie’s blog.

Thank you Jolie!