Before & After: Megan’s Modern & Mexican Tile Small Bathroom Mix

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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 Apr 12, 2014
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(Image credit: Megan Clouse)

Megan’s bathroom was already kind of sweet and simple — perfectly serviceable. But as the only bathroom in her and her husband’s 1930s Sonoma house, they felt it should be a little more spectacular. So they mixed their styles to create a still-simple and sweet but definitely more bold bathroom.

(Image credit: Megan Clouse)
(Image credit: Megan Clouse)

From Megan:

Our 1930s Sonoma home has only one bathroom and so it had to be spectacular! We incorporated a very eclectic mix of our two styles beginning with my dream of a bold Mexican floor tile, the original 1930 art deco tub was salvaged, the vanity was a thrift store purchase and to appease my husband’s modern style, the faucet and wall were designed (and built by him) with very clean lines.

To add some whimsy we added a very sparkly, girly pendant that twinkles over the sink and a cast deer head over the toilet — a little fun for the fellas. My husband is a very talented designer and cabinet maker — yeah I lucked out — so he designed, built and installed the custom wall paneling, inset mirror and window trim. We are thrilled with our bathroom!

(Image credit: Megan Clouse)
(Image credit: Megan Clouse)
(Image credit: Megan Clouse)

A list of resources:

  • Floor tile: Tierra y Fuego
  • Shower tile: Square subway pattern.
  • The Home Depot Tub: 1930’s original to house
  • Vanity: Vintage/Thrift Store dresser converted. (Found in Petaluma, California)
  • Deer head: Etsy Seller: White Faux Taxidermy
  • Pendant Light: Lamps Plus
  • “Possini Glitz” Shower Curtain: Anthropologie
  • Roman Shade: Just Blinds
(Image credit: Megan Clouse )
(Image credit: Megan Clouse)

See more of this transformation on Megan’s blog. (Megan also appears to be a fantastically talented photographer.)

Thank you Megan!