I think I’ve finally decided what I want to do for paint in our main floor half bath.  But before I reveal my grand plan, here’s a refresher on what our main floor bath looked like before we moved in:

Not a whole lot has changed other than the fact that we hung a round IKEA mirror above the sink and bought a few accessories to make it more colorful and toddler friendly.

A while ago I put together my idea board for the space:

However, I wasn’t really sold on the idea of a plain solid paint color.  It’s a small bathroom, so I don’t want to go crazy.  But on the other hand, it’s a small bathroom, so adding some interest to the walls wouldn’t be as time consuming to achieve as in a more roomy space.  And I figure, why not have something cool for guests to look at when they use the facilities!?!

I briefly considered doing some wide horizontal stripes, which I always love in other people’s houses, but I’m not sure our domicile is a stripey sort of place.  I also thought about doing some kind of stencil, but trying to maneuver a stencil around a sink and a toilet sounds like a huge headache, as does removing the sink and toilet to avoid having to stencil around them.  So, the stencil idea was a no-go.

Then it came to me… I should do a linen effect!

I’m so psyched about this!  It’s subtle enough that you won’t feel like you’re being swallowed whole by a crazy pattern, but it’s definitely way more interesting than plain ol’ paint.  From everything I’ve read so far, they say it’s a somewhat lengthy process because you have to wait for the paint to dry on each step (base coat, vertical strie and horizontal strie), but it’s not supposed to be difficult.  And fortunately I have the patience for putzy piant applications, so I think it’s a match made in heaven.

Now I just have to get the Peter seal of approval, and I’ll be ready to march out and buy some supplies!

What does everyone think?  Any other paint treatments I should consider before giving Linen the thumbs up?